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Akha notebook 10
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations about Akha social customs, ceremonies related to spirits, traditional tools and weapons, and the Akha's relations with neighboring communities like the Shan and Northern Thai. Notes are based on recordings of three Akha speakers: a 70 year old man from Doi Tung mountain, and two brothers in their late 20s.
Akha notebook 12
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives and conversations about Akha social customs and ceremonies related to death and spirits. Notes are based on recordings of a phima (one who transmits and recites ritual texts), a phima apprentice, and a third adult male speaker. These notes were written in Lampang in preparation for fieldwork.
Akha notebook 95
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives.
Akha notebook 96
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about death.
Akha notebook 97
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives about death.
Akha notebook 98
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of Akha songs and narratives.
Akha notebook 109
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of word lists and short narratives about body parts, child birth, agriculture, names, adjectives, weather, ancestors, and making yeast.
Akha notebook 129
Handwritten notes and transcriptions of practices associated with death including chants, rituals, and offerings.
Analytical: Fieldnotes on Lamkang verb paradigms - NB9
Handwritten fieldnotes on Lamkang verb paradigms recorded by Willem de Reuse when working with Daniel Tholung at the University of North Texas.
Analytical notes on acoustic correlates of stress experiment 1
These are analytical notes presenting the target tokens used in the "acoustic correlates of stress in Mankiyali" experiment. The tokens are organized into near minimal pairs with the target syllable bolded and alternating between presumed stressed and unstressed.
Analytical notes on acoustic correlates of stress experiment 2
These are analytical notes presenting the three-sentence mini monologues used in the "acoustic correlates of stress in Mankiyali" experiment. The token in Sentence 1 for each mini monologue is focused and therefore contains phrase-level and word-level stress. Sentence 2 sets up the context for the token in sentence 3 to be devoid of phrase-level stress, allowing word-level stress to be teased apart and analyzed.
Announcement of workshop schedule
Formal announcement of schedule and logistical information about a teachers' workshop.
The Apiary Project: High-Throughput Workflow for Computer-Assisted Human Parsing of Biological Specimen Label Data
Presentation for the 2009 Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Meeting. This presentation discusses research on high-throughput workflow for computer-assisted human parsing of biological specimen label data. This is part of the Apiary Project, a collaboration of the Texas Center for Digital Knowledge at the University of North Texas and the Botanical Research Institute of Texas.
Bharatavani Project - Reviving Linguistic Diversity and Cultural Heritage in India: A Case Study
Article presenting an overview of the Bharatavani project, which focuses on recording socio-cultural and linguistic information about 121 Indian languages and making it accessible to a broader audience. It was presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Digital Language Archives held on June 30, 2023 as part of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2023.
Bot-teachers in hybrid massive open online courses (MOOCs): A post-humanist experience
This article explores networked learning technologies and the development of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs). The study examines and explains hybrid MOOCs and focuses on the use of bot-teachers within a post-humanist perspective. The research findings reveal that, while the use of bot-teachers is beneficial in terms of facilitating and increasing discourse/interaction, it is ineffective in providing other components of teaching presence. Yet ultimately, learners' positive behaviors indicate that bot-teachers hold promise as an educational tool.
Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture
Recording of Bulbul Murad discussing Burusho culture in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
A CARE- and FAIR-Ready Distributed Access Control System for Human-Created Data
Article describe the approach which the authors are taking to access control and a design for a distributed access control system which can look after the A-is-for-accessible in FAIR data while respecting the CARE principles. It was presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Digital Language Archives held on June 30, 2023 as part of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2023.
Comparison of glide path and pathfiles in canal preparation by cone-beam computed tomography: An original research
This article is a study describing the canal transportation of the different file systems in various combinations of the “Glide path (Gp)” by cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Conversation about a Burushaski proverb "duljame c̣ham au-yeshi" (rich will never experience hunger)
Recording of Naseema Ali explaining the background story of a proverb in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Conversation about Boro educational material
This is a conversation about newly published Boro primers. The teachers are sharing their feedback on the primers published by the Bathou Educational Foundation.
Conversation about Burushaski orthography
Recording of Ghulamuddin Hunzai discussing his proposed orthography for Burushaski language in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Conversation about Burushaski words
Recording of Dr. Faiz Aman doing semantic analysis of some Burushaski words in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Conversation about Burusho culture
Recording of Shah Rahim discussing Burusho culture with his friends in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
Conversation about childhood activities
Recording of a conversation about some childhood activities in Danna. The speakers recount their memories about playing, going to school, and other activities. Muhammad Rafiq is a male teacher who is 29 years old at the time of recording. Abdul Haq is a male factory worker who is 28 years old at the time of recording.
Conversation about childhood activities
Recording of a conversation about some childhood activities in Danna. The speakers recount their memories about playing, going to school, and other activities. Muhammad Rafiq is a male teacher who is 29 years old at the time of recording. Abdul Haq is a male factory worker who is 28 years old at the time of recording.
Conversation about high school memories, part 1
Recording of a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38 year old male shop owner) in which Aurangzeb talks to Gohar about their memories in high school. Aurangzeb recalls a student who once brought apricot fruits to the class and threw them on the floor. When the teacher entered the class, he slipped on one of the apricots and consequently punished the student. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session.
Conversation about high school memories, part 1
Recording of a conversation between Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male teacher) and Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 38 year old male shop owner) in which Aurangzeb talks to Gohar about their memories in high school. Aurangzeb recalls a student who once brought apricot fruits to the class and threw them on the floor. When the teacher entered the class, he slipped on one of the apricots and consequently punished the student. The speakers also recall several other stories/events in this session.
Conversation about high school memories, part 2
This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Conversation about high school memories, part 2
This is a conversation between Gohar-Ur Rehman (a 37-year old male) and Aurangzeb (a 34-year old male). In this conversation, Gohar-ur Rehman talks about his memories in high school. He recalls an incident when a student was punished by a teacher on the road. The speakers also recall several other events in this session.
Conversation about life in village Danna in the olden days
This is a conversation between Abdul Haq (a 29-year old male teacher) and Abdul Qayum (a 60-year old male) about life in village Danna in the olden days.
Conversation about life in village Danna in the olden days
This is a conversation between Abdul Haq (a 29-year old male teacher) and Abdul Qayum (a 60-year old male) about life in village Danna in the olden days.
Conversation about the documentation of Burushaski
Recording of Raja Safdar Ali discussing the Buruskaski Documentation Project in the Srinagar dialect of Burushaski with his friend Raja Jamsheed Ali
Conversation between family members at the Tamwe, Christian Center
This is an informal conversation between friends and family members. They are talking about a letter which has arrived, and what to send in response. They also discuss traveling and riding the bus, a recent death of someone in the area, and the phases of the moon. There is some code switching to Burmese. Recorded at Tamwe, Christian Center
Conversation with farmworkers at the paddy field
This is a short video recording of a conversation at Aquil Ahmad's paddy field back in 2016, where the researcher, along with the farm laborers, is transplanting rice saplings. Aquil Ahmad records the activity, and in the meanwhile, one of the workers notices him and tells him to look at what his grandson is doing. Aquil replied to let him do and learn! Then he asks her whether those yellow turned saplings would also take roots.
Conversation with Qimat Shah regarding a Burushaski term
Recording of Qimat Shah explaining the background of a term in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.
COVID-19 Information Flyer in Azamgarhi language
This is an Information Flyer in the Azamgarhi language. These flyers were designed in different languages of India and the Indian subcontinent, as an initiative by Society for Endangered Languages (SEL India) to create awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Description of a burus ṣapik recipe
Recording of Ruqayya Bano reciting a recipe for Burus S̩apik in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Description of a chhap shuro recipe
Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Chap Shuro”, or a meat pizza, in the Nagar dialect. Minced meat is spiced and placed between two flat-rolled doughs, and baked.
Description of a diram phitti recipe
Recording of Ruqayya Bano sharing a recipe for “Diram Phiti”, or a sweet bread cake, in the Nagar dialect. Grain is germinated, then ground into flour and fermented. This flour is made into dough, and cooked on an iron pan in individual patties.
Description of a garmamuc recipe
Recording of Ruqayya reciting a recipe for Garmamuc in the Nagar dialect. Garmamuch is a type of bread that is leavened, then fried and baked to become crispy, and eaten with vegetables.
Description of a ghulmaldi recipe
Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Ghulmaldi”, a yoghurt dip made for covering thin bread and butter. This is told in the Nagar dialect.
Description of a mul recipe
Recording of Ruqayya Bano sharing a recipe of “Mul” in the Nagar dialect. Mul is a flour porridge that is mixed and boiled slowly and set outside to cool.
Description of a mulo shuro recipe
Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Mulo SHuro” in the Nagar dialect. Mulo Shuro is a turnip pizza, where minced turnip is mixed with minced meat, and they are fried and baked into patties.
Description of a nagere sharbat recipe
Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Nagere Sharbat” in the Nagar dialect. The Nagar-style wheat porridge is made by adding flour bit-by-bit to buttered water.
Description of a shuwanchale hoy recipe
Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Shuwanchale Hoi”, or a Vegetables, in the Nagar dialect. The leafy green is blanched, then drained, and cooked in oil with green onion, coriander, and green peppers.
Description of a traditional Burusho house
Video of Muhibuddin describing (in Urdu) a traditional Burusho house in the village Sultanabad, Gilgit.
Description of a traditional house in Danyor village
Recording of Muhib Uddin Hunzai, a speaker of Hunza Burushaski from Gilgit, describing a traditional house of Hunza. The recording was made in Danyor, a small village near Gilgit town.
Description of appeasement rituals for spirits and ghosts
Mr. Tshering describes how to appease spirits and ghosts with wine, water, and smoke. He uses the count of the rosary to determine remedies for sickness. During the process, he recites the Buddha mantra. Time-aligned translation into English.
Description of appeasement rituals for spirits and ghosts
Mr. Tshering describes how to appease spirits and ghosts with wine, water, and smoke. He uses the count of the rosary to determine remedies for sickness. During the process, he recites the Buddha mantra. Time-aligned translation into English.
Description of appeasement rituals for spirits and ghosts
Mr. Tshering describes how to appease spirits and ghosts with wine, water, and smoke. He uses the count of the rosary to determine remedies for sickness. During the process, he recites the Buddha mantra.
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