English: Karbi-language speaker D.S. Teron from Assam, India shares about the celebration of local festivals by the Karbi people.

• 0:35 – 04:45: Introduction in English. The festival explained by Teron in this audio is about a funeral festival known as ""Cho Mang Kan"" (IPA: /t͡ʃo maːŋg kaːn/). The festival is generally observed after a few years of one's death. The festival is for about 3 – 5 days and is expensive to organize, so family members of the deceased take their time to decide about it.

The entire community, especially the young boys and girls participate. The songs contain very erotic and explicit content (can be considered obscene). However the Karbi community is open and no one complains about these songs.

• 04:45 – 06:48: Narration of the festival in Karbi. The narration explains about the procession which is a part of the festival where people of all age groups walk with holding a traditional and national Karbi emblem called ""Jambili Athon"" (IPA: /d͡ʒaːmbili aːt̪ʰɔn/) (an wooden pole made from Bengwoi ke-er (Wrightia coccinea Sims. (Apocynaceae)^[1] with a wood-crafted bird called ""Voraju"" (IPA: /boraːd͡ʒu/, Greater racket-tailed drongo) fixed on one end). Each village would have their own Jambili Athon. During the procession, drummers beat drums and young boys and girls sing and dance during the procession. The gatherings used to have a gathering of 400 – 1000 people. Poeple tease each other for fun. People drink local alcohol, feast, sing and dance during this festival.
• 06:48 onwards: Conclusion in English to summarize the narration

This interview was recorded remotely on May 21, 2017 at 9:43 AM (IST, UTC+5:30) with prior permission from the interviewee.

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