Recording of informal conversation in a family home.

Recording of informal conversation in a family home.

Recording of a conversation with an unknown child.

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling, updating them on the children at home.

Recording of a personal letter to a family member who is traveling.

Recording of a personal letter to catch up with a family member who is traveling.

Recording of the Mizos of Tezpur singing in Tezpur, Assam. These songs are in the zaikhawm hla style, which is a group singing style. zai means "to sing", khawm means "together," hla means "song". This type of music is often sung after a big meal or event, such as funerals or Christmas celebrations. People often get up and dance during these performances.

This is a conference handout titled 'Discovering Tibeto-Burman Linguistic History Through Pre 20th Century Meithei Manuscripts' containing a brief introduction, 4 tables, and references. The handout discusses 7 features of Manipuri manuscripts: number and genre, script, dating, authorship, housing and ownership, paper and condition, and status in the culture. This handout was used at the Ninth Seminar for the International Association for Tibetan Studies in a panel on Medieval Tibeto-Burman Languages and Tibeto-Burman Reconstruction in Leiden, The Netherlands, on June 26th, 2000.

A discussion with Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar on how questions are formed in Lamkang.

This is a conversation about the coming of Ahoms in Assam and fights with Boro rulers. Dialect: Standard Boro

Conversation on the origin of Boro nomenclature. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a conversation on the fight between Boro rulers and Ahom rulers. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a conversation about the Boro rulers and their kingdom of the past. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a conversation about the Boro rulers, namely, Naranarayan and Chilarai. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a conversation about the historical relationships between the Boro rulers and the Bhutanese rulers. Dialect: Standard Boro

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam. Donnu Sankhil, Swamy Tholung Ksen, Rengpu Rex Khullar and Sumshot Khular discussing the Lamkang verbs with Shobhana Chelliah and David A. Peterson.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Sankhil Shetphong of Thamlapokpi sings and explains the meaning of the folk song Reite Penang and “Khuungpaar Laa”. The song translates as follows: Flower bloom but we don’t know when they disappear. After they bloom as they disappear from the whole mountain range. [areiyo paar re, reite penang paar ee]. This recording was made as part of Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research project collection by Sumshot Khular.

Rev. Renghong Khular, the founder of Lamkang Naga Baptist Association-LNBA sharing the story of forming a village and founding the LNBA. This narrative was collected as part of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research by Sumshot Khular.

Ranjeet Singh and Khazan Singh Thakur discuss the week’s event at the temple, which consist of gathering grains and cereals from the village’s inhabitants for cases of emergencies. The recording was made inside Rakchham's main temple. There is some background noise as several community members were present. The speakers are sitting in front of one of the storage unit, the doors of which are wooden and beautifully carved.