Chris Button eliciting prefixes with Sumshot Khular

Elicitation of words from the Button word list with Sumshot Khular with negation and subordination, part 2. Recorded during Shobhana Chelliah's 2017 field methods course at UNT.

A recording of discussion of sentences demonstrating which verbs take complement clauses that have either a co-referential object or subject with the main clause. The purpose for the elicitation was to see if the co-referential NP is overt or unexpressed and to see what other morphology shows up in the complement clause.

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.

A recording of discussion of sentences demonstrating verbs which take complement clauses that have either a co-referential object or subject with the main clause. The purpose for the elicitation was to see if the co-referential NP is overt or unexpressed and to see what other morphology shows up in the complement clause.

Elicitation of words from the Button word list with Sumshot Khular, part 3.

Recording of a discussion about narrative about a vendor who sells hats in the village. English translation is given for each line.

Sumshot Khular tells the story of The Poor Boy and the Rich Boy, followed by elicitation and discussion. She is referencing a transcript of the story. The story is about a poor boy and a rich boy who went to set a trap. The poor boy's trap caught a deer and the rich boy got nothing, but he put the deer in his trap and tried to cheat the poor boy.

Recording of Dilbung Bembem recorded in Imphal recollecting her time during the conflict. The story of the attack and burning down of her village Paraolon, the killing of her brother Dilbung Angpheng, and Simon and his father Darshel, Sankhil Kochai, and injuring her father Dilbung Rengtarnon by the Kuki. They buried the death family members at Challong and they escaped to Chandel as they were displaced due to the conflict.

A recording of minimal pairs distinguished by tone and organized by syllable structure, including the segment features in onsets and codas.

Tone in minimal pairs organized by rhymes -- Sumshot Khular in discussion with Tyler P. Utt, Willem de Reuse and Shobhana Chelliah

Sumshot Khular reads a list of minimal pairs which are either differentiated by tone or vowel length. She provides the words in a clause.

Lamkang Laapii and Laapuu singing during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi. Organized by Loveson Shilshi and his family in memory of his late father at Deeringkhu Chandel. Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL participated in documenting the folksongs, dance and stories as part of the language revitalization and promotion work.

Lamkang traditonal steamed rice, kakklap, in Lampaa after the cooking in Ngaan ruh at the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi at Deerignkhu

Lamkang traditional steamed rice cooking and its process during the first death anniversary of late Behon Shilshi. Organized byLoveson Shilshi and his family in memory of his father's memorial celebration at Deeringkhu Chandel Manipur. India.

A community celebration with male dancers in circle and traditional costume

Khumusaa song being sung in this particluar dance steps performed during the first death anniversary celebration of late Behon Shilshi at Deeringkhu Chandel. Organized by Loveson Shilshi in memory of his late father. Lamkang Language Education Committee and SIL participated to document the dance and songs for the promotion and revitlization of the language.

Recording of a music played by Maria and Dimitry during the first death anniversary celebration of late Behon Shilshi at Deering Khu village.

This is a recording of Sumshot Khular and Tyler Utt discussing writing samples collected at an SIL writer's workshop. The results of the discussion were used for grammar and word collection.

Sumshot Khular discusses and translates a story of Japanese Soldiers with Tyler Utt and Jane Lorenzen.

Sumshot Khular, Jane Lorenzen, and Tyler Utt discuss the written version of a traditional story. The story was collected by Lera Ny as part of SIL's writer's workshop. Here, the three researchers use the written version to understand spelling and grammar as represented in the text.

Recording of Bunghon Suungnem translating a traditional narrative from Lamkang. Shekarnong Sankhil translating into English from the voice recording.

Recording of Sumshot Khular telling and translating into English the story of Dingkaakuuk.

Sumshot Khular discusses and translates traditional narratives of Arthluuk le' Raangchel story. In discussion are Jane Lorenzen and Tyler P. Utt.