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KK1-0372
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Title Lalaw ma hte Jahkrai ma (The orphan and the bullies who went to set a bird trap) with English translation
Description Translation (Gun Mai)
Number nine is about many brothers and an orphaned boy. There were many brothers and an orphaned boy. Today, there are also a lot of people who bully orphaned children. In the past as well, what happened between the many brothers and the orphaned boy was that - this story was also told by our ancestors - the orphaned boy was unable to do. So, the orphaned boy set a trap to catch birds on the ground. The many brothers also set their traps and they got a hornbill. But, the orphaned boy got a barking deer in this trap. The many brothers bullied the orphaned boy. So, they said that "It is impossible to get the barking deer on the tree and it is not natural to get the hornbill on the ground." And, the many brothers said, "It is ours," and they forcibly took the barking deer. But, the orphaned boy said that "It is totally not right and fair. That's why I am not happy." So, the orphaned boy said that "If so, let's call elders to decide this problem." The many brothers also said that "Ok, let's call." After they discussed, they called an owl. When they called the owl, the owl came to them and said that "The sand cannot get fire and the banana tree cannot melt," and the owl flew away. It meant that it was impossible to catch the barking deer on the tree and it was impossible to catch the hornbill on the ground. The owl said so and flew away. Our ancestors told us this story in the past. It is the number nine.

Transcription (La Ring)
Rai yang gaw ya nambat jahku hta gaw moi ndai lalaw ma ni i lalaw ma ni ngu ai hte jahkrai ma ni ngu ai nga da. Jahkrai ma ni nga rai yang gaw ndai daini anhte shinggyim masha ni mung jahkrai ma hpe dang sha ai i dip sha ai grai nga ai le. Moi mung ndai lalaw ma ni ngu ai hte e jahkrai ma ngu ai dai ni mung gara hku re i nga yang she jiwoi jiwa ni hkai ai maumwi le i. Rai yang gaw jahkrai ma wa gaw hpa shi gaw ndai nngut njin ai le i nngut njin ai. Rai yang gaw jahkrai ma wa gaw ga kaw u hkam ai da. Re yang gaw ga kaw gaw aw lalaw ma ni gaw ga kaw u hkam na u hkawngrang lu ai da. Rai yang gaw jahkrai ma gaw htaw hpung ndung de hkam rai yang gaw dai de chyahkyi lu ai da. Rai yang gaw gara hku re i nga yang she jahkrai ma hpe gaw lalaw ma ni gaw dang sha ai le i. "Htaw ndung de chyahkyi lu ai htung nnga ga de ugaw lu ai htung nnga ai. Dai majaw ndai gaw anhte a she re" ngu nna kashun la ya ai. Kashun la ya rai yang gaw "E ndai gaw njaw ai gara hku mung njaw ai dai re majaw ndai gaw ngai gaw myit npyaw ai" ngu nna jahkrai ma gaw tsun rai yang gaw jahkrai ma gaw "Deng gaw gai ndai dawdan ya na salang i tara agyi shaga ga" ngu ai da. Rai yang gaw "Shaga ga" ngu rai yang gaw hpang gaw shanhte bawngban yu rai yang gaw u hku du hpe shaga ai da. U hku du hpe shaga rai yang gaw u hku du gaw sa rai yang gaw u hku du gaw kaning ngu i nga yang she "E kumtsai sharaw gaw nhkawng ai nga di hpum jum gaw nbyawng ai puk hpuk pup hpuk nga na swi tawm" re da. Re gaw lachyum gaw hpabaw i nga yang nmai byin ai le i ndung de chyahkyi lu ai ga de hkawngrang lu ai ngu gaw nmai byin ai ngu ai hku na u hku du gaw dai hku tsun nna pyen mat wa ai da. Moi na salang ni dai hku hkai ma ai. Nambat jahku rai sai dai.
Origination date 2017-02-02
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/0372
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Keita Kurabe
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Myanmar - MM
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Language as given Jinghpaw
Subject language(s)
Jingpho - kac
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Content language(s)
Jingpho - kac
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Dialect Standard Jinghpaw
Region / village Northern Myanmar
Originating university Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
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Data Categories primary text
Data Types Sound
Discourse type narrative
Roles Keita Kurabe : depositor
L. La Bawng : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/5988947f1e758
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), L. La Bawng (speaker), 2017. Lalaw ma hte Jahkrai ma (The orphan and the bullies who went to set a bird trap) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-0372 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5988947f1e758
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Collection Information
Collection ID KK1
Collection title Kachin folktales told in Jinghpaw
Description Recordings of Kachin folktales and related narratives in Jinghpaw. These materials were collected by Keita Kurabe, Gumtung Lu Awng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, Labang Tu La, Gumtung Htu Nan, and Lashi Seng Nan as part of community-based collaborative fieldwork in northern Myanmar. A total of 2,491 stories with 2,481 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,369 translations are currently available (March 25, 2024). Transcriptions were contributed by Gumtung Lu Awng, Pausa La Ring, Galang Lu Hkawng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, and Keita Kurabe. Stories were translated by Nbanpa Rita Seng Mai, Sumlut Gun Mai, Lazing Htoi San, Maran Seng Pan, Dumdaw Mike Tu Awng, Nhkum Htoi Awng, and Keita Kurabe.

Animated stories are available at:

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK3
https://www.youtube.com/@kachinfolktales
https://www.facebook.com/KachinStories

Other Kachin culture and history are available at:

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK2

Our research was made possible under the support of JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP17H04523, JP20K13024, JP20H01256, Linguistic Dynamics Science 3 (LingDy3) from Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), and JSPS Program for Advancing Strategic International Networks to Accelerate the Circulation of Talented Researchers "A collaborative network for usage-based research on lesser-studied languages."
Countries
Myanmar - MM
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Jingpho - kac
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