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Agriculture and livelihood

Description: A discussion of agricultural practices amongst Lahu villagers. Some choose to plant their own small plots, but the elder encourages them to work together on larger plots. He reminds the villagers of an old saying that warns about rats and birds eating crops which aren't properly cultivated. They mention challenges like elephants trampling the crops, wild animals eating the crops, or the fields being burned by outsiders. They make plans to go hunting and scout different areas for planting in the… more
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 11 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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Akha death rituals

Description: Typed translations and descriptions of Akha death ritual recitations and practices divided into 8 chapters. Includes partial English translations, handwritten notes, diacritics, and page numbering, and a short introduction summarizing each chapter. Numbering on left margins corresponds to page numbers of original transcriptions in Akha notebooks 93-98.
Date: 1979
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha death rituals: A preliminary translation

Description: Typed descriptions of Akha death ritual recitations and practices divided into 22 chapters including English translations, handwritten notes, diacritics, and page numbering, and a table of contents summarizing each chapter. Original Akha clauses appear in a numbered list with corresponding English clause-level translations on the following page.
Date: 1984
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 01 A

Description: Handwritten notes and transcription of a narrative about a dishonest merchant told by consultant Tshé-mja while studying in Lampang in preparation for fieldwork. Includes tone marks and partial glossing.
Date: 1971
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 02 B

Description: Handwritten notes on Akha grammar including transcriptions of narratives and conversations about family structures and village life. These notes were written in Lampang in preparation for fieldwork.
Date: 1971
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 07

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives about social customs related to death. These notes were written in Lampang in preparation for fieldwork.
Date: 1971
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 10

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations about Akha social customs, ceremonies related to spirits, traditional tools and weapons, and the Akha's relations with neighboring communities like the Shan and Northern Thai. Notes are based on recordings of three Akha speakers: a 70 year old man from Doi Tung mountain, and two brothers in their late 20s.
Date: 1971-07/1971-12
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 12

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations about Akha social customs and ceremonies related to death and spirits. Notes are based on recordings of a phima (one who transmits and recites ritual texts), a phima apprentice, and a third adult male speaker. These notes were written in Lampang in preparation for fieldwork.
Date: 1971-07/1971-12
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 13

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations about Akha social customs and ceremonies related to death and spirits including animal sacrifices. Continued from Notebook 12. Notes are based on recordings of a phima (one who transmits and recites ritual texts), a phima apprentice, and a third adult male speaker. These notes were written in Lampang in preparation for fieldwork and later checked in 1972.
Date: 1971/1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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