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Metadata
Title:Preservation of language
pum_song_13
Documentation of Chintang and Puma, two Kiranti languages of Eastern Nepal
Contributor:Arjun Rai
Contributor (speaker):Prem Dhoj
Coverage:Nepal
Date:2005-01-29
Description:This session was recorded at Beltar VDC. In this recordinng, the importance of the Puma language is highly emphasized. The Puma should speak their language and preserve their culture.
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, Devisthan 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 song stresses that the Puma language and culture have a significant role because it has united Puma people. But Puma language and culture are highly endangered, so every Puma speaker should know their value and help in preservation and development.
The Puma language is used in this song. It also contains some Nepali words.
PDR is the resident of Beltar VDC. As the main consultant for the Puma language and culture documentation he volunteered to present this song.
PR is the chief consultant for Puma documentation. He is also the host of the Puma study team.
He is the research assistant for ethnography in the Puma team.
Format:video/x-mpeg1
audio/x-wav
DV
Identifier:oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-000D-EED7-5
CPDP
Publisher:Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel
University of Leipzig
Subject:Singing
Invented song
Preservation of language
Nepali (macrolanguage)
Nepali
Puma language
Subject (ISO639):nep
pum
Type:video
audio

OLAC Info

Archive:  The Language Archive at the MPI for Psycholinguistics
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:www.mpi.nl:1839_00-0000-0000-000D-EED7-5
DateStamp:  2017-02-14
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Search Info

Citation: Prem Dhoj (speaker); Arjun Rai. 2005-01-29. Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel.
Terms: area_Asia country_NP iso639_nep iso639_pum

Inferred Metadata

Country: Nepal
Area: Asia


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