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Retelling of the traditional narrative about two orphans

Description: Bibini Sakachep is a female speaker of Sakachep from Zailen village in the Karimganj district of Assam. She tells the story of two orphan brothers, Lendou and Khendou, whose fortune of discovering a gong from the belly of a snake changed their lives. She is 48 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 12, 2013
Duration: 14 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the traditional narrative 'Mairangkoh'

Description: Bibini Sakachep is a female speaker from Zailen village in Karimganj district of Assam. She tells the Story of Mairangkoh and Sapinthei. In the story, there is a wicked lady who killed Sapinthei's mother and married her father. Thereafter, she tortured her. She is 48 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 12, 2013
Duration: 20 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narrative about palmistry

Description: Seineithoi Sakachep tells the traditional narrative 'Aracha Rangkachep' about a palmist who was rewarded for their prediction about the king. He is a male Sakachep speaker from Zailen village in Karimganj district of Assam, around 50 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 12, 2013
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narrative about Kongterili

Description: Lalmanchim Sakachep is a female speaker from Zailen village in Karimganj district of Assam. She is 80 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 12, 2013
Duration: 6 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Reading of basic word list, part 1

Description: Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in alphabetical order by English gloss. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 14, 2013
Duration: 5 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Reading of basic word list, part 2

Description: Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in alphabetical order by English gloss. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date: September 14, 2013
Duration: 9 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Reading of basic word list, part 3

Description: Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in English. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 2, 2013
Duration: 10 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a traditional song about Sakachep origins

Description: Group performance of a song about the origins of the Sakachep people, accompanied by traditional instruments.
Date: October 12, 2013
Duration: 6 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of the traditional song 'Lendou'

Description: Bibini Sakachep sings a traditional song called Lendou about an owner who longs for their mithun after selling it. She is from Jailen village, Karimganj District, Assam, around 48 years old at the time of recording.
Date: October 12, 2013
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a modern song 'Assam Ram'

Description: Group performance of Assam Ram 'Assam's land,' an original song composed by Sukumar Sakachep.
Date: October 13, 2013
Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information
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