A sign posted of NNS Computer Training center during a visit with the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.

Photograph of speakers Sankhil Donnu, Sumshot Khular and Tholung Swamy Ksen during a recording sessions at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of Lamkang speakers at work during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of a short biograph of Shethon Sankhil from the book he had written called a Short History of the Lamkangs a booklet presented to Shobhana Chelliah during her visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.

Lamkang speakers Tholung Swamy Ksen and Sumshot Khular at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

Dicussions on Lamkang Directionals by drawing a map during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

Lamkang Speakers in the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Tholung Swamy Ksen, Lamkang Bible Translator, Bibles International, explaining the Lamkang word meaning at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of a Lamkang speaker in the dining hall during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of a bibliography of the Short History of the Lamkangs by Shethon Sankhil Thamlakhuren village presented to Shobhana Chelliah during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.

Discussion on Lamkang words during the Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India.

Photograph of Lamkang Directional displayed on white board during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

A white board with Lamkang words in discussions at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of Prafulla Basumatary discussing interlinear glossing with Dhruv Langthasa.

Photograph of a bibliography page of the brief history of Lamkang booklet written by Sankhil Shethon, a bibliography page taken during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.

Photograph of a Lamkang Directionals discussions on white board at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Chelliah Shobhana discussing about the Lamkang language at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of a bibliography of the short History of the Lamkangs written by Shethon Sankhil of Thamlakhuren presented to Shobhana Chelliah during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.

A view of Mantri Pantha village from the new church building hillock during a visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.

Photograph of Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of a special Sildak (mithun) kept ready for Columbus Khular's wedding feast of Kongpe Aibul village taken during the visit to the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India. Sildak is a prized animal known for its meat, used in several rituals, ceremonies and festivities like Totlang K'am, Marriages, death and wedding ceremonies and other festivities.

A sun drying of Pyuul a vegetable at Thamlakhuren village during a visit with the Lamkangs in Chandel, Manipur, India.

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.

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.