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Title:Borphakey songs - 30th November 2011
The Traditional Songs And Poetry Of Upper Assam – A Multifaceted Linguistic and Ethnographic Documentation of the Tangsa, Tai and Singpho Communities in Margherita, Northeast India
Contributor:Stephen Morey
Contributor (consultant):Ai Lun Khong
Nang Nau Chi
Nang Pau Pem
Coverage:India
Date:2007-11-30
Description:A recording of songs sung in Borphakey village by Nang Nau Chi, Nang Pau Pem and Ai Lun Kong. This consists of the following media files: SDM01-20071130-01_1171_JS_X_Borphakey_Songs.mpg; Duration 55'14'" This recording forms the whole of the cassette numbered SMVDP30NOV0701 (Phonogrammarchiv No 1171). and SDM01-2008Tascam-016.wav; Duration 56'39" The details of the recording SDM01-20071130-01_1171_JS_X_Borphakey_Songs.mpg are as follows: 0’00” Nang Pau Pem singing a prayer, Kanto Phra, filmed by candlelight; 0’30” Nang Nau Chi singing a song about weaving, a Mo Kham Sa Eui. Filmed by candlelight; a photograph of the MS of the song is Nang_Nau_Chi_Songs_4.jpg; 2’01” Nang Nau Chi singing a Rice pounding song, Mo Kham Soi Yoi. Filmed by candlelight; a Photographs of the MS of the song Nang_Nau_Chi_Songs_5.jpg and 6.jpg; song finishes at 12’00”; 12’28” Ai Lun Khong and Nang Nau Chi discussing about the meaning of the rice pounding song; 24’11” Ai Lun Khong sings a Mo Kham Sa Eui with an explanation of the song. Song finishes at 25’34”; 27’02” Ai Lun Khong speaks the Mo Kham Sa Eui, and some discussion; 29’45” Ai Lun Khong and Nang Nau Chi sing a Response song spontaneously; 32’23” Ai Lun Khong - Some general discussion about the song in English and Phake; it was pointed out that when a boy and girl meet, they are too shy to talk, so they sing to each other; 40’20” Nang Pau Pem sings a song for children – Mo Kham Lau Luk On; 42’10” Nang Pau Pem sings another song for children, Chi Chi Ha Haing; 42’38” Nang Pau Pem sings a Mo Kham Sa Eui; 43’30” Ai Lun Khong and Nang Nau Chi discussion; from 44’30” discussion about the ending of songs; 47’00” about the Pya Chat (Jataka) of former days ; 47’25” Ai Lun Khong; Nang Nau Chi discussion about the Khe Khyang style; 50’10” Nang Pau Pem sings and Ai Lun Khong discusses a Khe Khyang song composed for a British tea garden manager; 50’40” some discussion; 51’36” song resumes Accompanied by clapping. This song was taught to Nang Pau Pem by her Pu Ok (her father’s father). His name was Ngo Yun Che (yon² ce¹) ‘youngest-fine’; 55’14” end of recording SDM01-2008Tascam-016.wav is an explanation of the meaning of the response song sung by Ai Lun Khong and Nang Nau Chi at 29'45" of SDM01-20071130-01_1171_JS_X_Borphakey_Songs.mpg
This project contains linguistic, musicological, ethnographic and other cultural information about three communities in Upper Assam: Singpho, Tai and Tangsa. The recordings and analyses have been done by Stephen Morey, together with Palash Kumar Nath (Gauhati University), Juergen Schoepf (Phonogrammarchiv, Vienna), Meenaxi Barkataki Ruscheweyh (Goettingen Academy of Sciences), Chaichuen Khamdaengyodtai (Rajabhat University, Chiang Mai), Zeenat Tabassum (Gauhati University), Karabi Mazumder (Gauhati University), Krishna Boro (Gauhati University), Paul Hastie (LaTrobe University). The key aims of the project were • to provide a comprehensive documentation of the varieties of Tangsa language spoken in the Margherita Subdivision of Upper Assam, India, • to provide a comprehensive documentation of the traditional songs, and poetry of three endangered language communities in the Margherita Subdivision: the Tangsa and Singpho (both Tibeto-Burman) and the Tai (Tai-Kadai), including a study of Tai traditional manuscripts, which are highly relevant for language and culture maintenance among the Tai. Within each of these communities there is considerable linguistic and cultural diversity, so all the files have been divided up and named according to this system: Tai SDM01 Phake SDM02 Aiton SDM03 Khamyang SDM04 Ahom SDM05 Khamti Singpho SDM07 Turung SDM08 Numhpuk Hkawng SDM09 Diyun Hkawng SDM10 Tieng Hkawng Tangsa SDM11 Yongkuk SDM12 Cholim (Tonglum) SDM13 Chamchang (Kimsing) SDM14 Tikhak SDM15 Lochhang (Langching) SDM16 Ngaimong SDM17 Maitai SDM18 Shechhyoe SDM19 Mossang SDM20 Khalak SDM21 Lakkai SDM22 Longri SDM23 Hakhun SDM24 Lungkhe SDM25 Rera (Ronrang) SDM26 Sangte SDM27 Sangwal SDM28 Halang SDM29 Haseng SDM30 Mungray (Morang) SDM31 Moklum SDM32 Nokja SDM33 Hawoi (Havi) SDM34 Joglei (Jogly) SDM35 Namsang (Nocte) SDM36 Longchang Among the Tangsa, there is considerable diversity. Each group has its own name for itself and for each other group. In the list above, the name in parentheses is sometimes called the 'general name', whereas the first listed name is that used by the group for themselves. The naming of Tangsa groups needs considerable further research
Ai Lun Khong is the headman of Borphakey village, and the Chere (lay ceremonial leader). His wife is Nang Pau Pem. He was born at Borphakey, his father's name was Ngi Cham Kheu (ŋī⁵ cām¹ khə² ‘enjoy-lineage’); and his mother's name: Am Pha Li (phā² type of plant; lī¹ ‘youngest leaves).
Nang Nau Chi (ye³ nāu² cī¹) (‘1st daughter - star - put side by side’) was born at Borphakey (Man Phake Long): father’s name: Ngi Seng Chet (2nd son-diamond-pure); mother's name: Ee Kham Khaung (khauŋ¹ – refers to a flower) In 2008 she lived at Sup Man Mo – the mouth of the Man Mo river; her husband's name was Sai Lek Lot (lek¹ lot⁴) who is now deceased.
Nang Pau Pem was born at Ninggam, her father’s name was Sam Sa Pe (sā¹ pe⁵); mother’s Ye Lu Kham (lū¹ kham² ‘donate-gold’). She is married to Ai Luk Khong
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image/jpeg
video/x-mpeg1
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-0017-C5A7-D
Publisher:Stephen Morey
Research Centre for Linguistic Typology, La Trobe University
Subject:Singing
Individual songs and Duet songs
Phake language
Tai Phake
Subject (ISO639):phk
Type:audio

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Citation: Stephen Morey; Ai Lun Khong (consultant); Nang Nau Chi (consultant); Nang Pau Pem (consultant). 2007-11-30. Stephen Morey.
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