Ninshom – Grammatical Recordings (December 2014)

Six recordings in which Mr Ninshom Chena demonstrates some grammatical features in the Chamchang variety of Tangsa. This includes the following 6 sound files: nst-kim_20141223_01_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar nst-kim_20141223_02_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar nst-kim_20141223_03_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar nst-kim_20141223_04_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar nst-kim_20141223_05_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar nst-kim_20141223_06_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar The details of these recordings are as follows: nst-kim_20141223_01_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar_Duration 0’27”, Long and short /a/ phaanshix ‘one example’ and phanshix ‘a little’ nst-kim_20141223_02_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar_Duration 2’13”, The verb tsin ‘know. The high tone is realised as a level tone rather than a falling one. nst-kim_20141223_03_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar_Duration 0’26”, The phrase liif wanf – illustrating the fact that the high tone is level in non-final position and falling in final position nst-kim_20141223_04_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar_Duration 1’01”, The sentence Chenaf ti riimanx shea taf ta, showing the different vowels of taf ‘sacrifice’ and ta ‘linker’ nst-kim_20141223_05_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar_Duration 5’07”, About imperatives spoken towards the speaker. düx wax kiq ‘come up (ascend come IMP) (if the speaker is already up) sat kix kiq ‘come down’ (if the speaker is already down) nst-kim_20141223_06_SM_H5_Ninshom_Grammar_Duration 0’53”, More emphatic form wax räf ra