LANGIUMAW (Kharpran Daly 1997) (Krem)
25.250000,91.125000
Description
An unspecified, locally known cave is said (Kharpran Daly, B D 1997 Mss item 5) to exist somewhere in the vicinity of »Nongkyllam« or Nongkhyllam (note 1). ETYMOLOGY: The recorded cave name »Krem Langiumaw« (Kharpran Daly, B D 1997 Mss item 5; KHARPRAN DALY, B D 2006 s.a.: 19) seems to be a either version of the Khasi 1. "Krem 'Langñiuhmaw", which is not only a short form of 1.1 "Krem Blangshñiuhmaw" (note 2), »Cave [of the] Goat Hair Rock« but also of 1.2 "Krem Phlangshñiuhmaw", »Cave [of the] Bearded Grass Rock« (note 3) or of 2. "Krem Langniewmaw" (mere guesswork), »Cave [of the] Bellows Rock« (note 4).
NOTE 1: »Nongkyllam« (Kharpran Daly 1997 Mss) is the village of »Nongkhyllam« (N25°14'40”: E091°08'30” WGS84) about 9 km or 10 km along the road east of Kulang (also: Nongkulang, Kelang) near N25°14'55”: E091°04'05” (WGS84 modified from Everest 1830, Survey of India Half-Inch series sheet 78-O/SW edition 1917). NOTE 2: "ka blang" (feminine) or "u blang" (masculine), contracted ”ka 'lang" and "u 'lang” (SINGH, N 1906: 13, 108), »a goat« (SINGH, N 1906: 13; BLAH, E 2007: 118; OLDHAM, T 1854 / 1984 appendix C: LXI). "u ñiuh" (Khasi; noun), a contraction of ”u shñiuh” (SINGH, N 1906: 142; SINGH, N 1920: 211; BLAH, E 2007: 124) »the hair« (SINGH, N 1906: 143). NOTE 3: "u langñiuh" (Khasi; noun), a contraction of ”u phlang shñiuh”, »the bearded grass« (SINGH, N 1906: 108) from "u phlang" (Khasi; noun), binomial imitative: ”u phlang u kynbat” (SINGH, N 1906: 157), »the grass« (SINGH, N 1906: 157; SINGH, N 1920: 206; BLAH, E 2007: 120); »the straw, the grass« (OLDHAM, T 1854 / 1984 appendix C: lxviii, lxvi); »the grass land« (GURDON, P R T 1906: 39); »a tussock« (BLAH, E 2007: 316). NOTE 4: "ka langniew" (Khasi; noun), synonymous with ”ka kynwo” (SINGH, N 1920: 42), »the bellows« (SINGH, N 1920: 42).
History
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1997.02.16-17: Brian D. Kharpran Daly (1997 Mss item 5) had recorded the cave name »Krem Langiumaw.« 1998.02.16-17: »Nongkulang … During a recce on the 16th and 17th February 1998, members of the Meghalaya Adventurers' Association recorded the name of … Krem Langiumaw …« (KHARPRAN DALY, B D 2006 s.a.: 19).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Ere Mawhar (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | IAWRIMAI (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | MAWKSIAR, Wah Kynshi (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | MUKAM, Mawpyllun (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | RANGBYRIONG (Krem) | ||
| 0.0 | WAH SHIBONG (Krem) | ||
| 0.8 | NONGUMBAR DEPRESSION | ||
| 2.4 | LANG JINGKEIÑ 1 (Krem) | ||
| 2.5 | LANG JINGKEIÑ 2 (Krem) |