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Analytical discussion and retellings of traditional narratives about Benglam and Lamkang clans

Description: Lamkang elders recite well-known traditional narratives (the origin of Lamkang clans, and a Benglam story) and associated songs, followed by discussion in English. Recorded at the 2nd NSF-funded Lamkang Orthography Workshop held at the Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 24, 2016
Duration: 19 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Akha notebook 66

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives about opium, frogs, tigers and quails, and creation.
Date: 1977-06?
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Traditional narrative about the origin of the Azeulam (the Azeu dance)

Description: This is a narrative about how the Vzeu (Azeu) dance originated, recorded in Myitkyina. The Vzeu dance started when people wanted to express gratitude, so they imitated the butterflies and eagles. The speaker is from Krangku originally, but had moved to Putao several years before the time of recording. He also briefly describes the different beliefs and dances of groups in surrounding areas.
Date: June 1, 2006
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
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Tape 16 Side B

Description: Akha songs and narratives. Continued from Side A. Saenchai May - 1977. 1-20 Àbɔ́qɔ: àdjɔ djɔ bàŋ; 20-48 əjhɔ-shà: stories; 48-60 Shò-tle: stories; 60-65 Àbɔ́qɔ: On Akha; 65-end Àbɔ́qɔ: nɛ̀q khə̀ khə̀ ə
Date: May 1977
Duration: 31 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 70

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and narratives about death, creation, opium, a person with no sons, a bird and grasshopper, a boy who gets a spirit's hat, and dreams.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 67

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of songs and narratives about siblings, creation, competition, and swinging.
Date: June 1977
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 59

Description: Handwritten notes and transcription of an origin story. The story was originally recorded in Chiang Mai in 1977 from Akha speaker Mɔ́ Dâng when they were in their 40s. Additional notes were added in 2015.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Transcription: Traditional narrative about the origin of the Azeulam (the Azeu dance)

Description: This is a narrative about how the Vzeu dance originated, recorded in Myitkyina. The Vzeu dance started when people wanted to express gratitude, so they imitated the butterflies and eagles. The speaker is from Krangku originally, but had moved to Putao several years before the time of recording. He also briefly describes the different beliefs and dances of groups in surrounding areas.
Date: June 1, 2006
Creator: LaPolla, Randy
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Lahu cosmogony

Description: An origin story about the Tree of Eternal Life and the Precious Eternal Lake. When branches fell from the Tree of Eternal Life, they developed into water creatures, snakes, land animals, humans, and so on.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 1 minute 45 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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God struggles with the Titan

Description: A creation story according to Lahu animist beliefs. Humans were told to offer the creator the first harvest of their crops, but were intercepted by the titan before they could do so. The creator and the titan fight and the titan is blown away in a large canon. The humans and animals celebrated together.
Date: [1965,1966,1970,1977]
Duration: 6 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Matisoff, James A.
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Akha notebook 110

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of short narratives about creation, proverbs, agriculture, curses, spirits, pregnancy, whispering, smells, and grammar notes on adjectives and verb phrases.
Date: 1978-08-19/1982-03
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 92

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of narratives on creation and ancestors with partial English glossing.
Date: May 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 91

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of personal and traditional narratives about vampires, tigers, ancestors, traditional houses, creation, and dragons.
Date: May 1978
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Tape 49 Side A

Description: Akha songs and narratives. 0-15 Ábɔ́koq: Raft on river 17/4-78; 15-40 Àbɔ́qɔ: length of life; 40-51 Àbɔ́qɔ: Ancestor basket; 51-65 On earthquakes; 65-[end] On creation
Date: April 17, 1978
Duration: 32 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Tape 41 Side A

Description: Akha songs and narratives. 0-51 Àbɔ́qɔ: On Akha; 51-end Àbɔ́qɔ: on Thá-hà's marriage. 4/2-78
Date: February 4, 1978
Duration: 32 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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Akha notebook 907

Description: Handwritten notes and transcriptions of elicited sentences and noun phrases, a traditional narrative about building houses, and word lists including numerals 1-100, time, and pronouns.
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
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