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Analytical discussion of dialectal variation

Description: Discussion and comparison of two Mizo dialects: the northern and southern dialect. For example, "in the north we say X, and in the south we say Y." The male speaker is from the south, and the female speaker is from the north.
Date: 1985
Duration: 1 minute 09 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a dream

Description: Recording of family members talking informally about dreams, sleeping, and visiting. Thangpuii is the main speaker, but she is interrupted by the rest of the family making small talk and offering to help with her swollen joints. Visitors and family members are talking in the background.
Date: January 1990
Duration: 18 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Rema, C. L.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about chronic illness

Description: Recording of a group discussion about someone who had been sick in the family. Thangpuii talks about feeling bad about getting sick and causing trouble for the family, and the other family members reassure her that she hasn't caused any trouble and there are plenty of people to take care of her. There is also informal background conversation on the recording.
Date: [1980,1986]
Duration: 32 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Rema, C. L.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about church and history

Description: Recording of visitors discussing the local church and history.
Date: [1970,1976]
Duration: 7 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Hminga, C. L.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about Darphawka

Description: Recording of a story about a historical figure named Darphawka. During the story, Thangi interjects to ask questions. Conversations like this will be valuable for Mizo language teachers to give their students a model for naturalistic speech because they do not follow the prescriptive rules.
Date: 1990~
Duration: 31 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Rema, C. L.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation after the zaikhawm hla performance

Description: Recording of the group having informal conversation after a group performance by the Mizos of Tezpur in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song".
Date: December 29, 1985
Duration: 4 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation during a visit with friends

Description: Recording of informal conversation when friends come to visit Thangpuii
Date: [1970,1976]
Duration: 3 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Hminga, C. L.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation in a family home

Description: Recording of informal conversation in a family home.
Date: November 23, 1985
Duration: 36 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation in a family home

Description: Recording of informal conversation in a family home.
Date: unknown
Duration: 46 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation in a family home

Description: Recording of informal conversation in a family home.
Date: November 23, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 08 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation with a child

Description: Recording of a conversation with an unknown child.
Date: November 23, 1985
Duration: 1 minute 42 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation with a child

Description: Recording of a conversation with a child.
Date: [1970,1976]
Duration: 2 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Hminga, C. L.
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling, updating them on the children at home.
Date: November 23, 1985
Duration: 10 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member about how the nieces and children in the family are growing up.
Date: November 18, 1985
Duration: 6 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Liandingi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling. Teenage cousins are having informal conversation and joking.
Date: November 18, 1985
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.
Date: November 18, 1985
Duration: 9 minutes 01 second
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.
Date: November 23, 1985
Duration: 4 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.
Date: November 18, 1985
Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member about Chhingi's daughter, Nutei.
Date: November 20, 1985
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of Biaki updating their family members on what has happened in the family while they've been traveling, and how the cousins are doing.
Date: November 13, 1985
Duration: 11 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Biaki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to catch up with a family member who is traveling.
Date: November 23, 1985
Duration: 5 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member.
Date: November 20, 1985
Duration: 20 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling. Other family members are talking in the background.
Date: November 18, 1985
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Chhangte, Lalnunthangi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Letter to a family member

Description: Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.
Date: [1970,1976]
Duration: 2 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Lianzovi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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