Conversation about planting rice paddies

Conversation between Lama Wangmo, Chador, and Tshangpa while uprooting paddy seedlings. They say these seeds must be planted for two to three months before being transplanted. Lama Wangmo says that, this year, she was a little late, hence these seedlings are not that good.
Date: May 31, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
View of rice paddies in Mazhing captions transcript

View of rice paddies in Mazhing

View of rice paddies in Mazhing, near Rolam village going toward Thragom village. It is known as Mazhing 'main', because it is the main paddy for Rolam village.
Date: May 31, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 911 Side B

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei. Continued from Side A.
Date: July 31, 1973
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 911 Side A

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.
Date: July 31, 1973
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Tuidoithoina ritual

Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Tuidoithoina used for sickness caused by visiting water bodies, such as lakes, rivers, or ponds. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Kilhalho ritual

Houjahen Haokip recites a ritual called Kilhalho used to avert misfortune caused by bad dreams. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Khopichanglhakou ritual

Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Khopichanglhakou used for inviting the spirit of the paddy to come upon the village and grant a bountiful harvest. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Joulangthoina ritual

Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Joulangthoina used for healing a sick person who becomes mad after going to the forest. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Gamlahlen ritual

Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Gamlahlen used for healing the sudden, severe sickness believed to be inflicted by the spirits of the forests. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Daaiphu ritual

Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Daaiphu used to avoid the anger of the spirits who live in lakes, forests, and fields. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Changlhakou ritual

Houjahen Haokip recites two versions of the ritual called Changlhakou used for inviting the spirit of the paddy upon the village. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Changkut festival

Houjahen Haokip describes the activities and rituals of the Changkut festival which celebrates the paddy and harvest. He is a male Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording.
Date: May 31, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of numerals one to hundred

This is an elicitation of Mankiyali numerals from one to hundred by Atta-ur Rehman (a 37-year old male teacher).
Date: January 31, 2019
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 77 Side B

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 77 Side A

Akha songs and narratives. ná qɔ́ thó ə; nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 76 Side B

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. ná qɔ́ thó ə (nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə)
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 76 Side A

Akha songs and narratives. ná qɔ́ thó ə (nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə)
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 75 Side B

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. 0-9 nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə khɔ̀-sjhə; 9-[end] ná qɔ́ thó (làq xhö́ ə̀ khɔ̀-sjhə) Àbɔ́qɔ 31/10-78
Date: October 31, 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 35 Side B

Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. Conversation with Ásɔ̀q (Saenchay) about visit to Denmark
Date: October 31, 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 35 Side A

Akha songs and narratives. 0-5 Aló (Lisu) playing the là-djɛ̀; 5- [end] Conversation with Ásɔ̀q (Saenchay) about visit to Denmark
Date: October 31, 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Akha notebook 906 (open access)

Akha notebook 906

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha mourning songs, personal narratives and a list of classifiers and words they are used with.
Date: 1981-10-31/1981-11-06
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper Clippings from 'Achik Songbad' Volume 4, Number 33, August 31, 1956] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings from 'Achik Songbad' Volume 4, Number 33, August 31, 1956]

Newspaper clipping covering global events in Europe, East Asia, and North Africa, as well as regional news from India, Myanmar, and Nepal.
Date: August 31, 1956
Creator: Marak, N. N.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of life in Chhitkul during summer and winter captions transcript

Description of life in Chhitkul during summer and winter

Vijay describes the passing of the seasons in Chhitkul village. The language spoken in this recording is Amro Boli 'Our Language,' an Indo-Aryan variety spoken throughout Kinnaur district. The recording was made at his workplace, a digital studio.
Date: October 31, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assam (Garo Hills) captions transcript

Assam (Garo Hills)

Video of life in Assam villages featuring landscapes, the Brahmaputra river, wild elephants, traditional houses, cotton fields, and scenes from the marketplace.
Date: October 31, 1944
Creator: Ferger, H. R.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library