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Notes on Rabha field work and word lists (open access)

Notes on Rabha field work and word lists

Handwritten and typed notes on Rabha phonology with phoneme inventory and brief summary of Burling's work with Rabha consultants. Includes word lists in multiple semantic domains (natural world, body parts, animals, kinship terms, insects, physical descriptors) and notes on regional variation, Assamese influence, and comparisons to Garo, Khasi, Atong, Koch, and KokBorok.
Date: [1995..2005]
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pidan katha khakai (open access)

Pidan katha khakai

Translation of the New Testament books of the Bible into Rabha in roman script, including a table of contents and preface.
Date: 1999
Creator: Jose, U. V.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bodo Correspondences August 2000 (open access)

Bodo Correspondences August 2000

Typed table of sound correspondences from Proto-Bodo-Garo in 4 Bodo-Garo languages (Tiwa, Boro, Garo, Rabha) arranged by initial consonants, vowels, and final consonants.
Date: [2000..2002]
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on Rabha phonology and word lists (open access)

Notes on Rabha phonology and word lists

Handwritten notes on Rabha phonology focusing on tone, vowel quality, echo words, and syllable structure, with a phoneme inventory. Includes word lists ranging multiple semantic domains (natural world, body parts, animals, kinship terms).
Date: [2000..2010]
Creator: Burling, Robbins
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Proto-Bodo-Garo correspondences word list (open access)

Proto-Bodo-Garo correspondences word list

Typed table comparing multiple Boro-Garo languages to Proto-Bodo-Garo reconstructed forms, arranged alphabetically by English gloss. Includes handwritten notes clarifying glosses, tones, and sources of information.
Date: [2005..2015]
Creator: Burling, Robbins & Jacquesson, Francois
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Juju Budini Sastar (open access)

Juju Budini Sastar

Book of traditional narratives in Rabha and Assamese. Includes illustrations.
Date: June 2009
Creator: Phenan, Lakhi Kanta
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rabha Textbook (open access)

Rabha Textbook

Book with 32 lessons on the Rabha alphabet and vocabulary used to teach Rabha in primary schools.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Rabha, Daniel; Rabha, Karuna Kanta; Cherenga, Kantri; Baksaka, Sandesh; Kanta, Taruni; Rabha, Nitu Rani et al.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about documenting Rabha

Prakash Rabha describes ongoing efforts to document the Rabha language.
Date: May 13, 2023
Creator: Rabha, Subhash & Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Baikho festival and rituals

Biswanath Rabha Tara describes the origin, significance, and rituals of the Baikho festival. This festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community. Rituals offer prayers to the goddess Baikho for growth and an abundant harvest.
Date: May 13, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'Bonkukura aru Bidhobar lora'

Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow's son who catches a sparrow in the field while cultivating jhum. He releases the sparrow because she promised to offer her to him her daughter.
Date: May 13, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'Bonkukura aru Bidhobar lora' and conversation about documenting Rabha

Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow's son who catches a sparrow in the field while cultivating jhum. He releases the sparrow because she promised to offer her to him her daughter. Then he describes ongoing efforts to document the Rabha language.
Date: May 13, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'Sabek Sakay'

Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a queen and her son who are mistreated and kill an elephant. While traveling at night, they are punished for killing the elephant by a woman on the road.
Date: May 13, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'To poidam'

Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow and her son who noticed birds pooping in their garden. After washing and preparing the vegetables, the boy said to the mother that (unlike the other day) the curry tasted very delicious, and he wanted to know what other ingredients were added to make it so tasty. His mother replied that she didn't add any spice, so it may be the bird poop which made the curry so tasty.
Date: May 13, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narratives 'Sabek Sakay' and 'To poidam'

Prakash Rabha tells two traditional narratives. In the first, a queen and her son are punished for killing an elephant. In the second, a mother and son notice a bird pooping in their garden.
Date: May 13, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Baikho ritual chants and traditional narratives

Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival and tells traditional narratives. The Baikho festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'Hiti aru Abatgiri'

Jontri Cherenga tells the traditional narrative 'Hiti aru Abatgiri' about a farmer and an elephant.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative 'Marikay aro Rangkhop'

Jontri Cherenga tells the traditional narrative 'Marikay aro Rangkhop' about how the clouds and sky were created.
Date: May 14, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about Rabha language documentation activities transcript

Discussion about Rabha language documentation activities

Group discussion about ongoing language documentation activities in the Rabha community.
Date: June 3, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Group performance of a traditional song accompanied by traditional instruments.
Date: June 3, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a traditional song

Group performance of a traditional song accompanied by traditional instruments.
Date: June 3, 2023
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library