A Nong- origin of the Pingku

Four discussions in which Mr A Nong Pingku and Mr. Awan Pinkhu give historical information about the origins of Pingku. These consist of four sound files: nst-pin_20131022_11_SM_H4N_ANong_Sentences nst-pin_20131022_12_SM_H4N_ANong_OriginOfPingku nst-pin_20140607_01_SM_H4n_Awan_AboutPinkhu nst-pin_20140607_02_SM_H4n_Awan_AboutPinkhu The details of these recordings are as follows: nst-pin_20131022_11_SM_H4N_ANong_Sentences; Duration, 8’24”, Sentences nst-pin_20131022_12_SM_H4N_ANong_OriginOfPingku; Duration 5’03, Origin of Pingku. Pingku is a language that was created when several tribes whose languages are mutually unintelligible moved to a new area and formed a ‘common language’. The groups were Koqchung, Lumnu, Ronra (Rera), Raqsa and Shoqra. A Nong is of Koqchung origin but he does not now speak Koqchung. However when they perform some rituals, they are spoken in Koqchung (Pangko) which is not understood by them. nst-pin_20140607_01_SM_H4n_Awan_AboutPinkhu; Duration 2’29”, About the Pinkhu; discussion interrupted by the arrival of a Khamti person. nst-pin_20140607_02_SM_H4n_Awan_AboutPinkhu; Duration 1’05”, According to him, he is Lumnu, and Lumnu is the same as Pingku as far as Awan is concerne