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.

Sumshot Khular retells the story of Frog Where Are You?

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.

Recording of Shangchrek Tholung reciting a popular traditional narrative. Collected at Swamy Tholung's house who introduces the event and asks questions of the narrator.

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.

Photograph of Shobhana Chelliah working on a Lamkang text during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco, Guwahati, Assam.

Recording of a speech by Joy Tholung at the LNBA Fellowship at Thamlapokpi Village in Chandel District.

Recording of Sumshot narrating a Rumnu and Theipa story in Lamkang during the Lamkang orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India.

Recording of a school boy story by Rengpu Rex Khullar narrated during the Lamkang Orthography workshop in Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam, India.

Sumshot Khular, noting down the Lamkang word list on the white board at the Lamkang Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

Recording of Lamkang love story narrated by Swamy Tholung Ksen during the Lamkang Orthography workshop at Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.

Recording of story of a poor boy, and the second story of Chuva and Khava by Swamy Tholung Ksen during the Lamkang Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco Institute.

A photograph of Tholung Swamy Ksen and Harimohon Singh at the Independence Day celebration in Don Bosco Institute, during the Lamkang Orthography workshop at DBI Guwahati, Assam.

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

Story of Arthluuk & Raangchel as told by Shangchrek Tholung

Recording of the Raapa Story by Stephon Sankhil. A tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.

The story of Raapa [Raapa paomin] told by Shetphong Sankhil. Raapa Paomin is a story which explains the use and creation of a particular ornament by the Lamkang. It is because of the character Raapa that the Lamkang have those ornaments today.

A narration of Sumphaai and Raangleen as told by Shangchrek Jangvei of Thamlapokpi. This is the story where Raangleen has to sell his sister Sumphaai. After the story, she sings a song.

Recording of Sumphaai leh Raangleen story narrated by Grace Sankhil

Recording of Donnu Sankhil telling the story of Uitokpaa and Useen. How the days were being formed. The song of a widow whose house stood alone after all the houses of the villagers sank underground.

Transcription of a retelling of Theipaa paomin (the Squirrel Story), as told by Bunghon Sankhil of Keithelmanbi Lamkang village in Chandel District Manipur.