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Transcript for Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree by Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi

Description: Transcription of Thei chik tboor tun ki suu txhat nah (Blessings from the Thei-chik-tboor tree) as told by Shekarnong Sankhil. A young man, abandoned by his elder brother at the behest of his wife, befriends a young woman. He gifts his prospective parents-in-law with precious items he took from the tiger he killed. The young woman proves herself fit to be his wife by being the only person not to slip on a mat spread out at harvest time.
Date: September 2, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Transcription: Elicitation of directional nouns

Description: Transcription of an elicitation session of how space is encoded in Lamkang. The sentences were based on those in an LTBA (Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area) article on Qiang languages that was under review at the time of elicitation.
Date: November 16, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi

Dataset for a retelling of the Pear Story

Description: Dataset generated for the retelling of the Pear Story by Daniel Tholung. The dataset includes a transcription with an English translation, flextext files (from Fieldworks Language Explorer), and accompanying derivative files including metadata to be used with SILs SayMore
Date: 2010
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
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