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Photograph of lotus blooms in Manipur

Photograph of Lotus flowers blooming on the way to Imphal in Manipur.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Bora, Rashmi Rekha
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Lotus fruits known as Thamchet in Manipur

Photograph of Lotus fruit known as Thamchet in Manipur sold on streets in Manipur. The tender leaf, flower and fruits of lotus as eaten as part of the cuisine. The leaves are used for wrapping vegetables like dry fish.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Bora, Rashmi Rekha
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Sumshot buying the lotus fruits Thamchet

Photograph of Sumshot seen buying Thamchet in the wayside vendors on the way to Imphal.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Bora, Rashmi Rekha
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Photograph of Thangjing a local root vegetable

Photograph of a root fruitlike vegetable known as Thanjing in Manipuri. Known for its delicacies in ironba a chutney in Maniprui dishes and cusines.
Date: January 20, 2009
Creator: Bora, Rashmi Rekha
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Krowl, Vol, 1.01, May 2009 (open access)

Krowl, Vol, 1.01, May 2009

Annual magazine containing articles written by contributors across India on various topics, such as socio-economic, political, art, or religious issues.
Date: May 2009
Creator: Bunglun, Shangkhil
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion about question formation

A discussion with Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar on how questions are formed in Lamkang.
Date: May 23, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of speech acts

Shekarnong Sankhil and Daniel Tholung discuss various speech acts at a UNT Field Methods class in Fall 2009.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical discussion of the story "Origin of the Lamkang" with Daniel Tholung and Shekarnong Sankhil transcript

Analytical discussion of the story "Origin of the Lamkang" with Daniel Tholung and Shekarnong Sankhil

A discussion of a recording we have named "The Origin of the Lamkang". Present at the dicussion are David Peterson, Shobhana Chelliah, Sumshot Khular, Daniel Tholung, and Shekarnong Sankhil. The recording illustrates how grammatical information can be gleaned in the process of translating connected text.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical notes on Lamkang grammar (open access)

Analytical notes on Lamkang grammar

Handwritten field notes on Lamkang language, including journaling of field trip in Delhi in January 2009 with Harimohon Thounaojam and Rex Khullar.
Date: January 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about life in Delhi and life back home in Lamkang paam transcript

Conversation about life in Delhi and life back home in Lamkang paam

Robert Levion and Rengpu Rex Khullar talk about life in Delhi and life back in Manipur. The conversation takes place at a student's house in North Delhi with several young Lamkang speakers present.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the origin of clan names transcript

Conversation about the origin of clan names

Shekarnong Sankhil discusses the origin of clan names with Shobhana Chelliah while visiting UNT.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about traditional narratives, Part 1 transcript

Conversation about traditional narratives, Part 1

Rex Khullar, Mary, and Grace Sankhil discuss which traditional narratives they remember for sharing with the team.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation between Rengpu Rex Khullar and Mary Grace Sankhil transcript

Conversation between Rengpu Rex Khullar and Mary Grace Sankhil

Recording of conversation between Rengpu Rex Khullar and Mary Grace Sankhil and joined by Lovingson Dilbung
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang proverbs

Recording of Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang Proverbs
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story: Robert

Dataset generated for a recording of Robert Leivon retelling the Pear Story. A transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files are included. The speaker was living in Delhi when the recording was made.
Date: January 13, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dataset for discussion of naming systems, Part III

Shekarnong Sankhil explains traditional naming practices. This system is based on birth order.
Date: August 27, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Description of traditional burials

Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi Village talks to Shobhana Chelliah about how the Lamkang traditionally carried out burials.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of imperative verbs in frame sentences

A recording of imperative verbs in the frame "Please X" as told by Daniel Tholung and Shekarnong Sankhil. The recording is useful for tone and segment information. Recorded at UNT in 2009.
Date: November 24, 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Grace Sankhil telling life expereinces story

Recording of Grace Sankhil telling her experiences to Rengpu Rex Khullar.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interview about professions and travel, Part 1 transcript

Interview about professions and travel, Part 1

Rex Khullar, Rona Sankhil, and Rose Khullar converse about what they do for a living, about visiting family in Manipur and what places they should visit in Delhi.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Interview about traditional naming practices

Traditional naming practices discussed by Shekarnong Sankhil
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monolgue on the Totlang Festival

A discussion of the Totlang Festival by Shekarnong Sankhil.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Monologue about clan names

Clan Names explained by Shekarnong Sankhil
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue about home life transcript

Monologue about home life

Dilbung Kennedy, studying and living in Delhi, talks about his family in Khorpii village.
Date: 2009
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library