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Discussion about types of Lamkang traditional songs transcript

Discussion about types of Lamkang traditional songs

Discussion about traditional Lamkang songs called Lam Loon Laa.
Date: January 31, 2016
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about language preservation and documentation

Sumshot Khular interviews Beshot Khullar at her home in Thamlapokpi, Chandel, Manipur. Beshot tells of his interests and activities in preserving traditional knowledge, stories, proverbs and the like.
Date: January 31, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about Lamkang language and preservation, part 2

Sumshot Khular interviews Beshot Khullar about his activities and interests in language and culture preservation.
Date: January 31, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about Raapa by Suungnem Bunghon (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about Raapa by Suungnem Bunghon

Transcription of a retelling of Raapa paomin (the Story of Raapa), as narrated by Bunghon Suungnem. A tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex & Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Traditional story about the Seven Sons (open access)

Transcription: Traditional story about the Seven Sons

Transcription of a retelling of Chaa paa tkhiiu ki paomin (the Story of Seven Sons), as told by Angtoi Sankhil. A man is killed by a tiger, and as his six sons go to avenge him, he kills them too one by one. The mother is pregnant with a seventh son, who is able to foretell events while still in the womb. After the child learns how his father died, he goes to confront the tiger and his wife. He avoids the tiger's attempt to kill him, takes back his father's head from the tiger's possession, and vanquishes the tiger.
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library