Recording of Mwnsrang Swargiary describing the process of tea plantation.

This is a narrative about religious belief. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a narrative about personal experience on social systems of past and present. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a narrative about belief system of the Boros. Dialect: Standard Boro

Recording of Mwnsrang Swargiary describing a personal experience in Kokrajhar.

This is a personal narrative on ealry life of Mr. Ghana Kanta Basumatary, the first folk song singer to be broadcast on All India Radio, Guwahati. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a recording of Pinksta Islary describing a personal hobby.

This is a personal narrative on family and early life. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a personal narrative about early life. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a traditional story of a daughter and sparrow birds. The daughter tries to send away the birds from the rice field by singing a song, but hears an absurd voice. She fell in love with a boy disguised as a snake, got married, and became rich. Seeing this, a neighbor followed the same, got her daughter married to a real snake, but was eaten up. Dialect: Sanzari

This is a traditional story of an old man who went to get some sesame from a nearby market but forgot the Assamese word of it on the way. In the market, his friend helped him to get sesame. He also picked up a mirror but left it on the way while resting. A boy got it and used for the first time, took his own face to be his deceased father's. Always looked in the mirror, remembered his father more and more, became indifferent to his wife. The wife suspected that he always looked another woman in the mirror, quarrel begins. An old woman showed her that what they saw in the mirror were not other man or woman, but their own images. Dialect: Sanzari

This is a folktale about the boatman. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a folktale about the lazy husband. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a recording of Prafulla Mochahary telling the salt cultivation story.

This is a folk tale about seasons. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a folktale about a fortune teller. Dialect: Standard Boro

Recording of formal speech by Baburam Basumatary (Male, age 70), and it contains a description of social situation, advice to parents, and thanksgiving.

Speech by Jwmwisa Boro (Male, age 20) on felicitation and thanks-giving.

Recording of Sombasi Daimary describing the early tradition of Bwisagu.

This is a folk tale about the widow sister. Dialect: Standard Boro

Recording of Bakhna Basumatary discussing his hobbies.

Two speakers give basic introductions of each other.

Two speakers give basic introductions of each other.

Recording of Baladev Moshahary describing some traditional foods of the Boros.