Description of a family farm

Description of a family farm

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Description

Obawati Doley describes her family's paddy field which covers about 6-7 bighas (~4 acres) outside Mukoli Potar village. She lists the crops growing (pirmen jangiya, ampi, malbug, dumuang), the trees planted in the field, and the crops seen on neighboring farms like agotiyang aam. When asked if the younger generation is keen on farming, she explains that the few who could not further their studies tend to resort to farming as a source of income. The paddy field also includes markati, kojer, rinji, maːdag, bogori, a tongi (a watchman shed in the middle of the field to keep animals away), … continued below

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1 sound recording (2 min., 56 sec.)

Creation Information

Doley, Normoda October 16, 2022.

Context

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

Interviewer

Doley, Normoda

Interviewee

Doley, Obawati

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Titles

Main Title: Description of a family farm
Parallel Title: Aríg
Series Title: Normoda Doley Collection

Description

Obawati Doley describes her family's paddy field which covers about 6-7 bighas (~4 acres) outside Mukoli Potar village. She lists the crops growing (pirmen jangiya, ampi, malbug, dumuang), the trees planted in the field, and the crops seen on neighboring farms like agotiyang aam. When asked if the younger generation is keen on farming, she explains that the few who could not further their studies tend to resort to farming as a source of income. The paddy field also includes markati, kojer, rinji, maːdag, bogori, a tongi (a watchman shed in the middle of the field to keep animals away), and a river at the periphery of the paddy field. She says this year is predicted to be a good harvest.

Physical Description

1 sound recording (2 min., 56 sec.)

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Language

Mising

Item Type

Sound

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this recording in the Digital Library or other systems.

Accession or Local Control No: mrg20221016_003_wav
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc2243547

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Description of a family farm; ark:/67531/metadc2243548/

Collections

This recording is part of the following collections of related materials.

Mising Language Resource

This compilation comprises a diverse array of video recordings, encompassing various genres such as everyday activities, tool making, traditional instruments, children's stories, historical narratives, personal anecdotes, natural conversations, folk songs, culinary recipes, discussions on culturally significant events or items, and conversations on language. Normoda Doley initiated this collection in late 2022 during her Ph.D. studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Fluent in Mising as her mother tongue, she is also proficient in Assamese, Hindi, and English. The research project received financial support through a Junior Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission (UGC), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

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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