These are analytical notes on the noun phrases that appear in the retelling of the Pear Story narrated by O. Bimola Devi. Each noun phrase in the text was coded for shape (full, pronoun, or zero), semantic role, morphemes present, referent (boy, basket, farmer, etc.), information status (active, first mention, old, previous subject), and clause type (main, subordinate). This is one of seven retellings of the Pear Story coded in this way. The purpose of this study is to understand how these various factors affect the shape of noun phrases in Manipuri.

These are analytical notes on the various uses of the dative case marker -tə in Manipuri. It includes examples, parallel English translations, and linguistic analysis in English. The dative marker in Manipuri is used to indicate indirect objects, possession, and spatial and temporal distinctions.

This is a word list based on animals mentioned in "Manipuri to Manipuri and English Dictionary" by N. Kelchandra Singh and a book of Manipuri flora and fauna. The word list consists of four main columns (from left to right): the Latin name of the animal, the Manipuri name of the animal, the genus the animal belongs to, and the English name of the animal. There are two additional columns for notes from the researchers indicating the page numbers this species is found in the dictionary. Some rows are highlighted in light blue, It is written in the roman alphabet.

This is an excerpt of Chainaron (The Art of War), a historical Manipuri manuscript originally written in the 16th century, during the reign of Maharaja Mangyamba of Manipur. Chainaron is a manuscript that outlines the rules of chivalry and includes stories about the settlement of the conflict. This excerpt is written in the Manipuri language, with text in the Bengali script. It includes an English preface written by N. Khelchadra Singh.

Old district map of Manipur state drawn for the reference grammar of the Manipuri language. Reproduced from Chelliah, Shobhana L. (1997). A grammar of Meitei. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

This is a photograph of a Meitei Mayek manuscript. The Meithei Mayek script is a Brahmic abugida which has been in use since the 11th century. It was photographed through a plastic barrier, with the label 'CHADA LAHUI'.

This is a photograph of an excerpt of the Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur manuscript. It is written in Meithei Mayek, a Brahmic abugida which has been in use since the 11th century.

This is a photograph of a Manipuri manuscript. It was photographed through a plastic barrier, with the label 'YUMPHAM YENGNABA'.

This is a reading of a minimal pair demonstrating contrastive tone in Manipuri.

This is a reading of a minimal pair demonstrating contrastive tone in Manipuri.

The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation. Speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe the events in the video. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a transcription of Harimohon Thounaojam's retelling of the Pear Story marked for tone.

This is a diagram of the layout of a traditional Meithei house adapted from Chaki-Sircar's 1981 work. This diagram describes traditional customs and includes the Manipuri words for areas of the house.

This is a retelling of Hanuba Hanubi Pungawari, a traditional story about an old man who is tricked by a monkey to plant paan after it is cooked. It is part of the modern Manipuri canon of folk tales.

This is a retelling of Kerkuhanjaba, a traditional Manipuri story.

This is a retelling of My Friend the Oil Lamp, a modern Manipuri folktale, narrated by Radhe Sham Singh.

The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation where speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe it. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a recording of Gopendro’s retelling of the Pear Story.

This is a retelling of the story of Tǝpta, the Bogeyman, a Manipuri folktale.

This is a natural conversation between two girls at the Manipur University girl’s hostel. They are talking about what to bring back to the dorm after going home for vacation.

This is a dictionary of Old Manipuri written in the Bengali script.

This is a typed word list with accompanying English glosses from varying semantic domains. Based on the dictionary written by Khelchandra Singh, Harimohon Thounaojam gathered different senses and meanings for each entry. He also includes tonal minimal pairs.

This is the interlinear-glossed text of an excerpt of the speech 'The Right Attitude, the Right Form', or 'Čəpčábə Phirép, Čəpčábə Wárép', originally given in 1989 by a political campaigner in Imphal, Manipur. The first page provides context of the status of the Manipuri language, noting that politically sensitive information has been redacted from the text. The interlinear-glossed text includes phonetic transcription, phonemic transcription, morpheme boundaries, word-level translation, and free translation.

This is the interlinear-glossed text of 5 lines of the allegorical story of Lairemma and Khaakhaaikhingalbha including phonemic transcription, and word-level translation.

Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript, viewed through a plastic barrier. It is written in the Meithei Mayek script, a Brahmic abugida which has been in use since the 11th century. This specific manuscript discusses the art of the architecture and science of construction of houses, buildings, bridges, and walls.

This is a photograph of a Manipuri manuscript in the Meithei Mayek script. The Meithei Mayek script is a Brahmic abugida which has been in use since the 11th century. This specific manuscript discusses the art of the architecture and science of construction of houses, buildings, bridges, and walls. It was photographed through a plastic barrier.