Retelling of Juniper Tree of Boyo transcript

Retelling of Juniper Tree of Boyo

A recording of Dawar Muneeb reciting “The Juniper Tree of Boyo,” in the Hunza dialect. This story tells of a Big Juniper Tree before Islam came to the region. Under the tree lived creatures that were a mix of a puppy and a penguin, and they were fed to bring good luck to families. When people would cut the tree, it was thought that the tree would take revenge, either by killing the criminal, or by driving them crazy.
Date: May 8, 2011
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on Burusho weddings transcript

Monologue on Burusho weddings

Recording of Durdana Khan reciting an account of the cultural traditions of Burusho weddings in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of A Kind Man (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of A Kind Man

Transcription of Suram Daam reciting "A Kind Man," in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story, a father searches for his wife and kids that have left to the fairy realm. As he searches for them, he is allowed to continue his search because many beings see how kind he is, and are kind in return. This transcription is in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (open access)

Transcription: Poem entitled "Ajo Mathan"

Transcription of Basharat Shafi, a radio anchor, reciting the poem “Ajo Mathan” (or “very far') in the Yasin dialect. The poem likens being apart to worsening ones behavior, and going home helps repair the soul. Transcription is done in Burushaski with translations in English.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on poetry contests (open access)

Monologue on poetry contests

Transcription and translation of the recording of Suram Daam, a speaker of Hunza Burushaski, giving a cultural account on poetry contests.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on poetry contests transcript

Monologue on poetry contests

A recording of Suram Daam discussing the cultural history of poetry competitions in the Hunza dialect. This recording tells the story of a competitions between Hunza and Nagar, two groups competing in a song and poetry contest.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Like a Pearl" transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Like a Pearl"

Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting "Like a Pearl," a poem in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. The Burushaski name of this poem is "Maghon Jawan".
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Ghawu Kanguli transcript

Retelling of Ghawu Kanguli

Recording of Muneem Dawar reciting the story of "Ghawu Kanguli"
Date: August 8, 2011
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (second version) transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Ajo Mathan" (second version)

Recording of Basharat Shafi reciting the poem “Ajo Mathan”, or “Very Far” in the Yasin dialect. The poem likens being apart to worsening ones behavior, and going home helps repair the soul.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Kind Man transcript

Retelling of A Kind Man

A story recited by Suram Daam entitled "A Kind Man," in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story, a father searches for his wife and kids that have left to the fairy realm. As he searches for them, he is allowed to continue his search because many things see how kind he is, and are kind in return.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir transcript

Performance of proverbs of Ustaad Qadir

Recording of Muneem Dawar discussing the proverbs of Ustaad Qadir in the Hunza dialect. Muneeb recalls the stories of Ustaad Qadir and recites some of his proverbs. Ustaad Qadir is sometimes referred to as "Berich Qadiro", although the term "Berich" is perceived to be derogatory by the native speakers. The term has been used to refer to the musicians class, which was stigmatized in the past.
Date: June 8, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 1 transcript

Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 1

Tyler Utt elicits the conjugation of the verb 'smell' from Sumshot Khular in the Linguistics conference room, College of Information.
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of transitive optatives transcript

Elicitation of transitive optatives

Recording of Tyler Utt eliciting conjugation of verbs of wanting (optatives) from Sumshot Khular. These are transitive examples. Recorded at Linguistics conference room, College of Information.
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 2 transcript

Elicitation of sense and perception verbs, part 2

Recording of Tyler Utt eliciting conjugation of verbs of sense and perception from Sumshot Khular in the Linguistics conference room, College of Information.
Date: April 8, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lectures in Imphal on Lamkang Verb Conjugation transcript

Lectures in Imphal on Lamkang Verb Conjugation

Shobhana Chelliah reviews two Lamkang paradigms with Lamkang language collectors and with the Manipuri language cell. The event was organized by Dr. Harimohon Thounaojam. Sumshot Khular assisted with translation as needed. There is an accompanying video and handout. Contributions recorded from Dr. Yashawanta Singh, Mr. Daniel Tholung, Mr, Swamy Tholung, and Mr. Beshot Khullar.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion on the Lamkang verb system in Imphal Manipur. captions transcript

Discussion on the Lamkang verb system in Imphal Manipur.

A lecture on verb system of Lamkang to the Lamkang and Manipuri speakers at the Manipur Language Department, Imphal. Attended by Prof. Yashwanta Singh, HoD Linguistics Department, Manipur University and various other professors from different colleges.
Date: August 8, 2018
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of the story of Japanese soldiers

Sumshot Khular discusses and translates a story of Japanese Soldiers with Tyler Utt and Jane Lorenzen.
Date: March 8, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion about Arthluuk le' Raangchel

Sumshot Khular discusses and translates traditional narratives of Arthluuk le' Raangchel story. In discussion are Jane Lorenzen and Tyler P. Utt.
Date: March 8, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for an interview about biographical information from Chonmila Sankhil (open access)

Transcript for an interview about biographical information from Chonmila Sankhil

Transcription of an interview in which Beshot Khullar asks Chonmila Sankhil about their life in Phaaidaam village Chandel District Manipur, India.
Date: August 8, 2017
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of clearing snow from roofs

In this recording, Muhammad Suleman, a 35-year old male teacher, talks about the methods which people in Danna use to clear snow from the rooftops of their homes. Wooden tools are used to brush snow from the roofs of houses when snow builds up on the rooftops. The speaker was born in 1983.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue on hardships of ancestors and the ease of current life

Recording of a monologue about the hardship of a woman's ancestors before they had electricity and other advanced facilities. She notes that her people are lazy and lack unity now that they have commodities, but her ancestors were strong. The speaker is Nargis Bibi (a 40-year old housewife).
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the story about sleep and air

Recording of a traditional short story in which there was a competition between sleep and air. Eventually, sleep proved more powerful than air. The contributor, Muhammad Suleman. is a 36-year old male teacher from Danna.
Date: February 8, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the history of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar

This is a conversation about the start and development of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the future plans of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar

This is a conversation about the future plans of the UN Academy, Kokrajhar. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library