Photograph of an elicitation of the Pear Story with two young Lamkang speakers.

Photograph of consultation over grammatical constructions and recording data on modals in Lamkang. Pictured: Mary Burke, Dhruv Langthasa, and a young Lamkang speaker, Angam.

Villagers of Jajikona Village introduce themselves and describe the festival, Jali Putuli Haba, or 'wedding of fake idols'. This is a traditional festival of the Bodo community, but not so common nowadays. It is still found in the Kamrup District of Assam, for example in Jajikona (Jarkona) village. The villagers believe that this festival is still rewarding. Here, two idols, bride and groom, made of straw are decorated with new clothes, colors, and garlands. Certain rituals are performed by the elderly people accompanied by music, song and dance while decorating the idols at one of the households. The main celebration takes place the next day when the idols are placed auspiciously within a cage specially built with banana trees and its barks. It is celebrated in an open field where all the villagers gather, offer prayers, and sing and dance in merriment to invoke and seek blessings from God. They believe that this particular ritual is performed in the name of Rain God, Deba Bwrai and Debi Burwi, Rawna and Rawni (Thunder and Lightening) for sufficient rain and good crops before they start farming activities in Summer.

Recording of Gul Nadir Khan and Wazir Khan having a conversation in the Yasin dialect about words in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Badshai Khan reciting "Love Poem," in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Badshai Khan (also known as Tataku) reciting "Nazenin Ja Jii hi," a romantic song about love in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Melissa Robinson eliciting verb prefixes with Rebecca Leivon Lamkang.

Recording of a discussion about the syllable tapping experiment, with the Lamkang speakers in Hyderabad

Melissa Robinson performing the syllable tapping experiment with Shangnung Shankhil.

Melissa Robinson performing the syllable tapping experiment with Ringdom Shilshi.

Recording of Rebecca Leivon Lamkang and Ringdam Shilshi telling their version of The Pear Story. During the India Venture trip to Hyderbad.

Recording of Ringdam Shilshi and Rebecca Leivon Lamkang telling their version of The Pear Story, in Hyderabad.

Melissa Robinson eliciting verb prefixes with Shangnung Shankhil.

Melissa Robinson eliciting verb prefixes with Ringdom Shilshi.

Melissa Robinson performing the syllable tapping experiment with Rebecca Leivon Lamkang.

Recording of a conversation about modals in Lamkang.

Recording of Badshahi Khan, also known as "Tatako", discussing the contributions made by common people in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Badshai Khan, also known as Tatako, reciting "Tiliti Tham," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski.

Recording of Ringdam, a young Lamkang speaker living in Hyderabad, talking with Jane Lorenzen about health and wellness practices that she has observed over time.