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Title:The culture of Puma is narrated
pum_cult_01
Documentation of Chintang and Puma, two Kiranti languages of Eastern Nepal
Contributor:Arjun Rai
Martin Gaenszle
Contributor (speaker):Sain Dhoj Rai
Karna Bahadur Rai
Coverage:Nepal
Date:2004-11-22
Description:In this session, the culture of Puma is described in detail.It was recorded at Sove, Diplung.
The aim of the project is to provide a rich linguistic and ethnographic documentation of two highly endangered but almost totally undocumented languages in eastern Nepal, Chintang and Puma. These languages belong to the Kiranti family of Tibeto-Burman. Chintang is spoken by the Chintang Rai in Chintang Village Development Committee (VDC) of Dhankuta district. Puma is spoken by the Puma Rai in Diplung, Mauwabote and Pauwasera VDCs, to the south of Khotang bazar in Khotang district. Both these districts are situated in the eastern hilly part of the country.http://www.cpdp.uzh.ch
The Culture of Puma is narratively described in this session. What people do in the ubhauli and Udhauli and how they they celebrate this cultural ceremony is described in this session.
Use of Puma language in most of the cases.
Mr Sain Dhoj Rai and Mr Karna Bahadur Rai are the well known people who know very well about Puma Culture.
He is the research assistant for ethnography in the Puma team.
Mr Sain Dhoj Rai is well famaliar Puma elder who is influential and very interested person of Puma culture and language.
Mr Karna Bahadur Rai who is young Puma. He has good knowledge of the story, myth concerning with Puma history so Puma team called him to tell about Puma.
Dr. Gaenszle is the researcher in charge of ethnography
Format:MiniDV
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-000D-EEC2-B
CPDP
Publisher:Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel
University of Leipzig
Subject:Description
Unspecified
Puma language
Subject (ISO639):pum

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Citation: Arjun Rai; Sain Dhoj Rai (speaker); Karna Bahadur Rai (speaker); Martin Gaenszle. 2004-11-22. Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel.
Terms: area_Asia country_NP iso639_pum

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Country: Nepal
Area: Asia


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