Akha notebook 122 B (open access)

Akha notebook 122 B

Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives including njí-phà Sjhí ə, songs for newborn babies, and descriptions of death rituals and sacrificing animals like buffalo and pigs. Includes diagrams of utensils and instruments related to rituals.
Date: 1983-12-09/1983-12-12
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion about directionals captions transcript

Analytical discussion about directionals

A conversation about directional words and various other constructions in Lamkang at IIIT-Hyderabad.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of minimal pairs contrasting [tl] and [thl] captions transcript

Analytical discussion of minimal pairs contrasting [tl] and [thl]

Swamy Tholung (Ksen) reviews a carefully constructed list of minimal pairs contrasting [tl] and [tlh].
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of words with consonant clusters transcript

Analytical discussion of words with consonant clusters

Swamy Ksen describes words with two consonant (CC) sequences based on a list he curated. This is a discussion of that list.
Date: August 9, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

The blind man and the cripple

A traditional story about a blind man and a man with a broken leg who were healed by a fortune teller.
Date: March 9, 1965
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about a life incident of Abdul Malik

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This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male). Abdul Malik talks about an incident of his father's life when he was young.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about an engagement ceremony

This is a conversation between Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male) and Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male). In this conversation the speakers traditionally talk about an engagement ceremony which was held in Rawalpindi and one of the speakers traveled to Rawalpindi to attend the ceremony.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about preparations for winter

This is a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male) and fieldworker Uzma Anjum. The speaker tells how people prepare for the winter in Danna, his village.
Date: February 9, 2019
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about cooking fish with different vegetables and herbs

This is a description of how different dishes are prepared with fish by Boros traditionally. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date: February 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about cooking rice

This is a description about food preparation, how it was done in olden times and how it should be done. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about making a bamboo sieve

This is a description about making bamboo sieve. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about silk rearing

This is a description about silk rearing and making sticky glue out of rice. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about traditional way of fishing

This is a description of how fishing is done by the Boros traditionally by using different fishing tools. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date: February 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description about weaving different type of clothes

This is a description about weaving different kinds of clothes.
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of a traditional dish

This is a a description about preparing a dish. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Bathou religion

This is a narrative about belief system of the Boros. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 9, 2009
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of drying paddies

Raju Doley is seen drying paddy in the sun. He says this paddy is one of the agotiyang aam, meaning "paddy that is done before the actual season". The paddy for the next season can be seen at the back in green, called horu jangiya. Since it had been raining for the past few days, he was not able to dry the paddy in the sun. Now he dries the wet paddies on a rope and begins assembling dried paddies for the next steps.
Date: November 9, 2022
Creator: Doley, Normoda
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of Phunsan rituals

Chongkholun Haokip narrates the different types of healing rituals in Thadou. He is a male Thadou speaker from Manipur, (currently living in Sallbung village), around 90 years old at the time of recording.
Date: June 9, 2012
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of the local weighing system captions transcript

Description of the local weighing system

Madan describes the weighing system formerly used in Chhitkul and Rakchham villages which is no longer commonly used. Dhian Singh Negi later made corrections to Madan's description, indicated in the transcription. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date: March 9, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of the peaks surrounding Chhitkul village captions transcript

Description of the peaks surrounding Chhitkul village

Madan describes the peaks that surround Chhitkul village, including their names. The recording was made in Amar Guest House.
Date: March 9, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of weaving methods

Sarojani Borgayari describes weaving tools and how weaving was traditionally done by the Boros. Dialect: Bwddwn
Date: February 9, 2009
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about Zangskari royal legacy and societal shifts captions transcript

Discussion about Zangskari royal legacy and societal shifts

In this insightful discussion, Gyafo (King) Phuntsok Dawa, the King of Padum, answers the questions raised on Zangskar and its history by Dr. Tadeusz Slupski, a regular visitor to Zangskar since 1977. Gyafo Dawa delves into the rich heritage of his lineage and the Zangskari royal family. He recounts the pivotal moment in June 1948 when Zangskar faced invasion from Pakistani forces, prompting his father and the entire family, accompanied by Kushok Bakula Rimpoche, to seek refuge in Himachal Pradesh. Dr. Slupski further inquires about the demographics of Zangskar, leading the discussion towards the significant societal and cultural changes Zangskar has experienced over the past four and a half decades, since he first visited. Recorded in Old Padum village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: August 9, 2022
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of compound words transcript

Elicitation of compound words

Melissa Robinson eliciting compound words with Angam Shankhil.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Robinson, Melissa
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of compound words transcript

Elicitation of compound words

Melissa Robinson eliciting compound words with William Shilshi. Recorded at the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India.
Date: June 9, 2017
Creator: Robinson, Melissa
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library