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Transcription: Elicitation of optatives

Description: Transcription of an elicitation of optatives in Lamkang. The purpose of the elicitation was to investigate optative verb forms. All sentences are of the type "[X] should give a book to [Y]". Recorded from Lamkang speaker Sumshot Khular at UNT.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Traditional story about Suumphaai and Raangleen by Shangchrek Tholung at Thamlapokpi

Description: Transcription of a retelling of Suumphaai le Raangleen paomin (the Story of Suumphaai and Raangleen), as narrated by Shangchrek Tholung. Ranglen's wife hates his sister Sumphai, and orders him to sell her. Sumphai asks that she sell him to be a slave in a rich village. Ranglen ends up selling her in exchange for a single shaft of a rice plant. Later, Ranglen invites his sister to a feast, and she invites him to eat from what she has grown. Anticipating that his sister will not come, he instruct… more
Date: July 10, 2017
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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