The Akha Connection: A preliminary discussion (open access)

The Akha Connection: A preliminary discussion

Pre-print manuscript on the concatenation of Akha word, clauses, and sentences using particles and 8 conjunction forms, including examples.
Date: 2004-02-12~
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 96 (open access)

Akha notebook 96

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about death.
Date: 1978-07-12/1978-10-11
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 104 (open access)

Akha notebook 104

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of descriptions of death rituals.
Date: 1978-10-12/1978-10-24
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 910 (open access)

Akha notebook 910

Handwritten notes and English translations of songs and narratives originally transcribed in Akha notebooks 87 and 88 and an untranslated ritual narrative.
Date: March 12, 1999
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 1 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 1

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. This recording is the first part of three. The task was broken into three parts because the instructions for this task are too lengthy. Consequently, breaking down the recording made it more manageable to follow the instructions. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the second part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 3 captions transcript

Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 3

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the final part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish, from the man's perspective. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion about nouns

A discussion with Beshot Khullar about singular and plural nouns. Shobhana Chelliah and Harimohon Thounaojam are discussants.
Date: May 12, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of modals captions transcript

Analytical discussion of modals

Recording of a conversation about modals in Lamkang.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of Retelling of The Hat Vendor and the Monkey Troop transcript

Analytical discussion of Retelling of The Hat Vendor and the Monkey Troop

Recording of a discussion about narrative about a vendor who sells hats in the village. English translation is given for each line.
Date: March 12, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of syllable tapping experiment with Lamkang speakers captions transcript

Analytical discussion of syllable tapping experiment with Lamkang speakers

Recording of a discussion about the syllable tapping experiment, with the Lamkang speakers in Hyderabad
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Burushaski words transcript

Conversation about Burushaski words

Recording of Gul Nadir Khan and Wazir Khan having a conversation in the Yasin dialect about words in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 12, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the contributions of people transcript

Conversation about the contributions of people

Recording of Badshahi Khan, also known as "Tatako", discussing the contributions made by common people in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: June 12, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Panchayat captions transcript

Conversation about the Panchayat

Arvind and Kahan discuss the Panchayat, the village leadership that runs government programs in Chhitkul village, and what it has achieved. Arvind is a current member of the Panchayat, while Kahan is a former member. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul.
Date: April 12, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about traditional and modern health practices transcript

Conversation about traditional and modern health practices

Recording of Ringdam, a young Lamkang speaker living in Hyderabad, talking with Jane Lorenzen about health and wellness practices that she has observed over time.
Date: June 12, 2017
Creator: Lorenzen, Jane
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation with the Naṭ community women in Karmaini village

This is a conversation in Karmainī village, situated in the floodplains of the Ghaghra river in North of Azamgarh, with the women of the Naṭ community. They hail from a nearby village named Nakkīb Khojaulī, and identify themselves as (Sunni) Muslims. Badrun Nisa and Sharfun Nisa start by describing why they’ve come to Karmaini. Mateenuddin, Maaz’s grandfather, asks them to narrate how their community was provided with essential supplies during lockdown due to COVID-19. They do so, after which Sharfun Nisa sings a song on demonetization and the problems faced because of it. They then give information about their village and its demography.
Date: November 12, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of life in Chhitkul village in earlier times captions transcript

Description of life in Chhitkul village in earlier times

Amir Sing describes how life was in Chhitkul village before it was connected to the world by major roads, or the 'highway road.' He emphasizes how hard life was in Chhitkul when the village was still isolated, before the road was built in the 1980s. The recording was made at Amar Guest House, which is run by Amir and his family. The video starts at the back of Chhitkul's main temple and follows the narrow path up to the wooden guest house.
Date: October 12, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of making pitang oying

Joya Medok Doley describes the process of making pitang oying, a traditional dish of the Mising community made with rice and chicken. She begins by washing the rice with water. After washing, a small amount of water is left so the grains expand. She then peels ginger and garlic. Black pepper and chilies should be added based on the amount of curry that is being made. Then, she removes the soaked rice and pounds it with a mortar and pestle. The rice is pounded till it becomes grainy. The hen is put into hot boiling water. This makes it easy to remove the feathers. The hen is then roasted in the fire. For the pitang oying, big pieces of chicken are preferred. These pieces are tied together with a string or leaf so that the pieces of the same hen do not get mixed with other hen's pieces because the dish is being made for a ui (domestic puja). Mustard oil is put on a wok. Then, we wait until it becomes hot. Paanch phoran (Indian masala) is put and stirred until black, then chicken pieces are placed. Onions are added, followed by ginger-garlic paste. Black pepper, chili paste, tumeric, …
Date: October 12, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of making pitang oying

Joya Medok Doley describes the process of making pitang oying, a traditional dish of the Mising community made with rice and chicken. She begins by washing the rice with water. After washing, a small amount of water is left so the grains expand. She then peels ginger and garlic. Black pepper and chilies should be added based on the amount of curry that is being made. Then, she removes the soaked rice and pounds it with a mortar and pestle. The rice is pounded till it becomes grainy. The hen is put into hot boiling water. This makes it easy to remove the feathers. The hen is then roasted in the fire. For the pitang oying, big pieces of chicken are preferred. These pieces are tied together with a string or leaf so that the pieces of the same hen do not get mixed with other hen's pieces because the dish is being made for a ui (domestic puja). Mustard oil is put on a wok. Then, we wait until it becomes hot. Paanch phoran (Indian masala) is put and stirred until black, then chicken pieces are placed. Onions are added, followed by ginger-garlic paste. Black pepper, chili paste, tumeric, …
Date: October 12, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of making yumrang oying

Joya Medok Doley describes the process of making yumrang or jabor oying. Different types of green leafy vegetables such as tajik, takuk, ombe, mírné koːtung, gurban, and marsang are washed. They have to be rubbed together and rinsed thoroughly. Once the wok is hot, mustard oil is put in there. Once hot, we add panch phoran and onions. A ground mixture of chili, garlic, and onions is added. Any meat can be added. Here, we can see local chicken, which is bred at home, is being cooked. Then, salt and red chili powder are added accordingly. Then, the green leafy vegetables are added to the wok. She says most of the Mising people love to tear the leaves before adding. It is ready to serve after cooking the leaves for 5-10 minutes.
Date: October 12, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of making yumrang oying

Joya Medok Doley describes the process of making yumrang or jabor oying. Different types of green leafy vegetables such as tajik, takuk, ombe, mírné koːtung, gurban, and marsang are washed. They have to be rubbed together and rinsed thoroughly. Once the wok is hot, mustard oil is put in there. Once hot, we add panch phoran and onions. A ground mixture of chili, garlic, and onions is added. Any meat can be added. Here, we can see local chicken, which is bred at home, is being cooked. Then, salt and red chili powder are added accordingly. Then, the green leafy vegetables are added to the wok. She says most of the Mising people love to tear the leaves before adding. It is ready to serve after cooking the leaves for 5-10 minutes.
Date: October 12, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Donnu Sankhil and Shetphong Sankhil discussing about family genealogy

Recording of Donnu Sankhil and Shetphong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi village discussing about the family genealogy. This recording is part of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research project collection by Sumshot Khular.
Date: January 12, 2017
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of kinship terms

Recording of a wordlist of kinship terms in Mankiyali, translated from English. The contributor is Gohar-Ur Rehman, a 38-year old male shop owner.
Date: December 12, 2019
Creator: Iqbal, Javid
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of nouns

This is an elicitation of Mankiyali nouns and pronouns based on English sentences used as prompts. The speakers are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male).
Date: September 12, 2019
Creator: Shah, Midhat
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library