Description of the practice of khangchu, a male youth dormitory

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Youth dormitory played a vital role in village life. It was an institution that maintained tradition and culture of the village. At the same time, traditional knowledge and oral literature are transferred to the younger generation through this institution. The members of a male youth dormitory formed a workforce and defense system of the village.

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Daimai, Kailadbou September 27, 2016.

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  • Main Title: Description of the practice of khangchu, a male youth dormitory
  • Parallel Title: Khangchu
  • Series Title: Kailadbou Daimai Collection

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Youth dormitory played a vital role in village life. It was an institution that maintained tradition and culture of the village. At the same time, traditional knowledge and oral literature are transferred to the younger generation through this institution. The members of a male youth dormitory formed a workforce and defense system of the village.

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1 digital video (14 min., 31 sec.) : sd., col.

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This narration was recorded during fieldwork for a project titled "Documenting the unexplored oral literature of Liangmai" funded by Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research.

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Liangmai Language Resource

This is a collection of folk songs collected from 2012-2022. The present archival activities of Liangmai folk songs and folk tales in CoRSAL are supported by the Endangered Language Fund. Liangmai folk songs can be divided into four categories: legendary folk songs, agrarian folk songs, festive folk songs and lullabies.

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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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  • September 27, 2016

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  • Oct. 29, 2022, 6:13 a.m.

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Daimai, Kailadbou. Description of the practice of khangchu, a male youth dormitory, video, September 27, 2016; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2015647/: accessed September 27, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Information.

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