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Principal researchers

Prof. Dr. Balthasar Bickel, University of Zurich, 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
Prof. Dr. Sabine Stoll, University of Zurich, 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
Claudia Polkau, analysis and glossing of Chintang child language texts
Sindy Poppitz, analysis and glossing of Chintang child language texts
Sebastian Sauppe, 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
Kodjo Vissiennon, analysis and glossing of Chintang child language texts
Taras Zakharko, databases, computers, analysis and glossing

Former staff

Dr. Mark Turin