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KK1-0750
Title Mying shachyen yang amyu mying tsun ra ai lam (The Kachin clan names) with English translation
Description Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The title is 'we should introduce our first name with a family name'. A long time ago, there was a family in a village called Ja Pu. The father volunteered to work for the community. He worked for the community that day. He had to help build a road. In the evening, he got some money after finishing his work. Then he drank alcohol. And he went back home and spent the night with his wife. While he was drunk, he was possessed by evil nat. Then he grabbed a knife and tried to stab people. His wife quickly went to the nat priest for help. They kept every dangerous material around him. They tried hard to make him sleep. And everyone guarded him. At that time, they heard a crow. After that, he jumped down through the window. When he was outside the house, some strong men took him somewhere. It was when the bridge was broken. The men took him by raft. They took him. There was no path on Nhkai Mt., but they were nat spirits. So they took him down that path. Later, they reached their place. Then they told their leader nat, "Here is the person you told us to take to you." The leader looked at him and said, "I get the human scent from him." He looked at him closely and said, "He is not the one! You made a mistake." The strong men said, "We took him by his name. It's him." The leader said, "No! He is not the one. Send him back." The men were shocked, and they sent him back to his place. They didn't send him to the front of his house. They took him to a farm. They took him to an orange farm. The drunk man said, "I don't know the right way to my house. Show me the way." The two strong men told him, "When you turn back, you will see the right way back to your house." Then they disappeared. The man looked at his way back home till the end. He looked at the way. And he looked at his body. Then he saw that there was nothing on his body. He was shocked. There was an old couple who lived on that orange farm. When the old man was walking around the farm, he found the man. He dressed him and took him back to his house. Actually, he had already been missing for four days. But he thought he was missing for only one day. The villagers were praying for him and holding a funeral. At that time, the old man took him back to his house. He could reunite with his wife. His funeral turned into a happy praying ceremony because they found him alive. That's why we should introdue our name with a family name. (not to be mistaken with other people)

Transcription (Lu Hkawng)
Ga baw gaw mying shachyen yang amyu mying tsun ra ai, moi shawng de Ja pu mare kaw i dai shanhte, shan nu wa ni gaw nga ai dai shaloi shi wa shi na kawa gaw dai shawa bungli sa ai le i, shawa bungli sa nna shanhte ni dai bungli ni galaw hkawm galaw galaw re na she, dai hku lam ni hkan htu ya re shi gaw shawa bungli ni galaw re na shana de dai hku du wa yang gaw i shi gaw wa, gumhpraw ni garan, gumhpraw ni garan sai nga yang gaw tsa ni lu re na she, nta wa re nna shi na madu jan hte wa ganawn mazum ai da. Dai shaloi she shi gaw dai hku sha rai taw ai shaloi wa, nat shang wa ai, nat shang wa na shi gaw dai makau hkan ni nga ai nhtu ni, htaw ra ni rau du ni gadoi dai hku i, dai hku grai grai sawng wa na she dai shi na madu jan gaw sara ni hpe wa shaga na shanhte gaw dai makau hkan ni nga ai rai ni yawng hkra si wa ai baw i shi na dan re baw ni yawng hkra zing kau ya nna, dai shi hpe dai hku sha nga nna yawng hkra shayup da, yawng hkra shi hpe sin taw sin taw re na dai hku sin taw ai shaloi ''u'' kalang goi re na shi gaw htaw ra nta na ntsa kaw na hku dai kaw na shi gaw gumhtawn dat ai pru dat ai ngu ai she lam de du mat ai, dai shaloi oh ra n-gun grai ja ai ni dan re ai ni shi hpe wa woi la mat ai da, dai shaloi dabak hka le mahkrai di taw ai aten re dai re yang gaw wan nna shi hpe woi mat ai. Woi mat yang she, dai nhkai bum le, dai de wa she hpa lam mung nga ai wa shanhte gaw nat re nga yang gaw dai hku woi mat ai da. Dai shanhte na nat nat du re ga rai nga ai i, dai wa gaw dai wa gaw she ''Nang woi sa wa shangun ai masha nang gaw lu sai'' ngu na tsun ai da. Dai she shi gaw yu yang she ndai wa masha sing lu nga ai ngu tsun yang she atsawm yu yang she ndai wa n re ndai wa mying shut nga ai ngu she, ''Ndai mying rau hkrat sha woi wa ai'' ngu yang shi gaw dai hku tsun re she ''Ndai wa n re ai bai wa sa kau dat u'' nga nna shi hpe bai wa sa kau shangun re yang she, shanhte mung mau nna dai hku na wa sa kau yang she, oh shi nta du hkra n wa sa ya yang she dai oh ra sun, sun langai mi kaw wa jahkrat kau da yang she dai lwidwi sun dai kaw wa jahkrat kau da yang she shi gaw shi gaw ''Ndai kaw na lam ni ngai n chye sai lam naw madun dat u'' ngu tsun she shi gaw dai oh ra lahkawng gaw ''Nang hpang de gayin dat ai hte nang na nta nang bai du lu hkawm na ra ai dai yang gaw nang chye sai'' ngu na tsun yang she shan lahkawng gaw wa mat ai da. Shi gaw shan lahkawng oh lam htum du hkra shi gaw hkan yu dat ai da, hkan yu hkan yu, hkan yu re na she hpang e dai hku sha nga taw yang shi gaw shi na hkum hpe yu dat ai wa yawng hkum ting hpa n hpun taw nga ai da. Shi gaw mau nna dai lwidwi sun kaw sin ai dinggai yan dingla nga ai, dai dingla wa gaw nam sa ai nga nna dai hku sa wa yang shi hpe mu nna shi hpe shaga la nna lapu hpun palawng ni bai sha hpun ya nna shi na shanhte na mare de bai wa dai shaloi gaw shanhte na mare kaw gaw shi mat ai mali ya rai sai dai yang gaw shi na matu gaw lana mi sha shadu taw ai da, rai tim dai mali ya rai taw sai, dai shanhte na mare kaw akyu hpyi shi na matu i si sai nga na akyu hpyi ya taw re she shi gaw shi gaw dai oh ra dingla ni gaw shi hpe bai wa sa re na shi dai kaw bai shi na madu jan ni gaw i dai hku shi hpe bai mu tam la dai hku chyeju shakawn akyu hpyi hpawng rai mat ai da, dai majaw dai hku mying tsun yang htinggaw mying lawm nna tsun ra ai da.
Origination date 2017-02-11
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/0750
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Keita Kurabe
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Language as given Jinghpaw
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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
K. Bawk Nu : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/5989e3f3527c9
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), K. Bawk Nu (speaker), 2017. Mying shachyen yang amyu mying tsun ra ai lam (The Kachin clan names) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-0750 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5989e3f3527c9
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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."
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Keita Kurabe
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