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Transcription: Traditional narrative about how people started building houses (open access)

Transcription: Traditional narrative about how people started building houses

This is a narrative about how people started building houses after the world was flooded. They watched animals build their houses, like wild boars and birds, and then collected the tools and materials to build houses. Then, they blessed the house.
Date: May 1, 2006
Creator: Mèrv̄m, Ráwang
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Monologue about courage and elders' wisdom (open access)

Transcription: Monologue about courage and elders' wisdom

This is a monologue about the teachings of elders. He warns that people need to think carefully before judging. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording. He speaks the lower Mvtjùng variety.
Date: June 1, 2006
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library