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Performance of the traditional song 'Naite awina'
Group performance of a traditional song 'Naite awina,' a lullaby.
Date:
October 13, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a traditional narrative about Chemtatepu in Hindi
C. Hawa tells the traditional narrative 'Chemtatepu' about animals in Hindi, translating from the original Saihriem. He is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 52 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
September 15, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Ralngam'
Hoihte Saihriem tells the story of Ralngam. In this story, Ralngam befriends a tiger, and they compete and eat food together. Ralngam learns magic from the tiger. She is a female Saihriem speaker from the Barak Valley (currently living in Bahbahar), around 80 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 15, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Rengchonghoi'
Hoihte Saihrem, aged 80, is a female speaker of Saihriem. She tells the story of a beautiful lady called Rengchonghoi and her seven brothers.
Date:
September 15, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a traditional Saihriem song
Khuhpi Saihriem sings a traditional song. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Apa bawi a'
Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Apa bawi a' about an orphan. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Apa bawi a'
Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Apa bawi a' about an orphan. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo'
Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo'
Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Hi lang hi mo.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Ka chung tingni'
Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Ka chung tingni.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Ka lhang gol len'
Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Ka lhang gol len.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the traditional song 'Kapa ram kho'
Khuhpi Saihriem sings the traditional song 'Kapa ram kho.' She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a traditional narrative about Benglam
Khuhpi Saihriem tells a traditional story about a funny character named Benglam. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a traditional narrative about Chemtatepu
Khuhpi Saihriem tells the traditional narrative 'Chemtatepu' about animals. She is a female Saihriem speaker from the Barak valley (currently living in Bahbahar village), around 90 years old at the time of recording. Khuhpi is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Thoilhing leh Ngambom'
Esther Saihriem tells the traditional narrative about how Ngambom proposes to Thoilhing. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District Assam, around 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Thoilhing leh Ngambom'
Khuhpi Saihriem tells the traditional narrative about how Ngambom proposes to Thoiling. Khuhpi is a female Saihriem speaker from the Barak Valley (currently living in Bahbahar village), around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.
Date:
September 1, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Saihriem villages
Chungpu Chongloi, Kimpi Chongloi, and Gunjanei Vaiphei discuss the different villages they have lived in over the years. They are Saihriem elders in their 80s at the time of recording.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about Saihriem villages
Chungpu Chongloi, Kimpi Chongloi, and Gunjanei Vaiphei discuss the different villages they have lived in over the years. They are Saihriem elders in their 80s at the time of recording.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of ghosts and spirits
Bahpu Saihriem describes the belief of the Saihriems in the existence of ghosts and spirits. He says that the Saihriems believed in different types of ghosts: some are tall, while others are short, and some ghosts have popping eyes that frighten the people who see them. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of ghosts and spirits
Bahpu Saihriem describes the belief of the Saihriems in the existence of ghosts and spirits. He says that the Saihriems believed in different types of ghosts: some are tall, while others are short, and some ghosts have popping eyes that frighten the people who see them. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of healing rituals
Bahpu Saihriem is a male speaker residing in Bahbahar village of Cachar district of Assam (originally from Nohsa village). He describes the healing rituals practiced by their forefathers in the old days.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Saihriem cultivation practices
Bahpu Saihriem describes the traditional cultivation practices of the Saihriems. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Saihriem cultivation practices
Bahpu Saihriem describes the traditional cultivation practices of the Saihriems. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of Saihriem death ceremonies
Chungpu Chongloi describes Saihriem death ceremonies. He is a native speaker of Saihriem from Noxa Tila, Cachar District, Assam, around 85 years old at the time of recording.
Date:
August 17, 2012
Creator:
Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library