This is a traditional narrative about an orphan boy who finds treasure inside a gourd and becomes rich. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording.
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Transcription: Traditional narrative about the orphan boy and the treasure
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Dvrvtcè nv̀ng hv̄ng
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This is a traditional narrative about an orphan boy who finds treasure inside a gourd and becomes rich. The speaker, Vshaq Sangdong Pōng, is from the Mvtjùng valley, and is about 70 years old at the time of recording.
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Rawang Language Resource
This collection includes audio recordings and transcriptions of conversations, traditional narratives, elicitation, and descriptions of the customs of the Rawang and Dulong people.
The Computational Resource for South Asian Languages (CoRSAL) is a digital archive for source audio, video, and text on the minority languages of South Asia.