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Folk Songs of Lamkaang

Description: Collection of the lyrics for Lamkang-language folk songs. It includes statements from various persons involved, biographical information about former village chiefs, tables of Lamkang/English/Manipuri equivalencies, and photos of people and instruments.
Date: January 1, 2013
Creator: Khullar, Beshot
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Transcription: Traditional story about Ruunu and the Squirrel by Farngam Shilshi

Description: Transcription of a retelling of Ruunu leh theipaa paomin (The Story of Ruunuu and the Squirrel), as narrated by Farngam Shilshi. Ruunu collects figs in the forest and meets a squirrel, who asks for a ride in the fig basket. The squirrel eats all the figs, leaving only the skins, and Ruunu curses
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Lamkang Literature and Education Committee
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Transcription: Traditional story about the Boy and the Tiger

Description: Transcription of a retelling of Buurling le humpii paa paomin (the Story of the Boy and the Tiger), as narrated by Kangten Shakhila. The elder brother's wife tells her husband to kill his younger brother. At first he just pretends to do so, and then he abandons his younger brother in a tree. There the younger brother meets a tiger who wants to eat fruit from the tree. The boy offers to feed the tiger but stabs him instead. [INCOMPLETE.]
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Transcription: Traditional story about She-frog and He-tiger

Description: Transcription of a retelling of Uitxok nuu le humpii paa paomin (the Story of She-frog and He-tiger), as narrated by Rengting Shilshi. Monkeys lead a tiger to a she-frog, who threatens to eat the tiger. The tiger proposes that the two of them race, and that the winner eat the other. The frog rides on the tiger's tail and jumps off at the end, beating the tiger. The tiger proposes that they vomit to see who has eaten more meat. The tiger asks how it is that the frog vomits tiger fur, and she cla… more
Date: September 1, 2017
Creator: Shilshi, Rengting & Khular, Sumshot
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