Recording of Daniel Tholung reading a list of verbs in English and Lamkang that he prepared.

Photograph of a Lamkang speaker at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Photograph of Rengpu Rex Khullar, a speaker of Lamkang from Phaaidam, at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Recording of Rengpu Rex Khullar counting numerals in Lamkang at Phaaidaam village, Chandel District, Manipur, India.

Recording of verb paradigm discussion with Rengpu Rex Khullar at Don Bosco Institute during the Lamkang Orthography workshop.

Recording of the speech made by Rengpu Rex Khullar during the Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute, how he came to realized the importance of language documentation and revitalization of the Lamkang.

Photograph of a Rengpu Rex Khular with some students at the Indian Republic Day celebration at DBI during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

Recording of Theipa paomin, a traditional story about the squirrel by Daniel Tholung.

This is a retelling of Hanuba Hanubi Pungawari, a traditional narrative 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 about a man as black as the kekru berry.

This is a retelling of a traditional narrative about a farmer who puts a spell on an unknown person who was stealing his vegetables.

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

Recording of Rengpu Rex Khullar telling an Angel Story in Lamkang

Retelling of the Pear Story by Angam Sankhil of Hyderabad.

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 O. Bimola Devi’s retelling of the Pear Story.

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 Dr. H. Brojen’s retelling of the Pear Story.

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.

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 Harimohon Thounaojam’s retelling of the Pear Story.

Recording of a telling of the Pear Story by Leivon Steney Lamkang in Hyderabad, India.

Raapa lived with his grandmother and was very obedient. The other men in the village came to hate Raapa because a woman was devoted to him. They decided to kill him. A tiger came by and ate the pig belonging to a widow with 2 daughters. The widow invited the men to kill the tiger, offering a daughter to whoever is successful. No one was able. Raapa asked for some spinning tools to use as a weapon. He applied poison to one and hit the tiger with it. The tiger taunted Raapa before the poison took effect and killed it. Jealous of his success, the other men invited Raapa on a hunting trip, trapping him underground with the hedgehogs.

This is a retelling of the traditional narrative about Tǝpta, the boogeyman.

Sankhil, Donnu Lamkang speaker a participant at the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Insitute, Guwahati, Assam.

Mrs.Sankhil Khungwar singing first a song of Lamloon laa in the first part. In the second part of the recording Mr. Swamy Tholung Ksen tells a well-known traditional narrative of Arthluuk le' Raangchel.

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