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The Jalakeli Project: Women and Education, and the Role of the House of Narasingh

Description: An interview with Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya Devi and Huidrom Anuradha Devi. daughters of Maharaj Kumari Angousana Devi, of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala of Manipur. On getting their education, the establishment of Dhanamanjuri University in Manipur by their grandmother Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi; their education and teachers at Tamphasana Girls High School founded by their aunt Maharaj Kumari Tamphasana Devi; and the founding of Tombisana Boys High School by their second aunt Maharaj… more
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Date: 2017
Duration: 20 minutes 01 second
Creator: Rajkumar, Rajeev
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The Jalakeli Project: Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya Devi Interview on Jalakeli and Organization

Description: Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya Devi talks about the Jalakeli. She is the President of the Shree Shree Govinda Jiu Jalakeli Pala. The interview is in Manipuri and in 8 parts: 1) How I came to the Jalakeli 2) My mother Maharaj Kumari Angousana Devi 3) My grandmother Maharani Dhanamanjuri Devi: How she started the Choir of the Daughters-in-Law 4) The Songs of the Choir of the Daughters: The Patronage of the Maharajas 5) How I organize the Jalakeli 6) My aunt Maharaj Kumari Binodini Devi: Why she n… more
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Date: June 25, 2017
Duration: 45 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Devi, Thoidingjam Lakshmipriya
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Monologue about the importance of preserving culture

Description: Recording of the Deputy Commissioner of Chandel, Indian Administrative Services officer, Mr. Nobert Disinang, speaking about the importance of preserving culture. He talked about the need to preserve Lamkang traditional dress, ornaments, and dance as the observed the uniqueness of Lamkang cultural items when compared to other tribes. Mr. Disinang shared these thoughts at a seminar he was invited to by the Lamkang students.
Date: 2004
Duration: 25 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
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Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript

Description: Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript, viewed through a plastic barrier. It is written in the Meithei Mayek script, a Brahmic abugida which has been in use since the 11th century. This specific manuscript discusses the art of the architecture and science of construction of houses, buildings, bridges, and walls.
Date: 2004
Creator: Molinaro, Mary
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Layout of a traditional Manipuri house

Description: This is a diagram of the layout of a traditional Meithei house adapted from Chaki-Sircar's 1981 work. This diagram describes traditional customs and includes the Manipuri words for areas of the house.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Animal word list with Latin names

Description: This is a word list based on animals mentioned in "Manipuri to Manipuri and English Dictionary" by N. Kelchandra Singh and a book of Manipuri flora and fauna. The word list consists of four main columns (from left to right): the Latin name of the animal, the Manipuri name of the animal, the genus the animal belongs to, and the English name of the animal. There are two additional columns for notes from the researchers indicating the page numbers this species is found in the dictionary. Some rows… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Chainaron

Description: This is an excerpt of Chainaron (The Art of War), a historical Manipuri manuscript originally written in the 16th century, during the reign of Maharaja Mangyamba of Manipur. Chainaron is a manuscript that outlines the rules of chivalry and includes stories about the settlement of the conflict. This excerpt is written in the Manipuri language, with text in the Bengali script. It includes an English preface written by N. Khelchadra Singh.
Date: unknown
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District map of Manipur state

Description: Old district map of Manipur state drawn for the reference grammar of the Manipuri language. Reproduced from Chelliah, Shobhana L. (1997). A grammar of Meitei. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Date: unknown
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Transcription: Reading of the Prodigal Son

Description: This is a transcription of a Manipuri speaker's reading of the Prodigal Son parable from Luke 15:11-32. The first half is in Manipuri and the second half is a word-level English translation of the Manipuri. The English translation includes notes from the transcriber on the right side indicating grammatical features such as semantic roles, relative clauses, and complementizers.
Date: 2007~
Creator: Fasalino, Kimberly
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Transcription: Retelling of the Pear Story: Harimohon

Description: The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation where speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe it. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a transcription of a retelling of the Pear Story by Harimohon Thounaojam in Manipuri. It is divided into two columns: Manipuri transcription is on the left; a loose word-by-word English translation is on the right.
Date: 2010
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Retelling of the Pear Story: Gopendro

Description: The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation where speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe it. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a recording of Gopendro’s retelling of the Pear Story.
Date: 1986~
Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Transcription: Retelling of the Pear Story: Harimohon

Description: The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation. Speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe the events in the video. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a transcription of Harimohon Thounaojam's retelling of the Pear Story marked for tone.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Retelling of the Pear Story: Brojen

Description: The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation. Speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe the events in the video. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a transcription of Dr. H. Brojen's retelling of the Pear Story in Manipuri. The transcription includes tone marking.
Date: 2010~
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Retelling of the Pear Story: Surmangol, Gopendro & Bimola

Description: The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation. Speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe the events in the video. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a transcription of three retellings of the Pear Story in Manipuri by Dr. H. Surmangol Sharma, Gopendro Namairakpam, and O. Bimola Devi.
Date: September 14, 2007
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Minimal pair word list

Description: This is a word list of Manipuri written in the roman alphabet with accompanying English glosses. There are several minimal pairs from varying semantic domains.
Date: February 26, 2004
Creator: Aguilar, Amanda G.
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Interlinear-glossed text: Retelling of the Pear Story: Surmangol

Description: The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation. Speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe the events in the video. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is the interlinear-glossed text of two retellings of the Pear Story in Manipur including phonemic transcription, morpheme boundaries, word-level translation, and sentence-level free translation.
Date: 2007~
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Retelling of the Pear Story: Gopendro

Description: The Pear Story is a video stimulus commonly utilized in language documentation. Speakers are shown the silent six minute video and then asked to describe the events in the video. In the video, a young boy steals a basket of pears from a farmer, then shares the stolen pears with three boys. This is a transcription of Gopendro's retelling of the Pear Story in Manipuri. The transcription includes tone marking.
Date: 2009
Creator: Mullin, Kevin
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Conversation about summer vacation

Description: This is a natural conversation between two girls at the Manipur University girl’s hostel. They are talking about what to bring back to the dorm after going home for vacation.
Date: 1988
Duration: 15 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Photograph of a Manipuri manuscript: Phouwobi Warol

Description: This is a photograph of a Manipuri manuscript originally created around the 16th century, written in the Meithei Mayek script, a Brahmic abugida which has been in use since the 11th century. It was photographed through a plastic barrier, with the label 'PHOUWOBI WAROL' partially obscured by a glare.
Date: 2004
Creator: Molinaro, Mary
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Lyrics of the Choir of the Royal Daughters

Description: The Jalakeli of the Ningol Pala, the Choir of the Royal Daughters, comprises of 6 compositions. Their lyrics are published here in the order in which they are sung. They date to the 19th century royal court of Manipur; the sixth is from the first part of the 20th century. The first four lyrics are called padavali, songs of praise to Lord Krishna and his consort the Lady Radha. They were composed during the reign of Maharaja Narasingh (regent 1834-1844; r.1844-1850) but gathered in a collection… more
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Date: 2017
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