List of words in indigenous languages of Manipur (open access)

List of words in indigenous languages of Manipur

Wordlist of word in English and indigenous languages of Manipur. This wordlist during the Workshop for the Development of a Multilingual Glossary of Selected Languages of Manipur in Imphal.
Date: October 2009
Creator: Thounaojam, Harimohon
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Discussion of Laa kthee (open access)

Transcription: Discussion of Laa kthee

Transcription of a discussion of traditional songs by Shetwor Dilbung and Bunghon Suungnem at a storytelling festival funded by the NSF project and organized and implemented by Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam. The speakers discuss the types of songs they would like to collect and archaic vocabulary used in songs. They also discuss the Totlaang festival in Phaidaam in 2008.
Date: August 27, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Conversation about traditonal stories and songs (open access)

Transcription: Conversation about traditonal stories and songs

Transcription of a discussion about and performance of a traditional Lamkang song. Recorded at Swamy Tholung's. David Peterson and Shobhana Chelliah were invited for lunch. At that event, elders were invited to come in talk for the recorder.
Date: February 2018
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Critique to the Mythology of Lamkang Tribe Manipur (open access)

A Critique to the Mythology of Lamkang Tribe Manipur

A published critique to the mythology of the Lamkang tribe.
Date: 2000
Creator: Dilbung, Avince Anthony
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamkang Laapuu-singers at the Seminar on Culture and Origin of the Lamkangs 2006

Photograph of Laapu-Singers during the first Seminar on Culture and Origin of the Lamkangs organized by the Lamkang Kurchuknao Kunpun-LKK at Charangching Khullen in 2006, Chandel district, Manipur, India.
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamkang musical instrument known as Lampe

Lamkang musical instrument known as Lampe used in any singing. Like a mouth organ, made from bamboo.
Date: November 30, 2006
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dancers lining up to perform at the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi at Deering Khu

Recording of Lamkang dancers lining up to perform the dance while Maria plays the music at the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi at Deeringkhu. Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL participated to document this recordings for the language preservation and initiatives of community learning and engagement. Organized by Loveson Shilshi and his family in memory of his late father at Deeering khu village, Chandel District Manipur, India.
Date: March 4, 2014
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Lamkang cultural drum called Khuung in Totlang K'kam festival

Photograph of Lamkang traditioal drums called [khuung] in Lamkang. This is a performance by the Lamkang laapuu during the Totlang K'am festival in 2008 at Phaaidaam village. Shetphong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi in the middle with a drum. Kotap Dilbung from Angbrasu village standing with a drum on the left hand side and Bunghon (Malikapa) Sankhil of Phaaidaam, drummer on the right handside singing the folk song.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Levion Rengkarnung telling a story at the Seminar on Culture and Origin of the Lamkangs

Lamkang elder Leivon Rengkarnung of Charangching Khunkha telling the origin story of the Lamkang, and behind him is seated is a story teller,Tholung Beshot from Thamlapokpi. Beshot is an expert Reel Ruu musical instrument maker, apart from his story telling, dance and music and skilled craftsman.
Date: November 30, 2006
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a musical instrument called Sil kik made from Mithun horn

Photograph of a musical instrument called Sil kik in Lamkang made from Mithun horn. The horn or mithun whenever anyone kills them for festivities and celebrations are kept as they used as musical instrument in the Lamkang traditions.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamkang Traditional Cultural Attires and Ornaments; Lamber Ksuu

Photograph of the "lamber Ksuu" playing the "Reelruu" a bamboo musical instrument, made of bamboo, with a gourd fixed in the middle of the hollow and bound and sealed with 'tarnap" in order to make the sound perfectly harmonized. the reelruu is played while performing the "reelruu kardaam" . This picture is taken during the first seminar on "culture and origin of the Lamkangs" organized by Lamkang Kurchuknao Kunpun-LKK at Charanching Khullen village 2006.
Date: 2006
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Drums- Lamkang traditional drums called "Khuung" used during dancing and any festivities

Photograph of Leivon, Kodang, Shilshi, Rengtap and Kangten Khumwor of Leipungtampak village, at the Lamkang Naga Kurchuknao Kunpun Conference at Charangching Khullen village performing dance, as the main drummers representing their village during the performance 2006. The Lamkang traditional Khuung is a drum made of animal skin, wood and cane, used for all rituals, singing and dancing in any Lamkang festivities.
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of reel ruu

Photograph of Lamkang musical instrument known as Reelruh. This instrument is played when they reelruh dance is being performed.The dance and musical is one of its only kind that only the Lamkangs used and no other tribes uses this particular instrument. It is made of bamboo, gourd and tarnap a local glue made from tree sap. Beshot Tholung of Thamlapokpi is know to have made many of these instruments.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Laapuu Singing a traditional song

A photograph Laapuu singing traditional songs while the dancers perform the dance at a seminar on Culture and Origin of the Lamkangs. Organized by the Lamkang Kurchuknao Kunpun at Charangching Khullen-Khunkha village in 2006.
Date: November 30, 2006
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion and retellings of traditional narratives about Benglam and Lamkang clans transcript

Analytical discussion and retellings of traditional narratives about Benglam and Lamkang clans

Lamkang elders recite well-known traditional narratives (the origin of Lamkang clans, and a Benglam story) and associated songs, followed by discussion in English. Recorded at the 2nd NSF-funded Lamkang Orthography Workshop held at the Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 24, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of narrative 358d transcript

Analytical discussion of narrative 358d

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.
Date: January 25, 2016
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Krowl, Vol, 1.01, May 2009 (open access)

Krowl, Vol, 1.01, May 2009

Annual magazine containing articles written by contributors across India on various topics, such as socio-economic, political, art, or religious issues.
Date: May 2009
Creator: Bunglun, Shangkhil
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the song "Sonraang khu tha mhei yur chao" at the folk song competition in Thamlapokpi village

Recording of Malhong Sankhil singing Sumphaai and Rangleen song called "Sonraang Khu thah myur ma'oh" during the folk song competition at Thamlapokpi village. The video is taken by Sumshot and Tony Khular as part of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research Project.
Date: January 1, 2017
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Reelruu Kardaam

Elders who are experts in traditional songs and young women and men dancers perform the Reelruu Kardaam. Reelruu Dance is a typical dance where the Reelruu, a long bamboo and gourd musical instrument, is played and a special dance is performed with this song. This dance has unique dance steps which only the Lamkangs perform and its one of the old traditional dances that still is unchanged in steps or song. The Reelruul is also very unique, as it is only played by the Lamkangs. This recording was done during Lamkang Naga Kurchuknao Kunpun (LNKK) seminar at Charangching Village.
Date: 2004
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of welcome songs and speech

Lamkang Student Union [Lamkang Kurchuknao Kunpun] opens with prayer, followed by a welcome song by two elders Rengkarnung Leivon and Bunghon Suungnem from Leigangching village. Stephen Sankhil, President of the Lamkang Student Union, made the welcome address and presentation.
Date: 2004
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Inn ksaa laa

A man sings Inn ksaa laa, a song about building a house,”lumen cheen neh”, Inmun Ksii o” and “inluu ee.” He mentioned how a dog was killed, then he told it has to be demonstrated by killing and also in some places where they cannot afford to kill a dog they will perform it with eggs.
Date: 2004
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about Totlang dance, dress, and ornaments

Bunghon Suungnem explains the meaning behind Totlang Kam and why they sing a particular song with the dance and also the dress they wear.
Date: 2004
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion of Cheldep

Elders Beshot Tholung of Thamlapokpo, Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching, Shangwar Dilbung of Khuibung, Daniel Tholung of Thamlakhuren, and Beshot Khullar and Sankhil Belun of Phaidaam discuss Cheldep, the Lamkang hero. Cheldep was a young man who was brought by Shenoi. As for Shenoi, we are not so sure, but he was arrested during the war they heard. Sankhils claimed the “Yamluung”, a musical instrument, as their property. But, later the Dilbungs claimed it as Vangkhiin, who is the owner of the musical instrument. They discuss a Dilbung man who was lost during the war.
Date: January 2, 2004
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Puulraang

Beshot Tholung of Thamlapokpi, Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching, and Belun Sankhil of Phaidaam sing in praise of Puulraang for its beauty and the relations that they had with the Puulraang, a bird whose feather is used as a decorative item during the cultural traditional dances in Totlang Kam festival or any other festivities in the community.
Date: 2004
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library