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KK1-2007
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Title Hkawngrang u hte hkawng ma u (The hornbill and the Spot-breasted Woodpecker) with English translation
Description Translation (Seng Pan)
The story I am going to tell you now is about a Great hornbill and a Spot-breasted Woodpecker. A long time ago, the mother Great hornbill brooded and the father Great hornbill looked for the food for his wife and children. But he couldn't do it alone for a long time. So, he asked help from the Spot-breasted Woodpecker. He said, "My friend, Spot-breasted woodpecker, help me in looking for the food for my family! When my daughters become old enough, you can get marry with one of them." So, the Spot-breasted woodpecker also helped him in finding food. Soon, the Great hornbill chicks were full-fledged and became as beautiful as the mother Great hornbill. When the chicks were completely developed, the father Great hornbill fetched the Spot-breasted woodpecker and said, "The Spot-breasted woodpecker, as I promised you before, now you can choose anyone you like. My daughters are all full-fledged." So, the Spot-breasted woodpecker chose one of them. But unluckily, the one he picked was the mother Great hornbill since the daughters were as beautiful as the mother and they all looked the same. Therefore, the Spot-breasted woodpecker made the wrong choice. Then the father, Great hornbill said, "That's my wife." The Spot-breasted Woodpecker felt embarrassed and made a sound, "oak oak!". Immediately, he ran away. In the forest today, the bird, Spot-breasted woodpecker, walks by making a sound, "oak oak!".

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ya ngai hkai na maumwi gaw ndai u hkawngrang u hte u gawng a lam re. Re yang she moi ndai hkawngrang ni gaw uhpum hpum ai shaloi kanu gaw uhpum hkrai hpum nga na hkawngrang u la wa gaw u shat tam sa jaw jaw re nga shi hkrai n tam jaw gwi wa yang she u hkawng ma e saw ai da. U hkawng ma e she saw re yang she e u hkawng ma e ya n ni hkan nu ni e naw bau lawm rit. Ni kanam ni kaba wa jang nang e langai mi jaw sha na ngu na tsun ai da. Dan ngu tsun re jang she kaja wa u hkanwgma gaw hkawngran u e kasha hkan nu ni e shat tam jaw bau lawm ai da. Shat tam jaw bau lawm re yang she hkring gaw u dai ni she hkawngrang kasha ni hkawngrang u ni gaw maren sha re na mun tu tsawm wa ai hkrai hkrai re ai da. Re yang she dai u kasha ni kung tsawm mun ni hkum tsawm wa ai shaloi she u hkawng ma e shaga sai da. U hkawngma e shaga yang she e ya nang e jaw sha na ngu na tsun ai hte maren ya gaw mun ni yawng tu tsawm hkum sai, nang gara retim nang ra ai mi lata la u ngu tsun ai da. Lata la u ngu na tsun re yang she ndai hkawng ma gaw yawng maren re jang she kasha hkawngrang kasha mahkawn re ngu na she hkawngran kanu jan e mahtang she ndai wa e retim jaw sha rit ngu na tsun ai da. Re yang she dai hkawngrang u gaw ndai gaw nni jan she re ai ngu da. Dai gaw ning ni she re ngu jang she hkawng ma gaw gaya na she oak oak ngu na kagat hprawng mat wa, hkawng rang kasha n la sai da. Dai hku kagat hprawng mat wa ai da. Re na she ndai hkawng ma ngu u dai gaw shaga yang mung nam maling hkan ne ( oak oak ) nga ya du hkra ngoi na nga hkawm mat ai da.
Origination date 2017-04-11
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2007
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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
Hpawmai Hkawn Raw : speaker
DOI 10.26278/5fa173166feff
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Hpawmai Hkawn Raw (speaker), 2017. Hkawngrang u hte hkawng ma u (The hornbill and the Spot-breasted Woodpecker) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-2007 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa173166feff
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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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Data access conditions Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
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