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.

Recording of Shobhana Chelliah eliciting tone in Lamkang with Beshot Khullar.

Recording of elicitation of words relating to ceremonial dress, traditional dance, and fruit with Sumshot Khular.

Recording of Sumshot Khular describing traditional cane baskets and how it was made by their father Thamshi Khular. Made from cane and some bamboo lining underneath to make the circle.

This is a photograph of a Manipuri family posing in front of a wall. There are a man, a woman and four children with buildings and hills in the background.

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 photograph of a cluster of Banyan trees on the side of the road in Manipur, India. A young boy stands nearby for scale.

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.

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

Recording of Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi village narrating the selection of site for house construction process and the ritual involved in the Lamkang culture. Communal construction process as no individuals build their houses, but with the participation and contribution of the whole community.

Photograph of poster on humor in Lamkang with a focus on Benglam story genre.

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 photograph of Manipuri speakers 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.

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 photograph of a Manipuri woman standing on a balcony of an apartment building.

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.

This is a photograph of the front view of a traditional Meitei house. The house has a thatched roof and a garden outside.