Pauthang Haokip
List of John Benjamins publications for which Pauthang Haokip plays a role.
Articles
2024 “Come thou the spirits of village and locality, come thou the spirits of sons and daughters!”: The dying ritual language of Thadou-Kuki Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 47:1, pp. 57–89 | Article
This paper discusses the ritual language of Thadou-Kuki, a Tibeto-Burman language of the Kuki-Chin subgroup spoken in Northeastern India and the Chin State of Myanmar. The paper examines 13 ritual texts to determine the nature of language use and the types of structure that ritual language… read more
2022 “Fish die of number, animals of footprints, but humans by mouths [words]!”: Diminishing cultural knowledge from the margin: The case of Thadou-Kuki Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 45:2, pp. 262–299 | Article
This paper discusses the cultural knowledge of Thadou-Kuki which constitutes one of the least explored genres of language use, with the hope that it will remain a source of information for future generation speakers and scholars. The paper provides examples of the vast pool of knowledge that… read more
2021 “May you fall [dead] while standing!”: Curses and abuses in Thadou-Kuki Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 44:2, pp. 209–225 | Article
This paper presents two types of maledictions in Thadou-Kuki. The first deals with the various forms of maledictions which on the surface appear as though they are curse words in terms of their forms and meanings. But a close examination reveals that the mere presence of such maledictions does… read more