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Retelling of the North Wind and the Sun

Description: This is a retelling of the North Wind and the Sun narrated by Lal Kumar Ghale. The story is about a competition between the North Wind and the Sun to decide which is the stronger of the two.
Date: September 2, 2023
Duration: 8 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Video of tongue position when pronouncing /khl/

Description: This is a video which shows the tongue position when pronouncing the consonant cluster /khl/. When the phoneme forms a consonant cluster /kl/ or /khl/ in the word initial position, the phoneme /l/ is realized as a velar lateral release. In this video, Lal Kumar Ghale pronounces the sentences /kju25 khlja55-jʌ22/ 'the water boils' and /kju25 khlja55-ji/ 'the water boiled'. This video shows when he pronounces /khlja55/, the point of articulation of the lateral release is not alveolar/coronal, but… more
Date: July 11, 2024
Duration: 07 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of the Laprak village

Description: This is a description of the Laprak village by Dhan Bir Ghale. In this video, he explains various landmarks in the village, including the new school built after the earthquake and the view tower.
Date: December 23, 2023
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Speech about the status of Ghale

Description: This is a speech about the current status of the Ghale ethnicity in Nepal by MC Ghale, a teacher at Shree Himalaya Secondary School. It was performed during the Ghale people's festival that celebrates Lila Lhosar (New Year).
Date: January 15, 2024
Duration: 4 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on the self-introduction

Description: This is a monologue on the self-introduction. He says that he is living in Barpak and he is teaching the Ghale language to a Japanese student, Shigeki Yoshida.
Date: October 25, 2023
Duration: 56 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on what people do on full moon days

Description: This is a description of what people in the village do on full moon days. On full moon days, people in the village begin by washing their bodies early in the morning. They then make offerings to their ancestors as part of their traditional observances.
Date: October 28, 2023
Duration: 2 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Video of evocation

Description: This is a video of an evocation by Budh Bahadur Ghale (also known as Purkya) on the night before Buddha Jayanti day. Families in Budh Bahadur's group of Uiya Ghale gathered to communicate with their parents and ancestors.
Date: May 23, 2024
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about ancestors of the Dage Ghale community

Description: This is a conversation about how to pray to ancestors and about the statues of ancestors in the Dage Ghale community during the Buddha Jayanti festival. Sher Bahadur Ghale and Dambar Sing Ghale explain each ancestor's statue and mention their names while pointing to the statues.
Date: May 24, 2024
Duration: 9 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on the history of the Ghale people

Description: This is a monologue on the history of the Ghale people, told by Sher Bahadur Ghale, a Hindu priest. First, in a Tibetan temple, a nun gave birth to the child of the sun, who later had three children that established kingdoms in different river basins. Later, a king of Ghale moved to Barpak and established a kingdom. Subsequently, King Prithvi Narayan Shah of Gorkha invaded Barpak and killed the men of the Ghale Kingdom during a feast. However, Min Bahadur, a surviving boy, was sent away. Finall… more
Date: January 27, 2024
Duration: 20 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Personal narrative on life after children left home

Description: This is a personal narrative about the life of Aireni Ghale (also known as Pindur Ma) after her children left home. She expresses sorrow over the fact that her children and grandchildren no longer live nearby. However, she also shares her happiness in living in the place chosen by their ancestors.
Date: January 29, 2024
Duration: 7 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Video of a sheep being sacrificed during an ancestral ritual

Description: This is a video of a sheep being sacrificed during an ancestral ritual called phala. The ritual is held when a new house is built and periodically thereafter, every few years. This video records the ritual conducted in the Uiya Ghale community. In their community, the heart of the sheep is taken away while the sheep is alive and the heart is dedicated to the ancestors.
Date: April 18, 2024
Duration: 5 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the Frog Story

Description: This is a retelling of the Frog Story narrated by Dhan Bir Ghale. This story is based on Mercer Mayer’s wordless picture book entitled “Frog, where are you?”. In this story, a boy and his dog discover that their pet frog has gone missing from its jar. They embark on an adventure to find the frog, searching in various places such as a tree and a hole in the ground. Along the way, they encounter different animals like an owl, a mouse, bees, and a deer. Eventually, they find the frog with a group… more
Date: February 16, 2023
Duration: 19 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the Pear Story

Description: This is a retelling of the Pear Story narrated by Dhan Bir Ghale. In this story a boy steals a basket of pears and meets and shares pears with three other boys.
Date: February 16, 2023
Duration: 4 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Yoshida, Shigeki
Partner: UNT College of Information
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