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Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet

Description: Jaswant Singh discusses his experience trading with the Tibetans. He did this once a year for six years, before the Indo-Chinese war in 1962 drastically restricted trade with Tibetans. The recording was made in Khrogla, located three kilometers further down Rakchham village.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 4 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Personal narrative of a school principal

Description: Chet Ram Negi describes how he became the principal of Rakchham Government Senior Secondary school and provides a short history of the school. The recording was made outdoors on school grounds.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 5 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Teaching English in Rakchham

Description: Yashvir introduces his family and describes his experience as an English teacher in Rakchham village. He discusses the importance of preserving his language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village, located nearby the main temple.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 6 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about preserving Chhitkul-Rakchham

Description: Chet and Yashvir discuss the following prompt: "Is the Chhitkul-Rakchham language endangered, and, if yes, what should be done to preserve it?" The recording was done outside at Rakchham's Government Senior Secondary School, where they both work.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Akha notebook 133

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and songs about blessing children, traveling, illness, Akha hair styles, bees, spirits, and rituals with partial English glossing.
Date: January 22, 1989
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Analytical discussion of directionals, part 1

Description: Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam. Lamkang discussant are Tholung Swamy Ksen, Sumshot Khular, Donnu Sankhil, Rengpu Rex Khullar, and linguists are Shobhana Chelliah, David A. Peterson and Prafulla Basumatary.
Date: January 22, 2016
Duration: 45 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of superlative forms

Description: Recording of an elicitation of superlative forms in Mankiyali based on English words and sentences used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: October 22, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Dale, Merrion
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Analytical discussion on Mankiyali syllable structure

Description: Recording of a discussion about permissible consonant clusters in Mankiyali. The purpose is to analyze the structure of the Mankiyali syllable. The contributors are: Aurangzeb -- a 34-year old male and a teacher by profession, and Gohar-Ur Rehman -- a 38 year old male and a retail shop owner by profession.
Date: November 22, 2019
Duration: 38 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of sentences in various moods

Description: Recording of an elicitation about modal operations in Mankiyali. The goal is to determine how the language distinguishes a speaker's certainty or belief of what will happen in a given situation. English sentences are used as prompts. The contributors are Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38-year old male shop owner).
Date: November 22, 2019
Duration: 26 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Analytical discussion of traditional narratives

Description: Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam. The story of a widow who was treated indifferently, but, in return, the villagers who treated her badly got buried in the mudslide. Her house was the lone house that was found standing the next morning.
Date: January 22, 2016
Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Analytical discussion of The Story of Khukhuu

Description: Sumshot Khular provides a word-for-word translation and morpheme analysis of the traditional story Khukhuu Paomin [The Story of Khukhuu], followed by discussion and elicitation.
Date: February 22, 2017
Duration: 16 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information
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