OLAC Record
oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_C406_F

Metadata
Title:Laoko - Sacrifice
Contributor (compiler):Stephen Morey
Contributor (consultant):Laoko Langching
Coverage:India
Jeng Pathar
Description:One recording in which Laoko Langching talks about the tradition of performing sacrifices. This consists of the following sound file: SDM15-20091228-01_SM_T_Laoko_Sacrifice.wav The details of this recording are as follows: SDM15-20091228-01_SM_T_Laoko_Sacrifice.wav; Duration 13’43”; The recording commences with explaining what would be done when people become sick. During former times, the Lochhang people used to purchase slaves for the purpose of sacrifice. This was done for the purpose of ensuring good health, and fruitful production of crops, these slaves had to be sacrificed di²ta¹ is the name of the sacrifice/ ta¹ means cutting and di² means slave, captive. During that time, all the nearby villages were informed that human sacrifice would be performed. From there they would come, and on that particular day on which the sacrifice was to be done. They would be informed by means of this rau¹sat¹, which is the rope with tied portions that sends a message. If the sacrifice would be performed after 4 days, for example, 4 knots would be tied.
Format:audio/x-wav
Identifier (URI):https://hdl.handle.net/1839/00-0000-0000-0017-C406-F
Is Part Of:DoBeS archive : Tangsa, Tai, Singpho in North East India
Language:Tase Naga; Tangsa - Lochhang variety (general name Langching)
Language (ISO639):nst
Publisher:The Language Archive, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Subject:Tase Naga language
Tangsa - Lochhang variety (general name Langching)
Subject (ISO639):nst
Type (DCMI):Sound

OLAC Info

Archive:  The Language Archive
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OAI Info

OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:lat_1839_00_0000_0000_0017_C406_F
DateStamp:  2018-04-05
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Search Info

Citation: Stephen Morey (compiler); Laoko Langching (consultant). n.d. DoBeS archive : Tangsa, Tai, Singpho in North East India.
Terms: area_Asia country_MM dcmi_Sound iso639_nst

Inferred Metadata

Country: Myanmar
Area: Asia


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