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Analytical discussion of speech acts

Description: Shekarnong Sankhil and Daniel Tholung discuss various speech acts at a UNT Field Methods class in Fall 2009.
Date: 2009
Duration: 55 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about life in Delhi and life back home in Lamkang paam

Description: Robert Levion and Rengpu Rex Khullar talk about life in Delhi and life back in Manipur. The conversation takes place at a student's house in North Delhi with several young Lamkang speakers present.
Date: 2009
Duration: 16 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about traditional narratives, Part 1

Description: Rex Khullar, Mary, and Grace Sankhil discuss which traditional narratives they remember for sharing with the team.
Date: 2009
Duration: 5 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang proverbs

Description: Recording of Daniel Tholung telling Lamkang Proverbs
Date: 2009
Duration: 57 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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[Della Reese performing live]

Description: Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a live performance of blues and gospel singer Della Reese at an unknown venue. The tape includes two tracks of well recorded audio of the concert which plays Della Reese along with a jazz band.
Date: 2009/2010
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Reese, Della
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Grace Sankhil telling life expereinces story

Description: Recording of Grace Sankhil telling her experiences to Rengpu Rex Khullar.
Date: 2009
Duration: 15 minutes 02 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Interview about professions and travel, Part 1

Description: Rex Khullar, Rona Sankhil, and Rose Khullar converse about what they do for a living, about visiting family in Manipur and what places they should visit in Delhi.
Date: 2009
Duration: 6 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Interview about traditional naming practices

Description: Traditional naming practices discussed by Shekarnong Sankhil
Date: 2009
Duration: 14 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue about clan names

Description: Clan Names explained by Shekarnong Sankhil
Date: 2009
Duration: 6 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue about home life

Description: Dilbung Kennedy, studying and living in Delhi, talks about his family in Khorpii village.
Date: 2009
Duration: 4 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue about hunting and portioning out meat to the village and family

Description: Shekarnong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi talks about the Lamkang hunting process and thereafter how the hunted meat is eaten in the village and the ritual of giving meat portions to the uncles and sisters.
Date: 2009
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Monologue about the need to document Lamkang language and culture

Description: One of several recordings of Shekarnong Sankhil on the importance of documenting Lamkang language and culture. The recordings were made when Mr. Sankhil and Reverend Daniel Tholung were visiting scholars at UNT.
Date: 2009
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance and discussion of field songs

Description: Songs sung while returning from the field discussed and sung by Daniel Tholung.
Date: 2009
Duration: 25 minutes 01 second
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Reading of a children's story from Naoluwng Paomin

Description: Recording of Children story retold by Daniel Tholung from the Naoluwng Paomin written by Sumshot Khular, Moses Sankhil, Tony Khular, Joseph Khullar and Mangboi Tholung. Published by SIL in Guwahati, Assam.
Date: 2009
Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Reading of the Escape of the Younger Brother

Description: Reading of the revised transcription of The Escape of the Younger Brother by Rex Khullar. A version of this story originally appeared in the sketch of Lamkang in the Linguistic Survey of India compiled by George Grierson.
Date: 2009
Duration: 10 minutes
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information

Reading of The Titus in Lamkang

Description: Recording of Rev. Daniel Tholung reading the Titus in Lamkang. He translated from English to Lamkang as part of the Evangel Bible Translation project of the Lamkang Bible.
Date: 2009
Duration: 15 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Retelling of a traditional narrative about the squirrel

Description: Theipa paomin [The Squirrel story] as told by Sankhil Bunghon of Keithelmanbi. This traditional narrative follows a well-known feature of stacked causally related events where one misadventure leads to another. It includes a traditional form of seeking justice from a court of elders and of personification of animals.
Date: 2009
Duration: 3 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of Lamkang proverbs

Description: Recording of proverbs
Date: 2009
Duration: 25 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
Partner: UNT College of Information
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