Photograph of a traditional Meitei house

This is a photograph of the front view of a traditional Meitei house. The house has a thatched roof and a garden outside.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

White and purple sweet potatoes from a home garden

A white and purple sweet potatoes from Tony Khular' s garden in Thamlakhuren village. Sweet potatoes are grown widely in the Lamkang community and is consumed in the homes and some families sell them for subsistence income too. This picture is taken during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel district, Manipur, India.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library

Andur from Tony Khular's garden at Thamlakhuren village

This is a photograph of andur, a sour vegetable, from Tony Khular' s garden. The leaves and fruits are both eaten as part of curry, or made into a drink when the fruits are peeled and dried in sun.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Burke, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Kalachand Singh with a tapestry

This is a photograph of Kalachand Singh sitting in front of a tapestry. He is the uncle of Harimohon Thounaojam, a research team member working on the Manipuri language.
Date: 2000
Creator: Thounaojam, Harimohon
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript: Sading Sakok

This is a photograph of Manipuri manuscript, known as a puya, on agar bark containing traditional lore. It is written in the Meithei Mayek script, a Brahmic script which has been used since the 11th century. It was photographed through a plastic barrier, with the label 'SADING SAKOK'.
Date: 2008~
Creator: Molinaro, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript: Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a taro plant

This is a photograph of the taro plant, a root vegetable which grows in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The edible root, known as paan in Manipuri, is used in traditional dishes.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Thounaojam, Harimohon
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Mangla Ningombla

This is a photograph of Mangla Ningomba, one of the Manipuri language consultants who helped Shobhana Chelliah and other researchers translate Manipuri stories. This photograph was taken at the Manipur University guest house staff quarters in 1986.
Date: 1986
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript: Yumsharol

This is a photograph of a Manipuri manuscript. It is written in the Meithei Mayek script, a Brahmic abugida which has been in use since the 11th century. It was photographed through a plastic barrier, with the label 'YUMSHAROL'.
Date: 2004
Creator: Molinaro, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript: Chada Lahui

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'.
Date: unknown
Creator: Molinaro, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript

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.
Date: 2004
Creator: Molinaro, Mary
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Gurachandra telling a story

Photograph of Gurachandra, a Manipuri language consultant, sitting on a stool looking directly at the camera, and telling a traditional Manipuri folk tale called 'Mayba'.
Date: 1987
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Linguists at the Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute, Assam

Linguists at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion during the Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute

Discussion with Lamkang speakers and linguists at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute

Lamkang Speakers in Discussion Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam

Discussion over dining table between a Lamkang speaker and a linguist at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute Guwahati, Assam

Photograph of Lamkang speakers with team of linguist at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

A group picture of the Lamkang Orthography Workshop

A group photograph taken with the Lamkang speakers and linguists during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

A group picture of the Lamkang Orthography Workshop

A group photograph taken with the Lamkang speakers and linguists during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Manipuri linguists

This is a photograph of Manipuri linguists including Saratchandra Singh, one of the Manipuri language consultants who worked on translating Manipuri stories. Saratchandra Singh is standing with two women outside the Manipur University's Humanities Block in 1985.
Date: 1985
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of a rice paddy

This is a photograph of a rice paddy taken on a cloudy day in Manipur, India.
Date: 2005
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Eliciting sentences during the Lamkang Orthography workshop

Photograph of discussion and elicitation of Lamkang sentences and words with Lamkang speakers Sankhil, Donnu, Rengpu Rex Khullar, and Harimohon Meitei along with Shobhana Chelliah at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
System: The UNT Digital Library