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Conversation about summer vacation

Description: This is a natural conversation between two girls at the Manipur University girl’s hostel. They are talking about what to bring back to the dorm after going home for vacation.
Date: 1988
Duration: 15 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Partner: UNT College of Information

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
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Photograph of a taro plant

Description: This is a photograph of the taro plant, a root vegetable which grows in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The edible root, known as paan in Manipuri, is used in traditional dishes.
Date: 1986~
Creator: Thounaojam, Harimohon
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Photograph of Mangla Ningombla

Description: This is a photograph of Mangla Ningomba, one of the Manipuri language consultants who helped Shobhana Chelliah and other researchers translate Manipuri stories. This photograph was taken at the Manipur University guest house staff quarters in 1986.
Date: 1986
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Partner: UNT College of Information

Photograph of Manipuri linguists

Description: This is a photograph of Manipuri linguists including Saratchandra Singh, one of the Manipuri language consultants who worked on translating Manipuri stories. Saratchandra Singh is standing with two women outside the Manipur University's Humanities Block in 1985.
Date: 1985
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Retelling of Hanuba Hanubi

Description: This is a retelling of Hanuba Hanubi Pungawari, a traditional narrative about an old man who is tricked by a monkey to plant paan after it is cooked. It is part of the modern Manipuri canon of folk tales.
Date: 1986~
Duration: 10 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of Mayba

Description: This is a retelling of a traditional narrative about a farmer who puts a spell on an unknown person who was stealing his vegetables.
Date: ~1986
Duration: 1 minute 59 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Retelling of the Pear Story: Gopendro

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 Gopendro’s retelling of the Pear Story.
Date: 1986~
Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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