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Performance of a folk song about Khenzinnang of Ntu

Description: The song talks about bravery of Khenzinnang of Ntu village. This folk song was composed by Khenzinnang of Ntu village and sung by Dijinbou of Maguilong village.
Date: January 5, 2013
Duration: 8 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a folk song 'Alui rong'

Description: This Liangmai folk song was composed by Rengsunnang of Katang village and sung by Dijinbou of Maguilong village.
Date: January 5, 2013
Duration: 10 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Mataina, Wichamdinbo
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of Aneovei ritual

Description: Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Aneovei used to heal childhood sickness. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: February 13, 2013
Duration: 3 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of Tehsedoi ritual

Description: Houjahen Haokip recites the ritual called Tehsedoi used for healing elderly men. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: February 27, 2013
Duration: 7 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a traditional song

Description: Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Duration: 41 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a traditional song

Description: Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Duration: 29 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a traditional song

Description: Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a traditional song

Description: Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Duration: 44 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a traditional song

Description: Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Duration: 53 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a traditional song

Description: Lhingnu Saihriem sings a traditional Saihriem song. She is from Bahbahar village, Cachar District, Assam, around 95 years old at the time of recording.
Date: March 27, 2013
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of belief systems

Description: Houjahen Haokip, a male speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung) explains the belief of God and the various spirits. He is 85 at the time of recording. The Thadou believed in the existence of both the supreme God who is in control of everything and the various spirits who inflict sickness when they are instigated by human beings who cannot see the spirits with their naked eyes.
Date: June 22, 2013
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of birth ceremonies

Description: Houjahen Haokip, a male speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung) explains birth ceremonies in Thadou. He is also a speaker of Manipuri. He is 85 at the time of recording. When a baby is born, friends and relatives visit and give gifts. A priest blesses the child and gives them the name of their grandfather, whichever of their grandfathers lived the longest life.
Date: June 22, 2013
Duration: 6 minutes 01 second
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of death ceremonial practices

Description: Houjahen Haokip describes the ceremonial practices performed when a person dies. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: June 22, 2013
Duration: 5 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of marriage ceremonies

Description: Houjahen Haokip, a male speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung) explains marriage ceremonies in Thadou. He is also a speaker of Manipuri. He is 85 at the time of recording. The man must approach the parents of the bride with a pot of wine and ask permission to marry their daughter. Then they set a date, and the families offer an animal (often, a mithun) for the ceremony.
Date: June 22, 2013
Duration: 4 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of Thadou village administration

Description: Houjahen Haokip describes Thadou village administration practices. The council of ministers helps the chief or village headman make decisions for the village on issues such as divorce, theft, and announcing news. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung village), around 80 years old at the time of recording. He was thought to be the only living Thadou priest in Lambung village at the time.
Date: June 22, 2013
Duration: 5 minutes 09 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

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 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

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
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