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Achik Grammar

Description: Grammar of Garo language including lessons on the writing system, parts of speech, case, and the structure of noun and verb phrases.
Date: 1991
Creator: Sangma, Samson K.
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Achik Kattarang

Description: Book of word lists and sample sentences used for teaching the Garo language as a subject in primary schools.
Date: 1992
Creator: Sangma, Winnish K.
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Achikkuni Maambi

Description: Account of the history and classification of the Garo language which surveys existing material in Garo and compares Garo grammar and vocabulary with related languages (Tibetan, Kachari, Rabha, Assamese, etc.). Includes partial handwritten English translations.
Date: 1995
Creator: Sangma, Milton S.
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Garo Bhasha

Description: Grammar of the Garo language written in Bengali including word lists and example sentences intended to help non-Garos learn the language.
Date: 1991?
Creator: Kar, Pranesh
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In the Shadow of the Tiger

Description: Documentary about life in the villages surrounding the Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal (Shiltong, South Paro, North Paro, Rajabathkava, and Bothia villages). Villagers and government officials describe a project by the World Bank to create wildlife reserves for endangered species, specifically the Bengal tiger. Villagers struggle to grow enough food, and elephants trample their fields. They were told to resettle elsewhere, but refused to leave their ancestral lands. Selling firewood is a main… more
Date: 1998
Duration: 53 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Grundström, Veena & Karlsson, Beppe
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Notes on KokBorok phonology and word lists

Description: Handwritten notes on KokBorok phonology focusing on tone and phonotactics, with phoneme inventory and comparisons to Garo. Includes word lists ranging multiple semantic domains (kinship terms, numerals, animals, agriculture, natural world, colors, physical descriptors, verbs of motion, verbs of perception, body parts, interrogatives, and time).
Date: January 1997
Creator: Burling, Robbins
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Notes on Rabha field work and word lists

Description: 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
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A Puo Kekhrie

Description: Book of 8 chapters in Angami Naga about cultural traditions such as rituals and festivals.
Date: 1992
Creator: Shürhozelie, Liezietsu
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Skichengani Kitap

Description: Book of 30 lessons on the Garo alphabet, handwriting, and arithmetic. Includes illustrations.
Date: August 15, 1991
Creator: Busolin, B.; Thomas, Phadar K. A. & Joseph, Umbavu Varghese
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