So What's New?

January 8th, 2012

• Three Girls, an Ogress and a Peddler, a Minhe Mangghuer tale.
• The Dreadful Boar a Chinese tale.
• A Wildcat Ate a Hen, and a Rooster Killed the Wildcat, a Miao tale.
• The Little Old Woman, a Yukaghir tale.
• The King, an Abkhaz tale.

June 21st, 2011

• Updated Publication of the webmasters
• Ejen-Khan, a Darkhad Mongolian tale.
• The Magistrate Khöö Dayan, a Mongolian tale.
• How a King Went out Stealing, a Lithuanian tale.
• How te Peasant Became Magistrate, a Korean tale.
• The King and the Robbers, a Punjabi tale from the Upper Indus)
• The King and the Four Thieves, a Baluchi tale from Pakistan.
• Sultan Mahmud and the Burglars, a Pashto tale from Afghanistan.
• Danckaert 1615, a Russian tale.
• Collins 1671, a Russian tale.
• The Soldier and the King, a Wendish (Sorbian) tale.
• The Honest Soldier, a Wendish (Sorbian) tale.
• The Khan and the Thief, a Sart (Uzbek) tale.
• The Lama and the Carpenter, a Dagur tale.
• How a Foolish Concubine Lost her Nose, a Chinese tale.
• Transcriptions with parsing of the following Western Yugur texts:
• The King's Son as Thief

November 14th, 2009

• Story of Chashe Renchin
• Story of Chashe Rynchin
• The Magic Pillow, a Chinese tale.
• The Story of Flour Flowing from Heaven
• Transcriptions with parsing of the following Western Yugur texts:
• Tales of the type The Grateful Animals and the Magic Jewel
• The Smart Lad Who Bartered a Mouse for a Horse

October 7th, 2009

• Section on Yugur folk wisdom and beliefs revised and expanded.
• Index of Chen's texts
• Transcriptions with parsing of the following Western Yugur texts:
• Folklore (texts from the section on Yugur folk wisdom)
• How the Ugly Boy Marries a Beauty
• The Smart Woman, or, The Living Corpse
• The Monk and the Woman
• Tales of the type The Helpful Objects

August 21st, 2009

• The Old Woman and the Wolf, a Taranchi (Uygur) tale.
• The Story of the Old Sheep, the Old Goat and the Wolf, a Khalkha tale.
• The Ugly Man Marries a Beautiful Woman, synopsis of a Chinese tale.
• Transcriptions with parsing of the following Western Yugur texts:
• Tales of the type The Wolf and the Kids
• The Friendship of the Wolf, the Fox and the Raven

July 24th, 2009

• Tales of the type The Painter and the Carpenter
• Tales of the type The Soothsayer with the Pig's Head
• The folktale cycle of the Bewitched Corpse
• Pdf file of the thesis (2000) The Western Yugur (Yellow Uygur) Language.
• General update.

November 13th, 2003

• More riddles
• More proverbs
• More Western Yugur botanical names

May 6th, 2003

• The Stepmother's Heart, a Salar tale.

March 28th, 2003

• The Ugly Son, a Japanese tale.
• Pigs, on a Western Yugur custom.
• The Monkey in the Moon, on a Western Yugur belief.
• The Soul, on a Western Yugur belief.
• The Teiran (1), on a Western Yugur belief.
• The Teiran (2), on a Western Yugur belief.
• The Jertpeng , on a Western Yugur belief.

February 22nd, 2003

• The Piebald Lamb and the Daughter of the Noyon, a Khalkha tale.
• Khuandylchyn, a Western Yugur folksong.
• Sharamaq, a Western Yugur folksong.
• Index of Tenishev's texts

January 22nd, 2003

• The Reverses of Faith (1), a Western Yugur tale.
• The Living Buddha's Hat, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Instructiveness of Dreams, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Mother and the Son, a Western Yugur tale.
• Turdikhari and the King, an Uygur tale.
• Chin Tömür, a Hami Uygur tale.
• The Old Mangudze, a Monguor tale.
• Palangsang, an Ordos tale.
• The Sick Girl, an Ordos tale.
• General update.

December 23rd, 2002

• Transcriptions of the following Western Yugur text:
• The Soldiers from the Egg
• The Woman Who Killed Her Husbands, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Soldiers From the Egg, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Converted Monk, a Western Yugur tale.
• Midungwa Ssorprengchun, a Tibetan Buddhist tale.
• Dorje, a Tibetan Buddhist tale.
• Angulimala, or Finger-Necklace, a Mongol Buddhist tale.
• King Vikramaditya. Chapter XIII., a Mongol literary tale.
• The Clever Servant, a Chinese tale.
• The Tiger, the Monkey, and the Stag, a Chinese tale.

November 13th, 2002

• The Revived Dead Man, a Tibetan tale.
• The Grateful Animals, a Tibetan tale.
• The Smart Hare, a Tibetan tale.
• The Two Princesses, a Tibetan tale.
• The Princesses' Evil Maid Servant, a Tibetan tale.
• The Three Little Girls, a Korean tale.
• Motif Index

July 11th, 2002

• The Triumph of Justice and Punishment of Treason, a Western Yugur tale.

June 22nd, 2002

• Beauty Through Faith, a Western Yugur tale.
• Vajra, the Daughter of King Prasenajit, a Mongol Buddhist tale.
• The Travelling Pyhrqans, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Journey of the Silver Men, a Chinese tale.
• The One Span Tall Old Man, a Khalkha tale.
• The Legend of the Fortune-telling Shoulder Bone, a Khalkha tale.
• The Camel and the Deer, a Khalkha tale.
• Eldee and Deldee, a Khalkha tale.
• The Golden and the Silver Anklebones, a Khalkha tale.
• The Ear-Like Boy, a Khalkha tale.
• Updated: Western Yugur Traditional Costume, a picture show.

September 5th, 2001

• Transcriptions of the following Western Yugur texts:
• The Blind Man and the Wild Animals
• The Talking Wooden Bolt
• The Boy Who Fell in Love with a Ghost
• The Magpie
• The Buddhist Prayer (1)
• The Buddhist Prayer (2)
• The Three Sons, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Tiger, the Monkey, and the Stag, a Chinese tale.
• Kyakug, a Tibetan tale.
• The Werewolf (1), a Chinese tale.
• The Werewolf (2), a Chinese tale.
• The Reward of Praying, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Flight of the Living Buddha, a Western Yugur tale.
• Report on Hóngshíwo Elementary School
• The Reverses of Fate (2), a Western Yugur tale.
• Pictures of Zhong Jìnwén in the Field
• Pictures of Western Yugur Farmsteads
• Index of Aarne-Thompson Types
• Index of Malov 1967
• Updated: Toasting and Drinking, a picture show.
• Updated: Western Yugur Traditional Costume, a picture show.

June 19th, 2001

• Three Brothers Learn Through Wordly Experiences, a Huzhu Monguor tale.
• Western Yugur Botanical Names
• Western Yugur Bawdiness Purged
• Updated: Western Yugur Kinship Terms

May 22nd, 2001

• Transcriptions of the following Western Yugur texts:
• The Numskull
• The Seven Fools
• The An Surname, an Eastern Yugur legend.
• A Tale of the Ox, the Ram and the Billy Goat, a Khalkha tale.
• Gongerjian and Yangkesa, a Yugur tale.
• Blue Cloth, a Yugur tale.
• Gold Sister, Silver Sister and Wood Girl, a Yugur tale.
• Pictures of the Consecration of a Horse
• Pictures of Sprinkling and Blessing Ceremonies
• Revised Yugur Bone Clan Names
• Corrected Western Yugur Texts

May 9th, 2001

• Yugur Historical Tradition, an Eastern Yugur legend.
• Revised Yugur Otoq (Administrative Divisions)
• Updated History of the Yugur

May 1st, 2001

• The Good Lama, a Khalkha tale.
• The Clever Rabbit, a Khalkha tale.
• The Wise Ram, a Khalkha tale.
• A Needle's Determination, a Nepali tale.
• Revenge, a Mizoram tale.
• How Master Thumb Defeated the Sun, a Burman tale.
• The Sun, the Moon and the Evening Star, a Burman tale.
• Mota Shah, a Punjabi tale.
• Nine or Ten, an Iranian tale.
• History of the Yugur

October 26th, 2000

• The Evil Stepmother, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Mysterious Advice, a Western Yugur tale.
• Colofon
• Revised Toponyms
• General update.

July 6th, 2000

• The Boy Who Fell in Love with a Ghost, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Bitten-Off Tongue (2), a Western Yugur tale.
• The Trickster Thief, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Pyhrqan's Son, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Eight Immortals, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Yugur and Gesar Khan, a Western Yugur legend.
• The Origin of the Peoples, a Western Yugur myth.
• The Camel that Lost its Antlers, an Eastern Yugur tale.
• The Mule, the Magpie and the Sun, an Eastern Yugur tale.
• The Three Baldheads, a Dungan tale.
• The Stupid Peasant, a Kashmiri tale.
• The Golden Cup, a Buryat tale.
• Khuandylchyn, a Western Yugur folk song.
• The Giant Ulugh Turq, a shamanist tale.
• The Magpie, Western Yugur folk wisdom.
• Transcriptions of the following Western Yugur texts:
• Yangqysaq and Qongyrjan

May 31st, 2000

• The Numskull, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Bitten-Off Tongue (1), a Western Yugur tale.
• The Three Sons-in-law, a Western Yugur tale.
• The King's Son as Thief (1), a Western Yugur tale.
• The King's Son as Thief (2), a Western Yugur tale.
• The Buddhist Prayer (1), a Western Yugur tale.
• The Buddhist Prayer (2), a Western Yugur tale.
• How the Hare Made a Fool of the Wolf, a Tibetan tale.
• The Müngys-Qarjakh, a Salar tale.
• The Origin of the Sun and the Moon, a Korean tale.
• The Old Woman and the Tiger, a Korean tale.
• The Seven Daughters, a Monguor tale.
• The Fortunes of Life
• The Cycles of Life
• The Murder Plot
• Updated Malov's Notation of Western Yugur

May 15th, 2000

• The Jackal Punished, a Santali tale.
• A Jackal Tries to Steal a Hen, a Lepcha tale.
• The Story of the Seven Simpletons, a Kachari tale.
• How the Hare Got His Lip Split, a Tibetan tale.
• Why Dog and Cat are Enemies, a Chinese tale.
• The Leopard, a Chinese tale.
• Western Yugur Cuisine
• Western Yugur Traditional Costume
• Pictures of the Western Yugur Country
• Updated Bibliography
• Revised images.

April 6th, 2000

• Religion among the Western Yugur
• The Celestial Ranks
• The White Horsemen
• The Nine
• The Red Horsemen
• A Red Horse Consecrated to the Khan of Heaven
• The Burial of a Shaman
• The Old Mangudze, a Monguor tale.
• The Old Woman and the Müngys-Qarjakh, a Salar tale.
• Tutyrja and the Müngys-Qarjakh, a Salar tale.
• The Wicked Girl, a Tibetan tale.
• The Cat and the Dog, a Khalkha tale.
• The Fortunes of Shrikantha, a Kalmuck literary tale.

March 16th, 2000

• Updated Western Yugur Folk Songs
• Updated The Storytellers of the Western Yugur folktales.
• Semsehlchyn, a Western Yugur song.

March 2nd, 2000

• Yugur Ethnonyms
• Toponyms of Matí District
• Updated Yugur Bone Clan Names

February 3rd, 2000

• Revised Yugur Otoq (Administrative System)
• Updated Links
• Updated Yugurology

December 31st, 1999

• Toponyms of Mínghua District
• Toponyms of Dàhé District
• Toponyms Outside of the Yugur Area
• Yugur Bone Clan Names
• The Mangus, a Huzhu Monguor tale.
• A Toad Bestows a Treasure, a Huzhu Monguor tale.
• The Animals' Cave, a Chinese tale.
• Golden Knucklebone, a Bashkir tale.
• Transcriptions of the following Western Yugur texts:
• The Wolf
• The Goat Tails
• Malov's Notation of Western Yugur
• General update.

December 8th, 1999

• Yugur Toponyms
• Qongyrchen and Yangqyssaq, a Western Yugur tale.
• Yangqysaq and Qongyrzhan, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Hunter Slaying his Father, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Goat Tails, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Raven, a Western Yugur tale.
• Updated Proverbs

November 8th, 1999

• Legends and traditions on The Past of the Yugur
• Sichy Khachy (1)
• Sichy Khachy (2)
• Legend and Historical Tradition (1)
• Legend and Historical Tradition (2)
• Historical Tradition
• From the Past of the Yugur
• The Place of Origin of the Yugur
• Updated Links

September 16th, 1999

• The Turkic Language Family
• Western Yugur Kinship Terms
• The Chinese Influence on the Western Yugur Language
• Index of Western Yugur Texts
• Updated Links

August 21st, 1999

• Yugurology, the study of the Yugur languages.
• Search the Western Yugur steppe.
• Transcription of the following Western Yugur text:
• The Misleading Suitor

August 17th, 1999

• Traditional Calendar of the Western Yugur.
• The Magic of the Old Monk, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Old Magician, a Khalkha tale.
• The Headman and the Magician, a Tibetan tale.
• Updated Bibliography

August 4th, 1999

• The Storytellers of the Western Yugur folktales.
• The Talking Wooden Bolt, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Master Illusionist, a Western Yugur tale.
• Updated Bibliography
• Updated Post Office
• Updated the index of Western Yugur Folktales

July 31st, 1999

• Transcriptions of the following Western Yugur texts:
• The Idler's Adventure
• How the Ugly Boy Pretends to be Beautiful and Marries a Beauty, or, The Pyhrqans Who Change the Appearance of People
• The Seven Fools, a Western Yugur tale.
• The Old Woman and the Beggar, a Salar tale.
• An Old Woman Cries for Help, a Huzhu Monguor tale.
• Three Orphan Sisters, a Huzhu Monguor tale.
• Beggar Father, a Minhe Monguor tale.
• Updated Western Yugur Given Names

July 7th, 1999

• What is New?
• Transcriptions of the following Western Yugur texts:
• The Male Goat and the Mangqys
• The Friendship of the Wolf, the Fox and the Raven
• The Ogre and the Five Girls
• Altamsy and Kundemsy
• The Smart Boy, Who Bartered a Mouse for a Horse
  and a Beautiful Wife
• The Smart Woman, or The Living Corpse
• The Monk and the Woman
• Old Man Ookhàny, a Buryat tale.

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