OLAC Record
oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1214100

Metadata
Title:Messenger (Mukow)
hru_1253d_sasu_messenger
Documentation and Description of the Hrusso Aka Language of Arunachal Pradesh
Contributor:Joymoti Sakrinsow
Contributor (consultant):Sasu Sasusow
Contributor (researcher):Vijay D'Souza
Coverage:India
Date:2016-05-01
Description:Bundle numbers hru_1253a to 1253h are short stories of various genre and 2 songs by Sasu Sakrinsow (Sasusow), the best-known storyteller of Sakrin village. His narration style is quite simple and language easy to understand. These were recorded at Sasu's bamboo kitchen. Video: Recorded under extremely low light condition with Canon XA20, settings - Auto. Audio: Somewhat noisy and rainy village surroundings. Minimal echo thanks to bamboo walls. Micropone: Superlux S502 stereo cardioid condenser microphone. Audio recorded directly on Canon XA20 video camera using XLR inputs and extracted later using Any Video Converter software. Phantom power: 48V external supply with Millennium phantom power adapter. Recording Specs: Stereo, 48000 Hz, 32 bit float.
Son of Tsering Sasusow, married to Kusum Sasusow and the father of 7 children (Karmo (M), Sonam (M), Tage (M), Abu (M), Nulyom (F), Atsum (F) and Yali (F). Worked at ITBP from 1968-76. A respected elder of Sakrin Village, and well-known for his extensive knowledge of oral history (of myths and stories) and customary law. Original village: Sakrin, now resident in Thrizino
Born in Karnataka, India. Working in Northeast India as a Jesuit since 1999. Involved with Hrusso Aka orthography development and language support since 1999, having learned the language at Palizi while teaching. Currently doing a DPhil (PhD) in linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK (Thesis: A Grammar of Hrusso Aka). Founder and leader of the Hrusso Literature Team, formed in 2017.
Daughter of Achambu Sakrinsow. Original village: Sakrin, now resident in Thrizio
Format:audio/x-wav
video/mp4
Identifier:oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1214100
IGS0277
Identifier (URI):https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1214100%23
Publisher:Vijay D'Souza
University of Oxford
Subject:storytelling
mythology
English language
Hruso language
Hindi language
Subject (ISO639):eng
hru
hin
Type:Audio
Video

OLAC Info

Archive:  Endangered Languages Archive
Description:  http://www.language-archives.org/archive/soas.ac.uk
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for OLAC format
GetRecord:  Pre-generated XML file

OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1214100
DateStamp:  2019-01-08
GetRecord:  OAI-PMH request for simple DC format

Search Info

Citation: Sasu Sasusow (consultant); Vijay D'Souza (researcher); Joymoti Sakrinsow. 2016-05-01. Vijay D'Souza.
Terms: area_Asia area_Europe country_GB country_IN iso639_eng iso639_hin iso639_hru

Inferred Metadata

Country: United KingdomIndia
Area: AsiaEurope


http://www.language-archives.org/item.php/oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1214100
Up-to-date as of: Mon Oct 18 20:44:00 EDT 2021