Elicitation on inclusive, exclusive, and ditransitives. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation in transitive, intransitive, imperative, and causative forms. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation of a word list on tone. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on person marking. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Retelling of the Pear Story. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on person marking. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Personal narrative about migration. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Old Bagbahar.

Khuhpi Saihriem sings a traditional song. She is a Saihriem speaker living in Bahbahar village, around 90 years old at the time of recording. She is also a speaker of Bengali.

Consent and speaker background of Faka Aimol including education, languages spoken, and places lived. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.

Elicitation on person marking. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.

Elicitation on verb stem alternation. Recorded in Balisor, Silchar, Assam, India.

Houjahen Haokip, a male speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung) explains the belief of God and the various spirits. He is 85 at the time of recording. The Thadou believed in the existence of both the supreme God who is in control of everything and the various spirits who inflict sickness when they are instigated by human beings who cannot see the spirits with their naked eyes.

Houjahen Haokip, a male speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung) explains birth ceremonies in Thadou. He is also a speaker of Manipuri. He is 85 at the time of recording. When a baby is born, friends and relatives visit and give gifts. A priest blesses the child and gives them the name of their grandfather, whichever of their grandfathers lived the longest life.

Houjahen Haokip, a male speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung) explains marriage ceremonies in Thadou. He is also a speaker of Manipuri. He is 85 at the time of recording. The man must approach the parents of the bride with a pot of wine and ask permission to marry their daughter. Then they set a date, and the families offer an animal (often, a mithun) for the ceremony.

Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in alphabetical order by English gloss. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.

Reading of a basic word list in Sakachep. Words from multiple semantic domains are given in alphabetical order by English gloss. Each word is repeated three times in isolation by Rebecca Sakachep, a native speaker who is 17 years old at the time of recording.

Houjahen Haokip performs a ritual called Joulangvei used for healing breast pain or for madness with a group. He is a Thadou speaker from Manipur (currently living in Lambung), around 80 years old at the time. He also names the clay pieces used in the ritual.

Chongkholun Haokip recites a ritual called Tuilangvei, a ritual for healing sickness caused by the spirits of bodies of water. He is a male Thadou speaker from Manipur, currently living in Salbung village, around 95 years old at the time of recording.