Traditional narrative about why monkeys steal human food

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This is a traditional narrative about monkeys caring for human babies. The monkeys were angry that the parents did not pay them well enough for taking take of the children, so they stole food from them to get payment.

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LaPolla, Randy 1990/2000.

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This audio recording is part of the collection entitled: Rawang Language Resource and was provided by the UNT College of Information to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 11 times. More information about this recording can be viewed below.

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This is a traditional narrative about monkeys caring for human babies. The monkeys were angry that the parents did not pay them well enough for taking take of the children, so they stole food from them to get payment.

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1 recording (2 min., 6 sec.)

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This recording is transcribed and translated in LaPolla, Randy J. (2001). Dulong texts: Seven fully analyzed narrative and procedural texts. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 24 (2), 1-39. It is accessible here: http://sealang.net/sala/archives/pdf8/la2001dulong.pdf.

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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.

Computational Resource on South Asian Languages

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.

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  • 1990/2000

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  • Sept. 29, 2021, 10:11 p.m.

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  • April 10, 2024, 2:25 p.m.

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LaPolla, Randy. Traditional narrative about why monkeys steal human food, audio recording, 1990/2000; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1843338/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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