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Title Baren num Ja Nang a lam (The dragon woman Ja Nang) with English translation
Description Translation (Seng Pan)
The second fact is that Kachin people were animisms. According to what our ancestors who worshipped nats (the spirits) told about Kachin people is like this. The story is about a man called Shapawng wa and a woman named Ja Nang. The woman was a dragon. It was at the beginning of the world. It seems humans could communicate with animals at that time. The man, Shapawng wa, married with a dragon girl. In Burmese, we call "Na ga num". As they got married and lived together, the husband always got dragon smell from his wife. So, he looked for ways to make it less smelly. I don't know how Japanese and English call this. In Jinghpaw, we call it Kumba leaf. When he rubbed her with that leaf, her dragon smell was faded away. The smell changed into Jinghpaw smell. Since Kumba leaf could make the dragon smell fade away, Kachin people let the bride pass through Kumba leaf in the wedding. It was started from the man, Shapawng wa and the dragon woman, Ja Nang. Since the human got married with the dragon, Kumba leaf was used to make the smell disappear. So, while the shaman is worshipping nats, the bride has to pass through Kumba leaf. And the bad smell is disappeared. The belief has been practiced till today. The reason for wearing Silver dress which is decorated with silver disks is the sign of dragon shell. This is all for the second fact.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Lahkawng ngu na gaw anhte jinghpaw ni gaw nat jaw re. Nat jaw nga ai dai majaw moi na salang ni nat jaw ai ni a hkai da ai maumwi nga ai anhte jinghpaw ni gaw ndai hku re, Ngu hpe hkai da ai maumwi gaw ndai shapawng wa shapawng wa jingma ngu ai hte numraw ma janang ngu ai ndai num gaw baren num rai na hku nga. E dai yen moi na prat hta gaw moi moi ginding ah ga nnan lat shinggyim masha nnan prat wa ai kaw na gaw ndai dusat dumyeng ni hte mung loi mi hku hkau loi mi ga ni mung hkrum sam ma ai. Dai re nna she dai shapawng wa jingma ngu ai wa gaw baren num la ai da. Myen ga hku tsun ga nga yang gaw ( naga) num le i e baren num la reng gaw shan dinghku de sha sa. Dinghku de sha ai shaloi gaw shada ning re rau dung rau hpawng re yang gaw baren lapu bat manam ai. Ndai hpe ganing di jahkoi na i ngu ai shaloi gaw ndai anhte nam de japan ga gaw eng gaw gara hku ngu kun gaw nchye ai anhte jinghpaw hku gaw kumba namlap nga ai i. Dai hte ning di na sa katsut yang she dai baren sama wa hkoi mat ai da. Baren bat nmanam sa jinghpaw bat she manam rai mat wa gaw aw ya dai hku yang gaw ndai kumba lap e she baren sama hkoi ai rai yang gaw nga na anhte jinghpaw ni nat jaw hku nna numla yang dai kumba lap hpe jun nna me e dai hku ningdi jun tawn na ndai kaang hku na dai num nnan hpe i dun shalai mat wa ai. E dai gaw moi na shapawng wa jingma ngu hte baren numraw ma janang ngu ai la nna baren num la nna baren bat manam taw ai lapu bat manam taw ai dai hpe kumba lap e ah kut yang tsai mat wa ai baren bat n manam mat wa ai masha bat she masha sama she manam wa ai dai re majaw ya dai ni kumba jun nna shalai ra ai ngu shanhte oh dumsa wa e dumsa wa e dumsa nna dai num nna hpe ndai kumba jun tawn ai i dai lapran e shalai dat ai gaw dai kumba lap e baren samu tsai mat ai ngu ai lachyum re ai da. Re yang ya dai ni anhte jinghpaw num ni ndai jinghpaw palawng hpun ai i ndai gumhpraw kap ai nrai i gumhpraw zawn re e le e dai kap ai gaw ndai baren sep sumla re ai da. Baren sep baren sep kumla re ai da dai kaw 2 gaw dai kaw naw tawn da ga i.
Origination date 2016-12-14
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/0084
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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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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
N. Ning Hkawng : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/5988901132ef7
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), N. Ning Hkawng (speaker), 2016. Baren num Ja Nang a lam (The dragon woman Ja Nang) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-0084 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5988901132ef7
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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 1,437 translations are currently available (November 23, 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, JP24K03887, 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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Myanmar - MM
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Jingpho - kac
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