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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
Partner: UNT College of Information
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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
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Analytical discussion and retellings of traditional narratives about Benglam and Lamkang clans

Description: Lamkang elders recite well-known traditional narratives (the origin of Lamkang clans, and a Benglam story) and associated songs, followed by discussion in English. Recorded at the 2nd NSF-funded Lamkang Orthography Workshop held at the Don Bosco Institute, Guwahati, Assam.
Date: January 24, 2016
Duration: 19 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Analytical notes on the Manipuri dative case marker

Description: Typed analytical notes on the various uses of the dative case marker -tÉ™ in Manipuri, including examples from original field notes, parallel English translations, and linguistic analysis in English. The dative marker is used to indicate indirect objects, possession, and spatial and temporal distinctions.
Date: 2005/2010?
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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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 recording of Harimohon Thounaojam’s retelling of the Pear Story.
Date: 2009
Duration: 5 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue about Totlang Festival

Description: Shekarnong Sankhil explains different aspects of the Totlang Festival, a central celebration in the Lamkang world. He is speaking in English and talking to Shobhana Chelliah.
Date: December 2009
Duration: 20 minutes
Creator: Sankhil, Shekarnong
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Analytical discussion of The Story of Khukhuu

Description: Sumshot Khular provides a word-for-word translation and morpheme analysis of the traditional story Khukhuu Paomin [The Story of Khukhuu], followed by discussion and elicitation.
Date: February 22, 2017
Duration: 16 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Reading of a Benglam Story

Description: Sumshot Khular reads a Benglam story transcribed during a writer's workshop conducted by the Summer Institute of Linguistics in Manipur.
Date: March 15, 2017
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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