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KK1-0595
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Title Woi ni num la ai lam (The monkey marriage) with English translation
Description Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful monkey queen. She prepared to get married soon. One male monkey got to marry her, but he didn't have enough money for bride wealth. He was depressed. One of his relatives told him, "Don't worry. Don't worry too much. Call all of your relatives." All of his relatives from the mountain gathered at his house. Then they thought of an idea. They started collecting many stones. After that, his relatives set the wood on fire. He told his relatives to set the wood on fire and put the stones into the fire. They set many stones on fire and made them hot. Soon, the monkeys from the bride's side arrived there. They placed the hot stones as seats for all the monkeys from the bride's side. They told them, "Take a seat here." They made them sit on the hot stones. Then those monkeys who were sitting on stones burned their buttocks. There was no hair in that area. Those monkeys didn't have any hair on their buttocks. Their butts are red because of that.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi da woi ni gaw da num la na da num la yang gaw lani mi na aten hta woi num grai tsawm ai langai mi woi hkawhkam ngu ga le dai wa gaw da shi num la na matu hkyen sai da. Dai jang gaw dai woi hpe lu la di na gaw dai matsan ai wa gaw ja gumhpraw nlaw jang gaw shanhte mayu ni hpe hpu jaw na gaw bai nlu bai myit ru jamjau di na gaw da, dai dama ni gaw dama kaw na langai mi gaw tsun sai da, hpa nra ai, hpa nra ai, nang myit ru nra ai ngai chye ai, ngai chye ai, yawng shaga kahkin da, ndai bum kaw na nga ai woi ni hpe na mayu ni ma ga ni hpe yawng shaga la u shaga la, gara kaw naw nga ai shaga shaga ngu tsun ai da. Dai jang gaw dai kaw na woi ni gaw yawng dai bum kaw na nga ai woi ni gaw yawng ni dai dama ni kaw e du sa wa sai da. Du sa wa jang gaw chye sai da dai (ah chan) shaw ai myit ladat shaw ai wa gaw lungdin ni le e hka kaw na lungdin ni grai law hkra sumpum sai da loh, dai jang gaw shanhte dama ni gaw wan wut wan wut hpun ni ma hto grai law hkra nat ju da da. Hpun ni hpun tawng ni grai ju di na she wan hto wan wut di na she lungdin ni gun shangun ai da. Gun sumpum da di na she dai ru bang ai da. Dai ni na gaw dai kaw na mayu ga na woi ni du sa ai da. Du wa jang gaw dai kaw nlung ju ai da, nlung ma ju da jang she dai nlung ni gaw shaw sai da, shaw di na gaw oh grup grup nan dai mayu ni kade sa kade tawn da ya ai da. Dai jang gaw nang kaw sa wa jang, nang kaw dung nang kaw dung, nang kaw dung, dai lungdin kaw ah hkyeng hkyeng rai lungdin kaw she dung shangun ai da. Dai jang gaw woi ni gaw shanhte mayu woi ni ngu ai gaw yag ni dai lungdin ju da ai kaw dung kahtet la di na shanhte na maidang ni gaw yawng ya ah mun ma nkap ai. Dai shan hkrai rai kap taw ai gaw dai numla ai majaw shanhte myit ladat shaw dat ai marang e dai ohra shi na maidang gaw mun n kap mat ai, ya gaw maidang hkyeng taw ai da, dai hku.
Origination date 2017-02-09
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/0595
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Collector
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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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. Roi Din : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/5989e1895f9f5
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), L. Roi Din (speaker), 2017. Woi ni num la ai lam (The monkey marriage) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-0595 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5989e1895f9f5
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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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Languages
Jingpho - kac
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