Consonant Aspirations

For many people in South Asia, bandhs are a part of life. The first time I heard the word, I thought it was just the local pronunciation fo...

If you're ever had to enter an airport in India, you'll probably know that you need a print-out of your boarding pass just to enter ...

Any visitor to Dimapur should know where 'Supermarket' is. It's close to the Railway Station and there're a few hotels aroun...

Even though I've looked at Sumi tone for years (and I can speak another tone language, Mandarin), I still feel like I'm tone-deaf wh...

Over the weekend, I was in Kohima, where a friend had invited me to come on a trip up to the summit of Mount Japfü. A friend of his was org...

Last week I was invited to a family picnic at Khükiye Lukhai. I was looking forward to it. I didn't know whether it would be next to a s...

Even though I'm currently in Dimapur and am off to Kohima soon for the weekend, I thought I'd do a quick post about another village ...