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KK1-2018
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Title Shan law hpa ai la langai (Greedy man) with English translation
Description Translation (Htoi San)
The story is about a greedy meat-eater man. A long time ago, a man was too greedy and had a great desire for meat. One day, one place killed a pig to sacrifice the spirits, and another site killed a cow. He wanted to eat beef as well as pork, and he wanted to go to the house where they killed pigs. He liked to consume both types of meat, so he hung a large bag at a doorway where they killed pigs. "If someone sees this, he might put pork in it," that man thought and left the house where people killed cows. He desired to eat at the house for pork over there and beef here. So he went back and forth within these two places. At last, he could not eat beef well enough and pork as well. He did not eat anything properly and lost his chances in the middle. That's why, if we are too greedy, we do not get anything, and we will lose in the middle.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ya ngai hkai na maumwi gaw shan grai law hpa ai la wa a lam re nga ai. Moi la langai gaw grai shan grai law hpa ai grai marin ai majaw she shanhte mare buga kaw she langai nta mi kaw gaw nat jaw jaw na wa sat sha hto ra kaw gaw nga sat sha rai ai da. Re yang she shi gaw nga shan mung sha mayu, wa shan mung sha mayu wa sat ai nta de mung sa mayu re na shi gaw 2 yen sha mayu ai majaw she ndai wa sat ai nta kaw gaw chyinghka lam kaw htingpa sa noi da ai da. Htingpa sa noi da na mu yang bang ya ga ngu noi da re na nga sat ai nta de sa mat ai da. Nga sat ai nta de sa mat re yang gaw shi gaw oh ra nta na mung sa sha matu, ndai nta na mung sa sha matu re na she 2 maga bai kahkrang taw nga re jang shi gaw hpang jahtum gaw nga shan mung atsawm n lu sha, wa shan mung n lu sha re na gara mung n lu sha sha re na lapran kaw hkrat mat hpa mung n lu sha re mat ai da. Dai majaw nau lawhpa ai nga yang gaw hpa mung nlu, lapran kaw hkrat mat wa ai da.
Origination date 2017-04-11
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2018
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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 10.26278/5fa1735129f48
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Hpawmai Hkawn Raw (speaker), 2017. Shan law hpa ai la langai (Greedy man) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-2018 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa1735129f48
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KK1-2018-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 1.3 MB 00:01:24.722
KK1-2018-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 46.5 MB 00:01:24.692
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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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