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Traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part 1

Origin of the Lamkang, Part 1 as told by Bunghon Suungnem, who retells a traditional history of how in the beginning of creation man and animals spoke the same language and how man was given the authority to name the birds and animals and everything that is therein.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation between Rengpu Rex Khullar and Mary Grace Sankhil

Recording of conversation between Rengpu Rex Khullar and Grace Sankhil
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about the Squirrel narrated by Sankhil Bunghon

Theipa Paomin [Squirrel story] as told by Bunghon Sankhil of Keithelmanbi
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of The Story of Seven Sons

Translation discussion of the Story of Seven Sons as told by Angtoi Sankhil recorded by Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of the Raapa Story

Translation of story of Raapa as told by Bunghon Suungnem. In this story, 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.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Analytical discussion of The Origin of the Lamkang

Suungnem Bunghon narrated a monologue/traditional account on the origin of the Lamkang clans. This is a recording of discussion translating the original source file by Rex Khullar. Translation by Daniel Tholung.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Story of Chiktboor leen Mnao kdaa pthii by Khungnong Sankhil

Recording of Chiktboor leen mnaopa kdaa pthii. A story of sending off his brother on Thei Chiktboor tree, narrated by Sankhil Khungnong of Phaaidaam village.
Date: 2007
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional story about the Seven Sons

The Story of Seven Sons as told by Angtoi Sankhil. A man is killed by a tiger, and as his six sons go to avenge him, he kills them too one by one. The mother is pregnant with a seventh son, who is able to foretell events while still in the womb. After the child learns how his father died, he goes to confront the tiger and his wife. He avoids the tiger's attempt to kill him, takes back his father's head from the tiger's possession, and vanquishes the tiger.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of a traditional narrative about the squirrel transcript

Retelling of a traditional narrative about the squirrel

Theipa paomin [The Squirrel story] as told by Sankhil Bunghon of Keithelmanbi. This traditional narrative follows a well-known feature of stacked causally related events where one misadventure leads to another. It includes a traditional form of seeking justice from a court of elders and of personification of animals.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Raapa story  told by Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching captions transcript

Raapa story told by Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching

The story of Raapa as told by Bunghon Suungnem. 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.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about the Creation of Villages narrated by  Bunghon Suungnem captions transcript

Traditional story about the Creation of Villages narrated by Bunghon Suungnem

Creation of Villages as told by Bunghon Suungnem. Recorded at Storytelling Event organized by Rengpu Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam at Phaaidam village.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about the Seven Sons captions transcript

Traditional story about the Seven Sons

The Story of Seven Sons as told by Angtoi Sankhil. A man is killed by a tiger, and as his six sons go to avenge him, he kills them too one by one. The mother is pregnant with a seventh son, who is able to foretell events while still in the womb. After the child learns how his father died, he goes to confront the tiger and his wife. He avoids the tiger's attempt to kill him, takes back his father's head from the tiger's possession, and vanquishes the tiger.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about the Squirrel and the Tiger by Beshot Khullar captions transcript

Traditional story about the Squirrel and the Tiger by Beshot Khullar

Story of the Squirrel and the Tiger, as told by Beshot Khullar at Phaaidaam Village, in Chandel district, Manipur, India.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of the Story of Invading the Village Haika transcript

Retelling of the Story of Invading the Village Haika

In this retelling of "Invading the Village Haika" told by Shetwor Dilbung we get an account of how the Kuki (Khungsai) people invaded the village Haika to take revenge on a Lamkang man for killing a Kuki woman. At the time of the invasion the people of Haika were celebrating the Merit Feast (Totlang). When the attack was announced, people at first did not believe it.
Date: 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
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
Interview about Lamkang language and society transcript

Interview about Lamkang language and society

Rex Khullar of Phaidam discusses with Grace Sankhil (who lives in Delhi) and Mary of Phaidam about her visit to Delhi. They also discuss the current situation of the Lamkang language and how Lamkang society is now, what needs to be done to encourage progress of the community.
Date: January 11, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of The Story of Suhuinu transcript

Retelling of The Story of Suhuinu

The story of Suhuinu or How one mimics the sound of different animals.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion of Laa kthee transcript

Discussion of Laa kthee

Discussion of traditional songs by Shetwor Dilbung and Bunghon Suungnem at a storytelling festival funded by the NSF project and organized and implemented by Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam. The speakers discuss the types of songs they would like to collect and archaic vocabulary used in songs. They also discuss the Totlang festival in Phaidaam in 2008.
Date: May 23, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part III (open access)

Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part III

Transcription of a retelling of the Origin of the Lamkang: part III, as narrated by Bunghon Suungnem.
Date: unknown
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part VI (open access)

Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part VI

Transcription of a retelling of the Origin of the Lamkang: part VI, as narrated by Bunghon Suungnem.
Date: unknown
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part IV (open access)

Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part IV

Transcription of a retelling of the Origin of the Lamkang: part IV, as narrated by Bunghon Suungnem.
Date: unknown
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part II (open access)

Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part II

Transcription of a retelling of the Origin of the Lamkang: Boy Descended from the Sun, as narrated by Bunghon Suungnem.
Date: unknown
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part V (open access)

Transcript for a traditional story about the Origin of the Lamkang, Part V

Transcription of a retelling of the Origin of the Lamkang: part V, as narrated by Bunghon Suungnem.
Date: unknown
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Text
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