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Title:Mythological narrative about the origin of the world
origin_myth
Documentation of Chintang and Puma, two Kiranti languages of Eastern Nepal
Contributor:Martin Gaenszle
Contributor (speaker):Dambar
Coverage:Nepal
Date:2004-02-28
Description:The narrative is a highly syncretic composition, influenced by both Hindu puranic stories and Rai mythology.
The story recounts the origin of the world, the fighting of demons and gods, and the creation of culture.
The session is mainly in Chintang with frequent loanwords and occasional code switching into Nepali.
He is a Chintang elder from the Khɨkkhang clan. His father was a naŋsuba (priest). He himself was a vice-chairman of the village district (at the time called Panchayat).
Dr. Gaenszle is the researcher in charge of ethnography
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MiniDV
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-000A-33AE-0
CPDP
Publisher:Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel
University of Leipzig
Subject:Narrative
Myth
origins of the world
Nepali (macrolanguage)
Nepali
Chhintange language
Chintang
Subject (ISO639):nep
ctn

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OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-000A-33AE-0
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Search Info

Citation: Dambar (speaker); Martin Gaenszle. 2004-02-28. Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel.
Terms: area_Asia country_NP iso639_ctn iso639_nep

Inferred Metadata

Country: Nepal
Area: Asia


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