Title: Longkongla Otsü’

Language: Chungli(Ao)

Description: Longkongla who loves the land and its spirits, rather then a human. A hunter named Aokhe tries to win her ove by using mountain spirits. In her anger and despair, Longkongla invokes the spirit to transform her livestock and even her pigs into wild boars, cows into sambars and hens into wild hens. Later in the story, she falls from a cliff, impaling herself on a Cabo Sunsungdong tree, also known as a parasol leaf tree. Also, the red gel-like substance found inside the tree’s trunk is believed to be Longkongla’s blood, symbolizing the connection between her and nature.

Format & Duration: 10 mins, 37 secs.
Date of Recording: 8/22/2025
Date of Upload: 23 October 2025
Performer: Dr. Perongba
Creator: Imkongsenla Yaden
Publisher: Tetso College, Dimapur
Note: NA

Cite this work

Yaden, Imkongsenla    . 2025  . Longkongla Otsü'    . ( Narrated by Dr. Perongba )  . Sovima: NEIIPA, Tetso College  . (https://neiipa.in/audio/longkongla-otsu/)  . Accessed: (29-Oct-2025)