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KK1-2149
Title Nhpye shap ai shu (Frog that borrowed a bag)
Description Transcription (Htu Bu)
Nhpye Shap Ai Shu La Na Lam rai nga ai. Moi shaloi, dusat yawng ni, yawng gaw masha ni a ga chye shaga ai hku nga. Ga hkrum ai aten shaloi, Shu langai wa masha zawn, masha zawn, masha galai na, masha zawn galai na, Manau wang de, Manau poi de sa mat ai. Dai shi nga ai hka nawng makau kaw marai langai nga ai da. Shu gaw dai mare kaw na masha shayi sha hte, ra hkat mat na, sumtsaw ni tai mat, sumtsaw ni rai mat ai da. Sumtsaw ni byin mat ai da. Kalang hta Shu ni ma, masha ni kaw na kashun la na Manau poi Manau poi galaw ma ai da. Raitim yawng wa N'hpye n nga ai da. Shi ma n nga ai. E dai wa ma sai mayu, N'hpye gaw n nga ai. N'hpye n lawm yang, kaya gaw kaya dai majaw shi ma shi na manang Shu ni hpe aw, dai majaw shi manang Shu ni ma shi hpe, "Na na sumtsaw kaw na chyahkring sa shap dat u le." ngu tsun ai da. "Hmmm, la kasha rai na sumtsaw kaw na N'hpye sa shap yang kaja na i?" nga. "Shi yu kaji na nga le." da. "N ra ai. Shap na nga yang, sa shap dat u. Bai n jaw na ma n re me." ngu, shi manang ni gaw dai hku jawm tsun ai shaloi, Shi gaw kaya ai, kaya ai majaw, sa shap ai da. "Ngai, nang hpe langai tsun mayu ai. Nang madat ya na i?" nga. "Nang hpa tsun na me ngai n chye gaw. Madat yang she, chye na." da. "Ngai, nang kaw na N'hpye lani mi ram shap mayu ai. Chyahkring shap ya u le." da. "Mai na kun?" da. "Ngai poi kaba sa na ngu re." da. "Hpa poi rai? Ngai hpe ma shaga mat u le." "Manau poi de re ai." ngu bai tsun, shi sumtsaw wa gaw, "Ndai marang ta kaw wa, hpa baw Manau poi wa? Hpa baw Manau poi nga ai? Masu ai n re i?" ngu mau na bai san dat ai da. "Nang hpe hpa na masu na ma?" ngu Shu la wa bai tsun ai da. Num sha ma, bai san yang, N'hpye n kam jaw ai shadu mat na tsang na, masu yang mung masu u law, ngu na hpa n san ai sha, N'hpye hpe shap dat ya ai da. Dai hte masum ya du ai jahpawt hta num sha wa gaw, nam de wa shat sa tam ai shaloi, hka nawng kasha makau kaw, shi na N'hpye zawn zawn re bai mu dat ai da. Atsawm rai bai yu dat yang, shi shap dat ya ai N'hpye bai rai taw. Jahpawt du ai hte, Jan pru wa ten, jahpawt daw na Jan pru ai ten rai taw ai hte maren, dai nawng kaw na Shu ni ma N'hpye hpe hpye na, 'Gruk! Gruk! Gruk! Gruk!' nga na du she bawng hkra, garu gachyi rai marawn taw nga ai da. Num sha ma grai pawt mayu wa ai hku nga. Dai majaw, "Ndai la daina sa wa yu ga. Ngai atsawm rai htawng jaw na re!" ngu, myit na dai N'hpye hpe hta la na nta de wa mat na, nta kaw hkrut na lam da dat ai da. Dai shana de dai la kasha kaja bai sa wa ai. Du ai hte shi na sumtsaw num kasha hpe, shi na sumtsaw num sha n pawt shi yang shi mahtang, "Nang hpa chye ai rai? Na na N'hpye bai n jaw na tsang na i?" da. "Ngai, manang ni rau Manau poi kaw, hpye taw ai hpe wa, hpa na sa kashun mat ai ma?" ngu san ai da. Shi na sumtsaw na N'hpye rai n rai, N'hpye n rai na re, ngu bai yu dat ai da. Shut gaw n shut ai da. Raitim, dai na gaw, jan du taw sai majaw atsawm n mu ai, sha rai na re, hpawtde she atsawm bai sa yu na re, ngu, Shu gaw dai hku myit yang, "Ngai shut ai. Ngai, nang hpe tawng ban ai. Ngai nang hpe hpyi nyem ai. Hpa mi rai rai, hpawtde bai shaga ga. Daina grai jan du taw sai." ngu tsun yang, num sha wa bai, "Wa sanu." ngu Shu hpe wa shangun dat ai da. Hpang shani dai Shu la wa du wa ai hte, "Ngai na N'hpye hpe hpa na hka nawng kata kaw bang jahkrat, kabai da ma? Ngai hpe hkum roi! Ngai, nang masu sai ngu shadu ai. Ngai na N'hpye n tsawm na i? N rai yang, ngai hpe kyang kaja n kaja tsawra myit chyam ai i?" ngu san ai da. Shu ma hpa n chye tsun mat ai da. Raitim ma Shu byin taw tim ma, masha bai galai sana re majaw, tsun dan na matu myit ai shaloi, tsun dan dat ai da. "Ngai shut sai. Ngai gaw Shu rai taw ai majaw hka kata kaw sha Manau kaw ra ai re ai. Kade n na yang gaw,...." "Hkum tsun sanu!" da, num sha wa gaw, kaya ai hte pawt wa ai hte, nta de wa mat ai da. Shu la wa ma, num kasha nga dat ai majaw hkan nawng de bai gumhtawn yu mat ai da. Num kasha gaw grai pawt mayu na, hpa ga ma n kam shaga mat ai da. Dai kaw na, dai num kasha gaw kadai bai tsawra myit, kadai bai sumtsaw ga tsun wa timung, moi na zawn bai masu katut na tsang na, kadai hpe ma n tsawra mat ai sha, n tsawra gwi mat ai sha, prat tup dinghku n de na nga mat ai da.
Origination date 2017-04-12
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2149
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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
Operator
Data Categories primary text
Data Types Sound
Discourse type narrative
Roles Keita Kurabe : depositor
Maran Hkun Seng : speaker
DOI 10.26278/5fa175a2a9772
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Maran Hkun Seng (speaker), 2017. Nhpye shap ai shu (Frog that borrowed a bag). EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-2149 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa175a2a9772
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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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Access Information
Edit access Nick Thieberger
Keita Kurabe
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Data access conditions Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
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