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Shekarnong Sankhil reading the John and Jesus discussion in Lamkang

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil reading the Lamkang Bible story about John and Jesus discussing.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shekarnong Sankhil telling the story of Sluk a half bird and half animal creature from the Lamkang traditional folk stories

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil telling the story of Sluk also known as Sluk Arbing, a half bird and half animal creature found in the Lamkang traditional folk tales.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shekarnong Sankhil the naming process of the children in the Lamkang traditions

Recording of naming in Lamkang traditions by Shekarnong Sankhil how the different clans naming systems are a way to identify the family and clan to which one belongs. It goes with the mother's clans in the Lamkang naming system.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shekarnong Sankhil the naming process of the children in the Lamkang traditions

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil narrating the naming process in the Lamkang culture, who the names are given after the clan of the mother which is a way to identify the clan to which the mother belongs to.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi (open access)

Transcript for Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi

Transcription of Thei chik tboor tun ki suu txhat nah (Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree) as told by Shekarnong Sankhil. A young man, abandoned by his elder brother at the behest of his wife, befriends a young woman. He gifts his prospective parents-in-law with precious items he took from the tiger he killed. The young woman proves herself fit to be his wife by being the only person not to slip on a mat spread out at harvest time.
Date: September 2, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for elicitation of various sentences (open access)

Transcript for elicitation of various sentences

Transcription of various sentences in translated into Lamkang to show several different constructions for aspect and mood.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Description of mithun preparation and loom making (open access)

Transcription: Description of mithun preparation and loom making

Transcription with word for word and free translations of a monologue about mithun preparation and loom preparation (sil dak k'ee you). Narrated by Shetkarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi village, Chandel district, Manipur, India. Recorded at UNT during his visit.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Elicitation of directional nouns (open access)

Transcription: Elicitation of directional nouns

Transcription of an elicitation session of how space is encoded in Lamkang. The sentences were based on those in an LTBA (Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area) article on Qiang languages that was under review at the time of elicitation.
Date: November 16, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Elicitation of paradigm of 'give' (open access)

Transcription: Elicitation of paradigm of 'give'

Transcription of an elicitation session of the paradigm for the verb 'give'.
Date: August 25, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Elicitation of verb prefixes (open access)

Transcription: Elicitation of verb prefixes

Transcription of an elicitation session of verb prefixes to examine complex onsets in Lamkang. These verb forms were elicited to conduct an acoustic study of complex onsets in Lamkang. All elicited forms are transitive ([X] verbs [Y]) and are drawn from the Inverse and Imperfective paradigms. They were chosen to exhibit a range in onset complexity.
Date: August 27, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Reading of a blessing ritual called Smul Kpnaak (open access)

Transcription: Reading of a blessing ritual called Smul Kpnaak

Transcription of a blessing ritual called "Smul kpnaak" as performed by Sumshot Khular. This blessing is used by Lamkang elders to mark significant life events for younger couples. It can be performed for getting a blessing for good health, wealth, children, long life and any other blessings.
Date: August 19, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Daniel (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Daniel

Transcription of a retelling of Naaspati paomin (the Pear Story), as narrated by Daniel Tholung Thamlakhuren and translated by Sumshot Khular into English and inputting in SayMore.
Date: June 28, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Shekarnong Sankhil (open access)

Transcription: Retelling of The Pear Story: Shekarnong Sankhil

Transcription of a retelling of Naaspati paomin (the Pear Story), narrated by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi village during his visit to UNT in 2009.
Date: August 23, 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Monologue on the need to document Lamkang (open access)

Transcription: Monologue on the need to document Lamkang

Transcription of a monologue by Daniel Tholung on the Lamkang people and language. He discusses the need to work toward promoting and preserving the language and how he and Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi came to the UNT on Chelliah's invitation to interact with students and teach them about Lamkang. This is one of a series of recordings of Lamkang language revitalization experts on the importance of documenting the Lamkang language.
Date: August 22, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Elicited causative constructions (open access)

Transcription: Elicited causative constructions

Transcription of an elicitation of causative constructions in Lamkang. Recorded from Sumshot Khular as part of a 2017 field methods course at UNT.
Date: 2017
Creator: Good, Wally
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of Vau Sen

Sumshot Khular singing Vau Sen, a song about nature, with introduction in Lamkang. Composed by Tony Khular in praise of the beauty of the Lamkang land with its beautiful creation. Calling the youths to stand up and save the environment and land.
Date: August 16, 2016
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shekarnong Sankhil narrating the Lamkang traditional jhum cultivation process in Lamkang culture

Recording of the Lamkang Traditional jhum agricultural practices in Lamkang and the varieties of crops and grains that are grown in the Lamkang land.
Date: October 20, 2009
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of The Story of Sumphaai and Raangleen

Beshot Khullar of Phaaidam village, Chandel, tells the story of Sumphaai leh Raangleen [Sumphaai and Raangleen]. The story was collected by Rengpu Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam at the NSF-funded storytelling festival in 2009. The narration was transcribed by Reverend Daniel Tholung. This recording is of the translation discussion between Shobhana Chelliah and Daniel Tholung at the UNT in 2010.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of minimal pairs in frames with Sumshot Khular transcript

Elicitation of minimal pairs in frames with Sumshot Khular

Melissa Robinson eliciting minimal pairs with frames with Sumshot Khular at the recording booth at UNT.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Robinson, Melissa
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elicitation of possession transcript

Elicitation of possession

Sumshot Khular provides nouns with possessive prefixes. This list was used to measure the length of the reduced prefix syllable in different phonetic contexts.
Date: May 18, 2017
Creator: Robinson, Melissa
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clues: Lamkang Dress and Dance Crossword Puzzle (open access)

Clues: Lamkang Dress and Dance Crossword Puzzle

This is a key to a crossword puzzle created for practicing terms of Lamkang song and dance.
Date: 2016
Creator: Spiva, Tiffany (Max) & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamkang Dress and Dance Crossword Puzzle

Lamkang Dress and Dance crossword Puzzle, developed by a graduate student of Linguistics from UNT in 2016. Created as an example pedagogical tool.
Date: 2016
Creator: Spiva, Tiffany (Max) & Khular, Sumshot
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical:  Field notebook on Lamkang verb conjugation (open access)

Analytical: Field notebook on Lamkang verb conjugation

Handwritten notes on verb conjugations in Lamkang recording fieldwork conducted by Willem de Reuse with Daniel Tholung at the University of North Texas
Date: December 1, 2009
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical:  Fieldnotes on Lamkang verb paradigms - NB6 (open access)

Analytical: Fieldnotes on Lamkang verb paradigms - NB6

Handwritten notes of verb paradigms in Lamkang by Daniel Tholung when discussing verb paradigms with Willem de Reuse at the University of North Texas.
Date: November 30, 2009
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library