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Traditional story about the Squirrel and Rumnu narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu

Description: Theipaa leh rumnu paomin [The Story of Squirrel and Rumnu] as narrated by Sankhil Thampol Khularnu. Squirrel [Theipa] pretended that he fell down and hurt his scrotum and so could not walk. He therefore asked Rumnu to carry him in her basket which was full of fig-like fruit [didit]. When she carried him in her basket, he ate up all the figlike fruit and jumped out of her basket and ran off. She was so angry that she cursed him so that he would be trapped in the traps set by people in olden t… more
Date: 2000
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
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Retelling of Thamptlum

Description: The Thamptlum paomin [the Story of Thamptlum] as told by Sankhil Thamnung Tholungnu of Thamlakhuren. The story tells of how a snake married a woman. Translated into English and input in SayMore by Sumshot Khular.
Date: 2000
Duration: 12 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
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Ritual chant

Description: Njí-phà/Nyirpaq text. Recitation of a njíphà (shaman) describing traditional healing and ritual practices. English and Akha. Translated by Inga-Lill Hansson and àbó go/àbɔ́ gɔ. P.64-100 and 101-149, 150-200, 202-254. Recorded from àphi phò, Njí-phà/Nyirpaq in Saensuk 1983. Translated with àbó go/àbɔ́ gɔ in Mɛ-bý/Maeby 1983
Date: 1983
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Dragon

Description: Akha stories told by àbɔ́ koq, Mɛ-bý/Maeby, Chiang Rai/Chiangrai, 1977. Transcribed by Inga-Lill Hansson. Only Akha text, not English, all in IPA.
Date: 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Hani funeral text

Description: Hani funeral ritual narrative describing the underworld and the relationships between humans and the natural world. Translated from Hani to Chinese. Translated from Chinese to English by Inga-Lill Hansson, 1992. Noted as App 2. Only text in English.
Date: 1992
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Traditional story about two twin girls being brought up by tigers

Description: This a traditional story about two twin girls (hingchong musoso) that are born to the human wife of a king, who also has a second wife who is a witch. The witch is jealous and abandons the girls, who are subsequently brought up by tigers. After having grown up, they return to their father’s kingdom and tell their story. The father learns the truth, the witch dies, and the reunited family lives happily ever after.
Date: March 31, 2010
Duration: 10 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Konnerth, Linda
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Transcription: Traditional story about an orphan who encounters a tiger

Description: This a traditional story about an orphan who encounters a tiger; by using a container with a mirror on top, he manages to convince the tiger that he (the orphan) has caught a large tiger in that container; the tiger is scared and the orphan ends up managing to steal gold from the tigers’ Rongker (= the name of a ceremony in Karbi traditional culture) due to his trick with the mirror container. Chikari Tisso was an active listener during the recording of this text. All of his backchanneling as w… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Konnerth, Linda
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Traditional story about an orphan who encounters a tiger

Description: This a traditional story about an orphan who encounters a tiger; by using a container with a mirror on top, he manages to convince the tiger that he (the orphan) has caught a large tiger in that container; the tiger is scared and the orphan ends up managing to steal gold from the tigers’ Rongker (= the name of a ceremony in Karbi traditional culture) due to his trick with the mirror container. Chikari Tisso was an active listener during the recording of this text. All of his backchanneling as w… more
Date: April 10, 2010
Duration: 12 minutes
Creator: Konnerth, Linda
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Retelling of Hanuba Hanubi

Description: This is a retelling of Hanuba Hanubi Pungawari, a traditional narrative about an old man who is tricked by a monkey to plant paan after it is cooked. It is part of the modern Manipuri canon of folk tales.
Date: 1986~
Duration: 10 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Traditional story about the Seven Sons

Description: The Story of Seven Sons as told by Angtoi Sankhil. A man is killed by a tiger, and as his six sons go to avenge him, he kills them too one by one. The mother is pregnant with a seventh son, who is able to foretell events while still in the womb. After the child learns how his father died, he goes to confront the tiger and his wife. He avoids the tiger's attempt to kill him, takes back his father's head from the tiger's possession, and vanquishes the tiger.
Date: August 26, 2009
Duration: 8 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
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Tape 20 Side B

Description: Akha narratives. 0-11 Àbɔ́qɔ: On Akha wars; 11-22 Àbɔ́qɔ Searching for water; 22-25 Àbɔ́qɔ: Origin of opium and tobacco; 25-35 Àbɔ́qɔ: Maesai river; 35-42 Àbɔ́qɔ: Dragon's pig; 42-50 Àbɔ́qɔ: jɔ la la ə; 50-59 Àbɔ́qɔ: On sickness; 59-end Àbɔ́qɔ: On death
Date: June 1977
Duration: 30 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Poraini Kitap III

Description: Book of 41 lessons in Garo about world history, bible stories, parables, and Garo Christian conversion. Includes illustrations.
Date: 1953
Creator: Christian Literature Society for India
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Performance of the eagle's dance

Description: Tamei villagers perform the eagle's dance, 'Kaleng ponsi lem'. This dance is about the eagle catching its prey. The song sung during this dance talks about lost love, comparing it with the prey of an eagle. The song narrates about the village girls who were married off to rich men of another village by their parents without the consent of the girl. They are compared to the prey of an eagle.
Date: October 5, 2016
Duration: 9 minutes 01 second
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
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Lai Saram Authawng

Description: This is a collection of stories about animals including extended dialogues, illustrations, and the animals' diary entries.
Date: July 1, 2016
Creator: Ling, Joel
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Retelling of the Creation of Villages

Description: Creation of Villages as told by Bunghon Suungnem of Phaidaam. He also mentions Raangte and the elephant, and the relationships between human and animals. He says in the olden days, they intermarried and lived together as communities.
Date: 2009
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
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