This page lists all people who worked for CPDP. Note that affiliations are partially historical. Consult the links page to find out about ongoing projects and current affiliations.

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 Kishor 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

Rikhi Maya Rai, B.Ed., Chintang
Janak Kumari Rai, M.Ed., Chintang
Lash Kumari (Renuka) Rai, M.Ed., Chintang
Durga Bahadur Rai, M.Ed., Chintang
Ganesh Rai, B.A., Puma
Dayaram Rai, M.A., Chintang
Durga Kumari Rai, B.A., Chintang
Anita Rai, B.Ed., Chintang
Chandra Kumari Rai, Chintang
Shanti Maya Rai, Chintang
Rabindra Kumar Rai, B.A., Chintang
Kalpana Rai, B.A., Puma
Kamala Rai, B.A., Puma
Prem Dhoj Rai, I.A., Puma

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

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