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KK1-1961
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Title Nbu shaka lagaw law ai lam (Why Nbu Shaka has a lot of legs)
Description Moi shawng e ya ngai hkai na maumwi a gabaw gaw u shakau n baw law ai lam re. Moi shawng e da gwi ni wa ni i (tayakesna) ni du hkra poi galaw na matu i rai dai n bu shakau hpe arai wa mari shangun ai da. Rai wa mari shangun re shaloi shanhte mung i dai shan na poi kaw ra ai ni hpe wa mari shangun ai da, wa mari shangun ai wa shi ma n bu shakau ma wa mari ai da. Wa mari re wa gai ya i nau hkum na taw yaw ya anhte ndai lawan galaw ra ai majaw i hkying hkum mi ram na yang she lawan wan nang i lawan wan galaw na sa wa mu u yaw ngu tsun ai da. Rai na e dan ngu na shi ma sa dat ai da, chying hka pat na sa mat ai da. Sa mat ai wa, hkying hkum mi na tim n du wa ai da, hkying hkum 2 na tim n du wa hkying hkum 3 na tim ndu wa. Ndai gaw i hkau ndai gaw lamama byin sai nga na chyinghka hpawk di ai wa shi na lagaw nau law ai majaw labye bye n ngut di nga taw ai da.
Origination date 2017-03-30
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1961
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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
Nhkai Sut Doi Aung : speaker
DOI 10.26278/5fa17254e1f00
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Nhkai Sut Doi Aung (speaker), 2017. Nbu shaka lagaw law ai lam (Why Nbu Shaka has a lot of legs). EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1961 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa17254e1f00
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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 a community-based collaborative fieldwork project in northern Myanmar. As of March 19, 2025, a total of 2,491 stories are available, accompanied by 2,481 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,584 translations.

Transcriptions were contributed by Gumtung Lu Awng, Pausa La Ring, Galang Lu Hkawng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, and Keita Kurabe. Translations were prepared by Nbanpa Rita Seng Mai, Sumlut Gun Mai, Lazing Htoi San, Maran Seng Pan, Dumdaw Mike Tu Awng, Nhkum Htoi Awng, and Keita Kurabe.

Related resources on Kachin culture and history are available at:

https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK2
https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK3
https://www.youtube.com/@kachinfolktales
https://www.facebook.com/KachinStories

Our research was made possible with the support of JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Numbers JP17H04523, JP20K13024, JP20H01256, JP24K03887), Linguistic Dynamics Science 3 (LingDy3), Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa　(DDDLing), and TUFS Field Science Commons (TUFiSCo), all from the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), as well as the 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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Myanmar - MM
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Jingpho - kac
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