Conversation about why linguists record conversations

Recording of a discussion among Harimohon Thounaojam, Rex Khullar, and Beshot Khullar about why linguists record conversations.
Date: May 17, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reading of the Prodigal Son

Beshot Khullar of Phaidam reads the Prodigal Son. A landowner's second son demands his share of the inheritance before the father's death, goes off and squanders it, and returns to his father, who accepts his penitent son. The older brother, however, is upset at his father's acceptance of his returning brother.
Date: May 22, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of reduplication

Discussion of reduplication with positive and negative connotations in Lamkang. Discussant are Beshot Khullar, Rengpu Rex Khullar and Shobhana Chelliah.
Date: May 24, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of the Squirrel Story

A discussion of Theipa paomin [the Squirrel Story] with Beshot Khullar about his telling of the story. This recording could be used to illustrate how linguists can get aids to analyze grammars via transcription and translation of connected text.
Date: May 17, 2008
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about the hospital in Chandel and preparing for the Totlang Kam festival

Recording of Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar discussing about preparing for the Totlang Kam festival. There are three tracks. The first is the voice of Harimohon Thounaojam encouraging the speakers to pick a topic of conversation. The back and forth is clearly produced for the sake of the recorder and often resembles an interview rather than conversation.
Date: May 18, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Reading and analytical discussion of words for animals

Word list reading and discussion based on words collected by Dr. Harimohon Thounaojam.
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about Benglam

Beshot Khullar tells a Benglam story. The retelling was for Shobhana Chelliah with Rex Khullar in attendance.
Date: May 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about traditional tools

A review of how some foods are cooked and naming of traditional tools by Beshot Khullar using a picture stimulus from a magazine called the "Souvenir".
Date: May 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about home life and family

Beshot interviews an unidentified young woman (Lamkang Student) about her home life and family.
Date: 2008
Creator: Khullar, Beshot
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of a traditional narrative about the squirrel

The traditional narrative Theipaa Paomin [the Squirrel story] as told by Beshot Khullar.
Date: May 16, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Retelling of the Squirrel and Rongnu

Recording by Daniel Tholung of a retelling of the traditional story The Squirrel and Rongnu.
Date: 2008
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of Lamkang proverbs

Recording of a translation and discussion of Lamkang proverbs with conversation about the process in Manipuri (Meiteiron).
Date: May 5, 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of possessive constructions

Melissa Robinson eliciting possessive constructions with Sumshot Khular.
Date: January 28, 2008
Creator: Robinson, Melissa
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about the importance of documenting Lamkang

Recording of Beshot Khullar discussing the importance of documenting the Lamkang language.
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of active constructions through sportscaster language transcript

Elicitation of active constructions through sportscaster language

Illustrating Sportscaster Language. Shobhana Chelliah asks Rengpu Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam to describe goals and plays in an imaginary football (American soccer) game. Rex provides this in Lamkang, while Harimohon provides this in Manipuri. The purpose was to elicit focus and/or highly active constructions.
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion of a writing sample transcript

Discussion of a writing sample

Discussion of a written sample from an SIL writing workshop. The purpose is to understand the writing system and to learn about grammatical constructions from a variety of speakers.
Date: March 15, 2008
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of how to make ironba transcript

Description of how to make ironba

Rex Khullar of Phaidaam Pantha explains how to make a traditional Lamkang spicy chutney called ironba.
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reading of the Prodigal Son from the New Testament transcript

Reading of the Prodigal Son from the New Testament

Reading of the Prodigal Son from the New Testament by Beshot Khullar
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about Benglam transcript

Traditional story about Benglam

Rex Khullar tells a Benglam Story. In this one, Benglam was sitting on a tree with the intention of cutting it down. He cut the the tree trunk he was sitting on and fell to the ground.
Date: May 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about Benglam transcript

Traditional story about Benglam

A Benglam story as told by Beshot Khullar. In this story, Benglam outwits his would-be captors: Caught by the Kuki, Benglam insists he be tied up, but the rope is to be at his elbow and his captors must pull by the rope at a distance. Far from his captors, he slips out of the restraint, ties the rope to a tree, and escapes.
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about Benglam transcript

Traditional story about Benglam

Beshot Khullar tells a traditional Benglam story.
Date: 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reading of tone list and minimal pairs transcript

Reading of tone list and minimal pairs

Tone list and minimal pairs offered and read by Rex Khullar
Date: May 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on documentation done on Lamkang transcript

Monologue on documentation done on Lamkang

Beshot Khullar from Phaidaam Pantha reflects on the work that has been done on Lamkang to date, expresses concern for what knowledge is being lost, and requests and thanks Shobhana Chelliah for her work on Lamkang. He mentions a Bible verse of blessings that he quotes from Psalms 126:5-6: "Those who sow in tears, shall reap with songs of joy."
Date: May 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on play-by-play description of imagined soccer game transcript

Monologue on play-by-play description of imagined soccer game

Improvised play-by-play description of imagined soccer game in Manipuri (Meiteiron) by Harimohon Thounaojam
Date: May 2008
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library