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Elicitation of positional adverbs

Description: Recording of an elicitation of positional adverbs 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: September 27, 2019
Duration: 10 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of adverbial clauses

Description: This is a recording of an elicitation of adverbial clauses in Mankiyali based on English 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: November 15, 2019
Duration: 17 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Paramore, Jonathan Charles
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about the current economic situation

Description: Nand and Sunder discuss the overall economic situation in India and compare the current situation with that of 5-10 years earlier (2000s). The recording was made in Vinod Kumar Negi's garden in Rakchham village.
Date: May 26, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about transhumance and climate change

Description: Bijender and Tikam discuss the practice of transhumance, which is when animal flocks are moved to higher pastures at the start of a new season. They are asked whether this practice is still necessary, in light of climate change. The recording was made at Tikam's house (and shop) in Rakchham village.
Date: May 26, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about teaching Chhitkul-Rakchham at school

Description: Raj and Sahdev discuss whether the Chhitkul-Rakchham language should be taught at school. They are members of the current leadership of Rakchham village ('Panchayat'), elected in 2015. The recording was made after a a long meeting with members of the Panchayat at the Panchayat building ('Panchayat Bhawan') in Rakchham village.
Date: May 27, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about pesticides in agriculture

Description: Balbir and Hardev discuss whether pesticides should be used in agriculture. Balbir suggested the topic, since both participants are involved in agricultural work. The recording was made at Balbir's home in Rakchham village.
Date: May 28, 2019
Duration: 11 minutes 01 second
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about local customs and traditions

Description: Neeraj and Rajdeep discuss their customs and traditions, debating whether some of them should be preserved or discarded. The recording was made at Umar Homestay in Rakchham village.
Date: May 28, 2019
Duration: 14 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Pritam Chand narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Pritam describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then retells the story from the jackal’s perspective very briefly. Chhitkul-Rakchham is not Pritam's first language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village.
Date: March 6, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Narayan Bhakti narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Narayan describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. She tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the crow’s perspective. The recording was made in Rakchham village, nearby the main temple.
Date: March 6, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Balbir Singh Negi narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Balbir describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the fox’s perspective. Before being recorded, Balbir mentioned that he already knew about the story. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village.
Date: March 6, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Yashvir Singh narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Yashvir describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the crow’s perspective. Yashvir had made it clear before being recorded that he was very familiar with the story, which is noticeable, as he notably provides lengthy descriptions and narrations. The recording was made at Uma Homestay in Rakchham village.
Date: March 7, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Bhupender Singh narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Bhupender describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the crow’s perspective. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village.
Date: March 7, 2019
Duration: 4 minutes
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Ram Kumar narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Ram describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the fox’s perspective. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date: March 9, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Jagdish Chander narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Jagdish Chander describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the fox’s perspective. Before being recorded, Jagdish mentioned that he was already familiar with the story. The recording was made at Jagdish's home in Chhitkul village, with a splendid view of Thola peak.
Date: March 9, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Madan Singh Negi narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Madan Singh Negi describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the jackal’s perspective. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date: March 9, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Seema Devi narrates the Jackal and the Crow

Description: Seema describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. She tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the jackal’s perspective. Before being recorded, Seema mentioned that she was familiar with the story. The recording was made at her home at the very beginning of Rakchham village.
Date: March 10, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about Bimla Devi's daily activities

Description: Bhajan Dass asks Bimla about her daily activities during the four seasons. The interview-like quality of this recording provides useful examples of interrogatives. The recording was made at their home in Rakchham village, right after a period of heavy snowfall.
Date: March 7, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about climate change and snowfall

Description: Bhupender and Ayala discuss how they have experienced climate change over the past few years in Rakchham village. The recording was made at their home in Rakchham village, following a period of heavy snowfall.
Date: March 7, 2019
Duration: 8 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about the Panchayat

Description: Arvind and Kahan discuss the Panchayat, the village leadership that runs government programs in Chhitkul village, and what it has achieved. Arvind is a current member of the Panchayat, while Kahan is a former member. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul.
Date: April 12, 2019
Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about the Dhumti road

Description: Rajesh Kumar Thakur and Bhag Singh Negi discuss the Dumti road, which was being built at the time. The road will connect Chhitkul to Dumti, located closer to the border with China (Tibet). Dumti will serve as a military post. The road is the result of recurring tensions between India and China. The recording was made in front of Rajesh's house in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 13, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh narrate The Family Story

Description: Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh complete set-up 2 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They sit back to back in the first instance: Yashpal describes the content of pictures 5, 7, 9, 12 & 15, and Radha, based on his description, tells him how to arrange the five pictures so as to make a story. Afterwards, they tell the story. This set-up turned out to be more manageable for both participants than the initial 16-picture task. The recording was made in Radha's second home in Dhan… more
Date: April 9, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2

Description: Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the second part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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