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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Sneha Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a student with a MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. She is 23 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 14, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Nayan Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 59 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 16, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Barman, Moumita
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Bijoy Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a government worker with a BA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 34 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 16, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Barman, Moumita
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Biswajit Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker who is 63 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 18, 2022
Duration: 10 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Usha Rani Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired teacher who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Dimasa. She is 70 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 20, 2022
Duration: 7 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Sabita Barman describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a housewife who is 56 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 18, 2022
Duration: 9 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Barman, Animesh
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of word list on pronouns, kinship terms, and abstract concepts

Description: This is an elicitation of a word list of temporal and directional words and concepts, color terms, religious terms, words related to profession, metals and precious stones, adjectives (related to physical sensation, size and shape, quality and quantity), person-related words, abstract terms, personal pronouns, and family relations in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 24, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 49 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on the advent of Sunni Islam in Zangskar

Description: Ghulam Abbas describes Sunni Islam in the Zangskar region, beginning with the tale of a Leh king dispatching his son to govern Zangskar. In a poignant letter to his father, the prince pleads for his companion "Ju," a Muslim, to join him. This tale takes a pivotal turn when Ju, desiring halal meat, invites a Muslim butcher to Zangskar. The butcher’s eventual settlement and matrimony mark the beginning of the Muslim community in the region. Abbas also draws attention to the abodes of these early … more
Date: September 28, 2020
Duration: 3 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of word list on fuel, flora, and fauna

Description: This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of words related to fire and fuel, flora and fauna in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 22, 2020
Duration: 38 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of word list on multiple topics

Description: This recording captures an in-depth elicitation session of words in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language, encompassing several diverse categories such as celestial entities, nature-related elements, household and farm equipment, food items, temporal and directional concepts, color terms, religious terminology, professional words, metals, precious stones, and various adjectives detailing physical sensation, size, shape, quality, and quantity. With Chhuskit Angmo as the consultan… more
Date: September 27, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of word list on numerals and body parts

Description: This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of numerals (mainly cardinal and some ordinal) and a few body parts in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 20, 2020
Duration: 31 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of word list on person and the physical universe

Description: This is an elicitation of a word list consisting of numerals, words related to person (body parts, body functions), the physical universe (celestial entities, nature-related objects, and events), house and household items, farm and farming equipment, and food items in the Central (Zhung) variety of the Zangskari language. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 22, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of evidential constructions in verbs

Description: This is an elicitation of evidentiality in Zangskari verbal constructions, including tense and aspect. Recorded in Youlang village, Ladakh Union Territory, India.
Date: September 25, 2020
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
Location: None
Partner: UNT College of Information

Consent and speaker background: Faka Aimol

Description: Consent and speaker background of Faka Aimol including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date: April 30, 2023
Duration: 11 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation on person marking

Description: Elicitation on person marking. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date: May 11, 2023
Duration: 30 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation on verb stem alternation

Description: Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date: April 30, 2023
Duration: 26 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation on verb stem alternation

Description: Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.
Date: May 11, 2023
Duration: 21 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Saikia, Anujeema
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Rahila Basumatary describes her experience during the 2022 Assam floods. She is an assistant teacher who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. In this recording, she describes how the flood would suddenly rise when they lived near the hills as children. Her residence, she claims, was at the base of the mountain. She claimed that the water would rise every 5 minutes, invade the houses, and wash everything away. As a result, the fireplace … more
Date: September 2, 2022
Duration: 7 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Munin Basumatary is an assistant teacher who speaks Bengali, Hindi, English, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 47 years old at the time of recording. He discusses how the flood has retreated for the past two years. He discusses how the population was impacted by inaccessible rainfall. He claims that the Dhemaji area is renowned for its flooding. He claimed to have witnessed the flood when he was a child. He claimed that they had to wear "gamsa" instead of the uniform long pants to school since … more
Date: September 3, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Deben Wary is an assistant teacher who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 54 years old at the time of recording. He describes previous and current flood experience in Dhemaji. He claims that the previous flood was not as damaging. However, the current path of the river Subansiri changes regularly, devastating the fields and residences more than before. He also claims that the flood has washed away numerous houses. However, the speaker has not suffered any personal loss. He… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Ganeswari Basumatary is a home maker with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 41 years old at the time of recording. She reports that she has suffered no personal losses as a result of the flood; all she has seen are typical flash floods caused by rain. She also claims to be from Mimbang. She adds that the water around them is not consistent and does not last long. Recorded in Gogamukh, Bathoupuri.
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Dharendra Basumatary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. He describes how the Bur river is destroying their village. The Bur river (also called Nizla river) comes from the Bhutan hills and it passes through their village. Nizla river eroded most of the lands of his village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Bonik Wary speaks Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Meitei, and KokBorok in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He describes mother's cremation during the flood. It was flood season, so there was water everywhere. As a result, they had to construct a "bwisang" to bury her. He claims that the water out there does not kill people but ruins homes and crops. He then goes on to explain how his studies were hampered when he was young and had to work to… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 14 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Bilati Basumatary is a female Boro speaker, 80 years old at the time of recording. She discusses the massive loss she suffered as a result of the flood. She describes how her house was once washed away by floodwaters. She stated that they would have to cross the Subansiri River by boat. When they were fatigued, they would camp anywhere they could. She expresses her grief at how the flood water buried all of her fruit plants and areca nut trees, as well as how the torrent destroyed the house. Sh… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Partner: UNT College of Information
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