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KK1-1343
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Title Rawa du yang nta di gadawng ai (The reckless child) with English translation
Description Translation (Htoi Awng)
A long time ago, there was a playful child in a village. He always destroyed things everywhere he went. His parents had to worry about him every day because he destroyed at least one thing in a day. Although they ordered him to work, he always made mistakes. One day, his parents took him to a traditional sacrificial celebration. He accidentally broke the plate where the oblation (meat) was put on. His parents said, "Look at him! He's just a halfwit. He is so clumsy." From that day, he was named 'Ra Wa' (a halfwit). When someone made a mistake, everyone said, "You are just a 'Ra Wa' who can even break the plate used in offering to Nats."

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi da kahtawng langai mi kaw e gara de sa timmung nmai kam, gara de sa tim nmai kam, maga mi de sa yang lama ni jahten na wa, n ga mi de sa yang mung lama mi jahten wa ai wa wa re ai da. Hten chyu hten, jahten hkawm ai gaw ra mat wa ai ga re nga, dai ni kanu yen gaw dai ni bai nye kasha hpa baw bai jahten ra wa sana kun a law ngu yang kaja wa sha hpang shani mung lama mi jahten, lama mi jahten chyu rai rai re majaw she lani mi na bai oh dai ni gaw aw nat jaw jaw ai de e she sa shangun na re sam ai, bungli shangun yang mung hpa mung n mai byin ra chyu ra hkawm hkawm rai re gaw dai ni gaw nat jaw poi de sa na re ngu nat jaw poi de sa ai wa she oh nat e jaw na shan ni bang tawn ai n di wa bai sa dung kadawng kau dat da. Dai yu le, ndai gaw ra ai wa ngu gaw nau nan ladu hpyau ai, ra ai wa du yang gaw nat de du du kadawng ai nga na dai shani kaw nna shi ra wa ngu mying lu mat ai da, yawng yawng jawm tsun na mying tai mat ai. Ra wa du yang nat di kadawng ai da lu ngu ngu re ai, langai mi ra wa yang dai hku ngu ngu re da, ngut sai.
Origination date 2017-02-18
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1343
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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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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
M. Lu Htoi : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/598b36c5e655b
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), M. Lu Htoi (speaker), 2017. Rawa du yang nta di gadawng ai (The reckless child) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1343 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/598b36c5e655b
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KK1-1343-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 1.38 MB 00:01:30.618
KK1-1343-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 50 MB 00:01:30.596
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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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