Tales are an important genre of the oral prose literature of the Mongolians. Tales typically begin with the phrase “Once upon a time, in such-and-such a place, in such-and-such a country.” Mongolian tales are symbolic. The most frequent ending is “and they lived happily ever after.” The legends are a popular genre of oral prose literature. The real-life legends are always complementary expressions of historical events within folk literature. Historical facts are usually adorned with fanciful magic and metaphoric devices to later become historical legends. Among the restored and digitised data, the tales take up the most recording hours. Within the framework of the project, over two hundred hours of tales and almost fourteen hours of legends were restored and digitised.

The huur is an instrument played by flicking a metallic piece with the mouth half-open. This recording was played by a male of the Tsaatan tribe that raises reindeer by Khuvsgul Lake in the high mountains. One can hear the intentional inclusion of wind-like sounds in the playing.

This is a dance of the Bison Horn Maria tribe, so called because of the head dress of bison horns that they wear during ceremonial occasions. The song is “Nima waya noni” (You come on younger sister). A group of eight to ten girls are dancing, accompanied by singing and drums.

This chant is from a tribe in Seqaqa, Macuata province, located in Vanua Levu, the second largest island in Fiji.

This chant is from a tribe in Lutu village located in the hinterland of the Naitasiri province on mainland Viti Levu. It is a traditional chant accompanying preparation of a yaqona ceremony reserved only for the titular leading chief of the chiefdom.