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Traditional story about Sumphaai and Raangleen

Description: A narration of Sumphaai and Raangleen as told by Shangchrek Jangvei of Thamlapokpi. This is the story where Raangleen has to sell his sister Sumphaai. After the story, she sings a song.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 13 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional story about Uitokpaa and Useen

Description: Recording of Donnu Sankhil telling the story of Uitokpaa and Useen. How the days were being formed. The song of a widow whose house stood alone after all the houses of the villagers sank underground.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 19 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue about traditional uses of gourds

Description: Recording of Sumshot Khular describing traditional uses of gourds.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the Raapa Story

Description: Raapa lived with his grandmother and was very obedient. The other men in the village came to hate Raapa because a woman was devoted to him. They decided to kill him. A tiger came by and ate the pig belonging to a widow with 2 daughters. The widow invited the men to kill the tiger, offering a daughter to whoever is successful. No one was able. Raapa asked for some spinning tools to use as a weapon. He applied poison to one and hit the tiger with it. The tiger taunted Raapa before the poison took… more
Date: January 2016
Duration: 9 minutes 01 second
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on the state of language revitalization in Lamkang

Description: Recording at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Lamkang Orthography Workshop. Donnu Sankhil sharing her gratitude in Lamkang and was translated to English by Swamy Ksen to thank the organizers and talk about what is needed for language revitalization.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 1 minute 23 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of directionals

Description: Recording of discussion on directionals at the Don Bosco Center Assam for the Lamkang Orthography Workshop.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 6 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Closing Ceremony at Don Bosco

Description: Monologue about the 2nd Lamkang Orthography Workshop and the need for spelling standardization.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 5 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Rengpu Rex Khullar discussing the verb paradigm

Description: Recording of verb paradigm discussion with Rengpu Rex Khullar at Don Bosco Institute during the Lamkang Orthography workshop.
Date: January 22, 2016
Duration: 13 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Discussion about the Totlang K'am festival

Description: Recording of the discussion on Totlang K'am during the Lamkang Orthography prerecorded on Totltang K'am.
Date: December 1, 2006
Duration: 21 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Closing speeches from the 2016 Worskhop

Description: Recording of Donnu Sankhil making a closing speech.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Sankhil, Donnu
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on uses and types of Lamkang baskets used by women and men with different purposes.

Description: Recording of Sumshot Khular describing different types of traditional baskets of women and men. The baskets are made from cane and bamboo, bamboo is used as a holder or a support to strengthen the baskets in their design. A knife called tangsi and its holder which is made of bamboo. The video is taken at Sumshot Khular 's house in Thamlakhuren.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 8 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on the state of language revitalization in Lamkang by Sumshot Khular.

Description: Sumshot Khular at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Orthography Workshop speaks in Lamkang and English to thank the organizers, and the Lamkang speakers. Then shared about what is needed for language revitalization.
Date: January 2016
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about medicinal plants in a Thamlakhuren garden

Description: Shobhana Chelliah and Sumshot Khular walk around Sankhil Donnu's yard to learn about plants and their medicinal uses. Edible vegetables are also used as medicinal for many plants and herbs.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Traditional story about Arthluuk and Raangchel

Description: Story of Arthluuk & Raangchel as told by Shangchrek Tholung
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 10 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Khular, Sumshot
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about making Dap- Lamkang traditional trays for drying things

Description: Swamy Tholung Ksen describes to with Shobhana Chelliah, Sumshot Khular, and David Peterson how traditional bamboo and cane trays, known as Dap, are made. This was taken in Thamlapokpi village, in Chandel district of Manipur.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 3 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Traditional story about Raapa

Description: The story of Raapa [Raapa paomin] told by Shetphong Sankhil. Raapa Paomin is a story which explains the use and creation of a particular ornament by the Lamkang. It is because of the character Raapa that the Lamkang have those ornaments today.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 17 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about recording a narrative with Shangchrek Jangvei at Thamlapokpi

Description: Here we are setting up the microphone and getting the speaker, Shangchrek Tholung (married to Jangvei), comfortable. She converses with Sumshot Khular who is off camera and is giving her instructions on what to say. The recording was done in Swamy Ksen's house in Thamlapokpi with David Peterson and Shobhana Chelliah in attendance.
Date: 2016
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Shangchrek
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Reading of a blessing ritual Smul Kpnaak

Description: This blessing, called Smul Kpnaak, is used by elders to mark significant life events for younger couples. This ritual blessing is to be used by an older person addressing younger people- Sumshot Khular shares the beautiful words here which translated mean: This is the feather for your good health, your long life, your well-being. May you be blessed with many daughters, with many sons, with many crops, with livestock, with wealth and riches. ‎‎May you be blessed with knowledge and understan… more
Date: 2015
Duration: 1 minute 14 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about a work house

Description: A visit by Sumshot Khular, David Peterson, and Shobhana Chelliah to the work house attached to Swamy Tholung's house in Thamlapokpi, Chandel.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 23 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Sankhil Khungwar singing Lamloon laa, Tangsaa Ruul ong mang nge at Thamlapokpi.

Description: Mrs.Sankhil Khungwar singing first a song of Lamloon laa in the first part. In the second part of the recording Mr. Swamy Tholung Ksen tells a well-known traditional narrative of Arthluuk le' Raangchel.
Date: February 2, 2016
Duration: 20 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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