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Conversation about why linguists record conversations

Description: Recording of a discussion among Harimohon Thounaojam, Rex Khullar, and Beshot Khullar about why linguists record conversations.
Date: May 17, 2008
Duration: 5 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Reading of the Prodigal Son

Description: Beshot Khullar of Phaidam reads the Prodigal Son. A landowner's second son demands his share of the inheritance before the father's death, goes off and squanders it, and returns to his father, who accepts his penitent son. The older brother, however, is upset at his father's acceptance of his returning brother.
Date: May 22, 2008
Duration: 4 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of reduplication

Description: Discussion of reduplication with positive and negative connotations in Lamkang. Discussant are Beshot Khullar, Rengpu Rex Khullar and Shobhana Chelliah.
Date: May 24, 2008
Duration: 5 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of the Squirrel Story

Description: A discussion of Theipa paomin [the Squirrel Story] with Beshot Khullar about his telling of the story. This recording could be used to illustrate how linguists can get aids to analyze grammars via transcription and translation of connected text.
Date: May 17, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 01 second
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about the hospital in Chandel and preparing for the Totlang Kam festival

Description: Recording of Beshot Khullar and Rengpu Rex Khullar discussing about preparing for the Totlang Kam festival. There are three tracks. The first is the voice of Harimohon Thounaojam encouraging the speakers to pick a topic of conversation. The back and forth is clearly produced for the sake of the recorder and often resembles an interview rather than conversation.
Date: May 18, 2008
Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional story about Benglam

Description: Beshot Khullar tells a Benglam story. The retelling was for Shobhana Chelliah with Rex Khullar in attendance.
Date: May 2008
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Interview about traditional tools

Description: A review of how some foods are cooked and naming of traditional tools by Beshot Khullar using a picture stimulus from a magazine called the "Souvenir".
Date: May 2008
Duration: 10 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Interview about home life and family

Description: Beshot interviews an unidentified young woman (Lamkang Student) about her home life and family.
Date: 2008
Duration: 2 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Khullar, Beshot
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the Squirrel and Rongnu

Description: Recording by Daniel Tholung of a retelling of the traditional story The Squirrel and Rongnu.
Date: 2008
Duration: 2 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Tholung, Daniel
Partner: UNT College of Information

Analytical discussion of Lamkang proverbs

Description: Recording of a translation and discussion of Lamkang proverbs with conversation about the process in Manipuri (Meiteiron).
Date: May 5, 2008
Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Elicitation of possessive constructions

Description: Melissa Robinson eliciting possessive constructions with Sumshot Khular.
Date: January 28, 2008
Duration: 13 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Robinson, Melissa
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Elicitation of active constructions through sportscaster language

Description: Illustrating Sportscaster Language. Shobhana Chelliah asks Rengpu Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam to describe goals and plays in an imaginary football (American soccer) game. Rex provides this in Lamkang, while Harimohon provides this in Manipuri. The purpose was to elicit focus and/or highly active constructions.
Date: 2008
Duration: 35 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Discussion of a writing sample

Description: Discussion of a written sample from an SIL writing workshop. The purpose is to understand the writing system and to learn about grammatical constructions from a variety of speakers.
Date: March 15, 2008
Duration: 14 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of how to make ironba

Description: Rex Khullar of Phaidaam Pantha explains how to make a traditional Lamkang spicy chutney called ironba.
Date: 2008
Duration: 2 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Traditional story about Benglam

Description: Rex Khullar tells a Benglam Story. In this one, Benglam was sitting on a tree with the intention of cutting it down. He cut the the tree trunk he was sitting on and fell to the ground.
Date: May 2008
Duration: 5 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Traditional story about Benglam

Description: A Benglam story as told by Beshot Khullar. In this story, Benglam outwits his would-be captors: Caught by the Kuki, Benglam insists he be tied up, but the rope is to be at his elbow and his captors must pull by the rope at a distance. Far from his captors, he slips out of the restraint, ties the rope to a tree, and escapes.
Date: 2008
Duration: 55 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Traditional story about Benglam

Description: Beshot Khullar tells a traditional Benglam story.
Date: 2008
Duration: 52 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Reading of tone list and minimal pairs

Description: Tone list and minimal pairs offered and read by Rex Khullar
Date: May 2008
Duration: 14 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue on documentation done on Lamkang

Description: Beshot Khullar from Phaidaam Pantha reflects on the work that has been done on Lamkang to date, expresses concern for what knowledge is being lost, and requests and thanks Shobhana Chelliah for her work on Lamkang. He mentions a Bible verse of blessings that he quotes from Psalms 126:5-6: "Those who sow in tears, shall reap with songs of joy."
Date: May 2008
Duration: 2 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of Old Man and Woman Planting

Description: Telling of traditional Meiteiron story Old Man and Woman Planting [Arum in Lamkang] as narrated by Beshot Khullar from Phaidaam (formerly known as P. Pantha).
Date: May 2008
Duration: 1 minute 56 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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