Chintang/Puma
Principal researchers
- Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel, U. Leipzig, project coordinator, linguistics
- Prof. Dr. Martin Gaenszle, U. Vienna, ethnography
- Prof. Dr. Elena Lieven, MPI-EVA Leipzig, child language research
- Dr. Judith Pettigrew, U. Leipzig, ethnography
- Prof. Dr. Novel Kishore Rai, Tribhuvan U., linguistics of Chintang
- Vishnu Singh Rai, M.A., Tribhuvan U., linguistics of Puma
- Dr. Sabine Stoll, MPI-EVA Leipzig, child language research
Research Assistants
- Goma Banjade, M.A., Chintang child language
- Toya Nath Bhatta, M.A., Chintang grammar and lexicon (from April 2007)
- Netra Prasad Paudyal, M.A., Chintang grammar and lexicon (until March 2007)
- Arjun Rai, M.Ed., Puma ethnography
- Ichchha Purna Rai, M.Ed., Chintang ethnography
- Manoj Rai, M.Ed., (native speaker of Chintang), Chintang discourse
- Shree Kumar Rai, M.B.A., (native speaker of Puma), Puma discourse
- Narayan Prasad Sharma (Gautam), M.A., Puma grammar and lexicon
Informants on regular payroll
- Durga Rai, M.A. (in progress), Chintang
- Durga Kumari Rai, Chintang
- Ganesh Rai, B.A. (in progress), Puma
- Janak Kumari Rai, B.Ed., Chintang
- Kalpana Rai, B.A. (in progress), Puma
- Kamala Rai, B.A. (in progress), Puma
- Lash Kumari (Renuka) Rai, M.Ed. (in progress), Chintang
- Prem Dhoj Rai, I.A., Puma
- Rikhi Maya Rai, B.Ed., Chintang
Student Assistants in Leipzig (part time)
- Falko Berthold, analysis and glossing of Chintang
- Tyko Dirksmeyer, English checking, analysis and glossing
- Sabine Günther, analysis and glossing of Puma texts
- Birgit Jänen, analysis and glossing
- Felix Klein, analysis and glossing of Chintang child language texts
- Kristina Kuhn, analysis and glossing of Chintang child language texts
- Sindy Poppitz, analysis and glossing of Chintang child language texts
- Diana Schackow, analysis and glossing of Puma texts
- Jenny Seeg, workflow management, databases
- Sven Siegmund, databases, digitization, analysis and glossing
- Taras Zakharko, databases, computers, analysis and glossing
Former staff
Photos
the Nepal team
the Leipzig team