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KK1-0293
Title Hkrai Naw hte Hkrai Gam (Hkrai Naw and Hkrai Gam) with English translation
Description Translation (Gun Mai)
It is a story of Hkrai Naw and Hkrai Gam. There were Hkrai Naw and Hkrai Gam who were brothers. They lived with their mother and did not have a father. They had not seen their father since they were born. So, when they played with others in the village, they were told that they were brothers who did not have a father. That's why they wanted to show that they also had a father. So, when they became adults, they said to their mother that "Mother, please show us our father." The mother did not talk about anything. But, the more they got older, they kept asking their mother that "Mother, if you can't show our father, we will kill you." So, their mother said that "If you two want to see your father, go and clear the farm next to the Mali river. Plant pumpkin there." Thus, they went and cleared the farm because they wanted to see their father and they planted pumpkins. Later, the pumpkin blossom time had been reached. Their mother said that "The person who comes in the pumpkin blossom time will be your father." So, they went to their farm but they saw no one. When they went again next time, a dragon was sucking the pumpkin blossom. "What did you see, sons?" the mother said. "We don't see anything but only a dragon was sucking the pumpkin blossoms," the sons answered. Then, the mother said that "That is your father. I married the dragon." It was because the dragon transformed into a human and lived with their mother and got the two of them. "That is your father," the mother said. "Really? If the dragon or whatever is our father, we have to show others. So, let's stop him. If we can't stop him, let's tie him," the two sons said. So, they forged iron. There is a big flat stone called Sumhting Jung next to the Mali river until today. They forged iron because they planned to tie the dragon with the iron. At that time, a fish came out from the river. The fish called Nga Htang said to the two brothers that "Hey... don't forge the iron there. If you two forge there, our authority feels headache. He asks not to forge the iron there." "What are you talking about?" the two brothers said and slashed the fish with the iron so the lips of the fish, Nga Htang was curved until today. They continued to forge the iron and later, another fish, Nga Rat Nga Swi came again. "Hey you two, don't forge there because our authority who live inside the river said he feels headache a lot," the fish, Nga Rat Nga Swi said again. "What you are talking about?" the two brothers said and stabbed the fish with a sharp awl. That's why Nga Rat has a hole until today even though the other fish do not have a hole. It was stabbed by Hkrai Naw and Hkrai Gam. Later, a shrimp came out and said as previous fish. So, the two brothers slashed the shrimp and the shrimp lied on its back and turned red. That's why the shrimps turn red when it is cooked today. Another fish came out again but the two brothers did the same as before. Then, they had done making the iron rope. Later, the pumpkin blossoms were bloomed again and their father came again. So, they tied their father and attached the dragon with trees and stone. When they tied in the tree, the tree was removed, and again, when they tied in a big stone, the big stone was also removed and they also tied in a ped that was driven strongly in the ground but it was also removed. The dragon was struggling to free. Then, the two brothers said that "You are our father. That's why we tie you because we have to show you others." So, their father, the dragon said that "If you two were my sons, you can't get me if you just tie like that. I will tell you. If you want to get me, you have to tie in the Nji Nam. Nji Nam is a small plant that grows next to the rivers, which has small leaves. Even you can't tie me with the big tree and big stones, if you tie me in the Nji Nam, you will get me." So, the two brothers tied the dragon in the Nji Nam and the dragon can't struggle anymore. The two brothers said that "You are our father." Then, the father gave Hkrai Naw a bow called Bum Tawng Ndan, which can divide even a mountain and an arrow. The father also gave Hkrai Gam a sword called Bum Tawng Nhtu, which can even cut a mountain, and a gold Chying boi, which can measure the gold. The father said that "Let's meet all again in seven days. I will bless you two then. Come to me with banana rafts then." So, the two brothers came with banana rafts. Hkrai Gam was not as smart as Hkrai Naw and less intelligence then Hkrai Naw. So, Hkrai Naw was in front with the bow and Hkrai Gam was in the back with their respective rafts. At that time, their father, the dragon suddenly appeared between the two rafts. Hkrai Naw knew it was their father so he was about to say 'Don't do' but before he could say anything, Hkrai Gam slashed the dragon to death with his sword. Because they killed their father accidentally and did not know what to do so they put the body of their father in the confluence. That why's we call today Tang Hpre Zup. After they killed their father, their rafts were also floated. The raft of Hkrai Gam was going upstream and the raft of Hkrai Naw was going downstream because the two rafts were split when Hkrai Gam slashed their father. Finally, they both reached the river bank respectively. After several years. Hkrai Naw said to himself that "It is not good to stay like that. I should find my elder brother," and he went upstream to find his elder brother. When he got to a river after Mali Nmai confluence, he met with a monkey. When he saw the mother monkey, the monkey was holding the gold Chying Boi that was given by their father to his elder brother. He asked the monkey that "Hi mother monkey, how deep is this river?" "Deep deep shallow shallow about the middle of the thigh," the monkey answered. "Hey monkey, tell me well," Hkrai Naw asked again. But, the monkey just answered again that "Deep deep shallow shallow about the middle of the thigh." No matter how many times he asked, the monkey kept answering "Deep deep shallow shallow about the middle of the thigh." So, Hkrai Naw got angry and shot with his bow so the monkey was dead. He also did not know that the monkey was the wife of his elder brother. He took the Chying Boi from the monkey and continued to find his elder brother. Then, he found his elder brother on the tree together with monkey children and the elder brother was splitting the bamboo into strips. He immediately understood that the monkey he shot to death was his elder brother's wife but he did not say anything. Then, the elder brother said that "Don't you see your sister-in-law?" "No, I did not see. But, I saw a monkey mother who was just saying deep deep shallow shallow so I shot the monkey. He was also holding this gold Chying Boi," the younger brother answered. The older brother felt sad but he did not say anything and was just thinking of revenge on the younger brother because the younger brother killed his wife even though they were brothers. But, they lived there together and one day, the elder brother said that "Younger brother, you are stronger than me and also more intelligent than me. Since you also have the bow and are good at hunting, I just found a wild boar nest. Let's go and wrestle the wild boar. You wrestle it as you are strong." The elder brother lied to the younger brother because the elder brother showed a fake wild boar nest and he asked to wrestle the nest. But, it was not a real wild boar nest and it was an empty hole. The younger brother jumped into the hole and fell down inside the hole. That's why there is an empty hole in Daru mountain until today. Although the animals could come in and go out in the hole that the younger brother fell down, the human could not come in and go out. So, the deer was asked to carry the younger brother to go out from the hole. The deer said to the younger brother that "Don't say about you get deer smell." Thus, the younger brother was carried on the deer and he did not say anything even though the smell was very serious. But, when he was about to reach the gate of the hole, he accidentally said "I got the deer smell." So, the deer shook his body and the younger brother was fell down again to the bottom of the hole. Porcupine also carried the younger brother and told him not to say the smell of the porcupine but the younger brother said about the smell of the porcupine when he almost reached the gate of the hole. So, the porcupine shaook and he was fell down again. The barking deer also happened the same. Finally, the younger brother was carried by a shrimp and came out from the hole. After he came out from the hole, he walked and got to a village where a lot of people were gathering. So, he looked at why the people were gathering. He asked a widow for food and asked that "Why the people are gathering there?" The woman answered that "It is a bow pulling race. It is organized by the chief of the village. They said that the winner will get a big gift" And, the race was with his bow so the younger brother knew and said that "I can pull the bow." "No, you can't pull the bow. Even very strong men could not pull the bow. How you such a weak man will be able to pull the bow?" the woman said. The younger brother said to the woman that "No, I can pull the bow. Please go and tell the organizer." So, the woman went to the organizers and said that "There is a guest in my home. He said that he can pull the bow." The organizers said the woman to bring the younger brother. Then, the younger brother easily pulled the bow even though other strong men could not pull it. Then, the younger brother was also shooting the trees, and all the trees were broken one by one. Finally, the younger brother knew the tree that his older brother was hiding so he shot the tree and his older brother was killed there. Because the older brother was killed, the younger brother became the authority. Later, a hawk that took and ate the babies became a high risk for the village. The hawk was very aggressive. The hawk quickly took the babies even within a very short period without a guardian. And, the babies were put in a very deep nest. The people also could not see the hawk to shoot. Only one or two persons also did not dare to go because of the risk of the hawk. But, the younger brother knew how to catch the hawk. It was not OK to shoot one time because the hawk went to hide in a very deep nest. So, the younger brother cut the bottom of the trees that the hawks were staying. When the villager yelled about a baby was taken by a hawk, the younger brother knew that the hawk would return to the tree so he was hiding and waiting for the hawk with his bow. The hawk returned to the tree but the leaves of the tree were getting wither because the younger brother cut the trees at the bottom. So, he could see the hawk now and shot the hawk to death. The hawk was killed and no more baby was missing. Likewise, when a tiger became a risk for the village, the younger brother killed the tiger again as before. So, he was living there like a king. Later, in the plaw where the hawk was killed, a big mushroom was grown. Some people notched little part of the mushroom and cooked and ate. It was very delicious. After the cap of the mushroom ran out, some people took the stem of the mushroom and cook. It was also very delicious. Some people took parts of the mushroom under the soil and it was also very delicious. Then, people were jealous because the people who took cap parts thought that the stem parts might be more delicious. The people who took the stem part of the mushroom also thought that the cap part of the mushroom might be more delicious. The mind and spirits of the people from this side reached the other side. The mind and spirits of people from the other side reached this side. Since then, the nat with power to bewitch humans began after the people at the mushroom.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Hkrai Naw hte Hkrai Gam a maumwi rai na re. Hkrai Naw hte hkrai Gam ngu ai shannau nga ai da. Shan nau gaw kanu hte nga ai kawa nlu ai,shangai ai kaw na kawa hpe nmu ga ai kalang pyi nmu ga ai,dai majaw manaw manang hte kanawn mare hkan gasup chyai re yang mung e kawa pyi nlu ai yen nau kawa pyi nlu ai yen nau ngu masha ni yawng yawng e dingngu hkrai katut ai hku nga. Shan lahkawng gaw dai majaw kawa hpe madun mayu ai masha ni a man e an mung kawa nlu ai yen 2 nre wa nga ai ngu hpe madun mayu ai da. Dai majaw kanu hpe tsun sai kaba magang nu nang an hpe kawa madun rit. Kanu gaw hpa nshaga ai tim shan gaw lani hte lani tsun wa sai kaba wa magang nang wa hpe nlu madu yang nu nang hpe ma sat na ngu wa hku nga deng kanu gaw tsun ai da. E nang 2 nwa hpe mu mayu yang gaw hto mali hka makau kaw yi hkyen mu yi hkyen mu dai kaw,hkyen sai da kaja wa kawa hpe mu mayu majaw shan 2 gaw hkyen sai dai kaw kahkum hkai u ngu hku rai nga kahkum hkumpak hkai mu ngu hkai re hpang kahkum pu pu ten du wa sai da,kahkum pu pu ten du wa re shaloi she ya dai kaw sa ai gaw nwa rai na re yaw ngu hku nga. Deng shan sa yu kadai hpe mung nmu da. Hpang kalang bai sa yu gaw baren langai mi she dai kahkum lap kahkum pu chyu di nga taw ai hku re nga. E hpa baw mu ngu kanu san yang gaw kanu ngu yang hpa mung nmu ai baren numraw langai hpe chyawm kahkum pu chyu di nga ai ngu hku nga. Dai nwa re dai nhte kawa re sai hku nga. Kawa wa shinggyim masha sa tai shinggyim dagraw sa tai di she kanu rau rau nga sha di she dai shan hpe lu mat ai re hku nga. Dai nwa rai sai ngu da,aw wa i ngu shan yen gaw kawa ndai anhte a kawa she re mo kadai hpe tim madun ra ai,kaning ma rai rai madun ra sai,dai majaw wa hpe jahkring da ga an nlu rim gaw gyit ga ngu hku nga. Hpri dup sai da,sumhting jung ngu ai ning re lungpa langai nga ai mali hka makau kaw hto dai ni du hkra nga ai hpri duk tang tang tang tang ndai kaw hpri de gyit ra ai ngu di tang tang dup yang she hka kata na nga langai lung wa ai da. Nga htang wa e dai kaw hpri hkum dup na da loh nan dai kaw n dup hkum dup mu loh nan dai kaw n dup dup yang hto hka kata de nga ai anhte a chyum baw machyi ai nga ai chyum baw grai makret ai nan dai kaw dum dai majaw hkum dup na da. Aw nang i hpa baw ngu di hpri shawt di dat na hku nga,nga htang dai majaw nga htang gaw ndai kaw nten gaw gaw re hpri ndai shawt di kau dat ya deng kaw na nten wa ning re mat na hku nga,bai naw ah dup ai shan ah dup dup di nga hpang nga rat nga swi bai sa wa ai da. E dai kaw ndup hkum dup na da loh nan dai kaw ndup dup yang chyum gaw baw grai machyi ai nga loh anhte hka kana na chyum baw grai machyi ai nga ai loh ngu,aw nang i ngu di hpri sumprang tsawm ra masen ai hte dai hte dai loi shawt di dat yang she nga rat dai majaw nga rat gaw dai ni nga ni yawng nang hku baw ai hkren re hkainaw yen hkaigam e sumprang e galun dat ai hku rai nga. Bai katsu bai lung wa sai,katsu mung ding nga ai da katsu nang e ngu di shawt di katsu dai hpe ah hkyeng lau dai majaw katsu hkut yang dai ni ah hkyeng re mat ai ngu dai loi hpri shawt di dat ai majaw re na hku nga oh nra wan e ah shawt dat ai majaw nga langai bai lung nga hpyin hpe mung dai hku ah gam dat langai hpe lung dai hku di dat re hku nga. Deng shan 2 gaw hpri gaw ngut sai da,hpri sumri ngut sai. Kaja wa wa hkum pu bai pu kawa dai kaw sa sai hku nga gyit sai kawa hpe gyit gyit hpun tawng langai kaw hpun manu mana kaba ai langai kaw dun lawk rap hpun dai pawk kau lawk rap nlung grai kaba ai kaw dun pawk rap hpuntawng bai mailak jun gyit nna dai kaw dun dai mung pawk rap kawa kri ai gaw she tau lawk kaba wa sai hku nga. Dang kawa gaw dang tsun sa shan mung nan an a kawa re majaw nang hpe gyit ai re nang an a kawa nang hpe masha ni hpe madun ra ai ngu dai shaloi kawa gaw tsun ai da,e nan nye kasha rai yang gaw wa hpe dai kaw gyit di nlu ai dai kaw gyit di wa hpe nlu ai,wa tsun na wa hpe n gyi nam kaw gyit mu hka kade oh hka kau hkan tu ai nji nam ngu ndai ram ram sha re hpun si si si re lap ah si si re ndai lam sha law ai myi nang ram ram kaba ai hpun kaw dun tim pyi n lu ai dai kaw gyit mu wa hpe wa gaw dai kaw reng she hkring ai ngu dai kaw nji nam kaw gyit ai hte kawa kade lak tim njin sai hku rai nga. Hkring rap dai kaw e nang an a kawa re ngu tsun deng gaw nang hpe gaw ngu di hkrainaw hpe gaw bumtawng ndan ngu kei bum pyi brang brang re ndan hte pala langai jaw sai hku nga hkraigam hpe gaw bumtawng nhtu ngu hprep tim bum pri ra ra re gala lu ai bumtawng n htu langai hte jahteng chying woi ngu ja chyingwoi langai jaw ai da. An wa ni sanit ya nga shani bai hkrum ga yaw ngu kawa gaw dai shaloi nan hpe chyeju naw jaw na ngu hku rai nga naw shaman na nan dai shaloi langa wan htu na yu wa myit ngu langa wan htu di yu wa sai. Dai shaloi she hkraigam gaw bawnu machye machyang hkrainaw ram nlagat ai loi mi ra ai re hku nga. Hkrainaw gaw ndan sha hpye di shawng kaw hkraigam gaw hpang kaw re hku nga kawa baren numraw wa she shan 2 na wawn kaang kaw mali zup kaw na le wa ai hte ra kalang ta hkrainaw gaw kawa re chye ai hkum sha ngu shi yang she hkraigam loi mi ndai n lagat ai re nga she n htu i hprak di shi bumtawng nhtu i ah zat kau dat ai da. Kawa hpe bai ya nang gaw wa hpe ah zat kau sa shan 2 gaw kaning nchyoi di na tanghpre hka kaw she ah hpre bang kau ai hku nga wuzup langai kaw ah hpre bang kau ai re majaw dai ni dai hpe tanghpre zup ngu re na hku re nga. Bai ting re sai da dai kaw na gaw kawa hpe ding di di dat ai kaw na shan 2 gaw wawn mung lung mat sai da. Hkrai hkraigam a wawn gaw lahta de lung hkrai lung lung hkrai lung hkrainaw a wawn gaw lawu de yu hkrai yu wawn wa shan e di kau sai re majaw gaw kawa e kahtam ai shaloi langa wan di mat sai tsam mari she hkrainaw gaw lawu de kaaw hkraigam mung kaaw sai da deng hkrainaw gaw e hpa mi nga nga shaning mung na wa tsawm ra na wa hpang de ngai mung ya ndai hku sha nga gaw n byin sai nye hpu hpe tam ra sai ngu di shi gaw ndan sha hpye di lung wa ai da. Hka langai kaw du mali nmai zup lai re kawn hka langai kaw du she woi langai jahkan galau taw nga ai da,shi mung dai kaw rap mayu reng gaw shi gaw woi hpe yu yang me myi kahpu lang ai ja chyingwoi zawn re kawa jaw dat ai chyingwoi zawn re mung hpye da woi kanu langai mi gaw e woi kanu hka kade sung ta e ngu hku nga,oh ra wa gaw sung sung tang tang magyi ka-ang nga da. Woi nang ah tsawm tsun u law hka kade sung ngu sung sung tang tang magyi ka-ang nga da kade lang san tim sung sung tang tang magyi ka-ang sha nga nang gaw ngu na shi ndan e hpyut dai kaw woi she si di krawk,kahpu a madu jan nshadu shi deng she shi gaw dai ja chyingwoi sha hta di kahpu gaw bai du yu gaw bai kahpu hto hpun ndung kaw woi kasha ni rau she pali shit shi nga taw na hku rai nga. Kalang ta gaw dum sai shi myit hta gaw aw myi ngai gap kau ai gaw nye rat rai na sai,nye hpu a madu jan rai na sai ya hpu ndai woi kasha ni rau nga ai hpe yu yang gaw ngu tim ntsun sai shi nrat hpe nmu nni ngu hku nga e rat hpe gaw nmu ai myi oh woi kanu langai ngai hpe hka san yang sung sung tang tang magyi ka-ang hkrai nga ai majaw ngai dai woi kanu hpe chyawm ngia gap kau sai,nang ndai shi lang ai ja jeng chyingwoi ma lang ai ngu hku nga. Wa nang kahpu gaw myit n pyaw sai ndai wa garat hpe gap kau sai tim ntsun ai,nang katut sha na nang i nye dinggai jan gap kau ngu kaun sai shan nau gaw deng dai kaw ah pyaw ah law ngu di nga woi yang she kanau hpe tsun sai e ngai nau wa nang gaw n gun mung ja ai an nau hta zen mung nang grau zen ai re majaw hpu gaw nang gaw n dan lu ai re majaw shan mung grai gap ga ai wa n du tsip mu ai wa ndu tsip hte gamu ga ngu hku nga,nau kanau rai yang gamu jin na re hku nga. Kahpu gaw masu sai kanau hpe deng kaw kamu ga le ngu oh ra wa gaw masu ai nshadu kahpu re ngu masu na mung nshadu na kam ai re nga bai ndai wa n du tsip dai kaw gumhtawn zak re u ngu gum htawn zak rai bung di dat ai hte kahpu gaw deng nbung hku nbung hku de kanau hpe gumhtawn shangun ai hku nga,hto ya mung daru bum kaw nbung hku ngu ndai ram re naw nga ai aten re dai kaw gumhtawn ai deng nbung hku rau hto kata de lut mat na hku nga shi gaw kata de lut mat dai kaw kata de lut mat ai shaloi shi hpe dai kaw gaw dusat ni gaw bai pru pru shang shang mai ai da,shinggyim masha ni gaw pru pru shang shang n mai ai,shi hpe kade htaw wa na ta nga shat nga shawng htaw u ga,shat nga gaw loi jin ai hku nga shat nga e htaw shangun shat nga gaw tsun ai da,shat nga bai manam ai bat bat nga hkum nga yaw nang ngu hku nga. Dai wa htaw ai da kei sharang hkrai sharang shan nga bat manam ai sharang sharang sharang nhkun mahka kaw le wa ni she shan nga bat manam ai ngu hku rai nga ga ngan ri ri bai lut myi na hku htum pa de bai hprawt dumsi bai htaw dumsi htawn yang mung dumsi bat manam ai hkum ngu yaw ngu da nhkun made du ni mahka she sharang da di grai manam ai law dumsi bat manam ai ngu bai dumsi mung ri ri di hto dumhpa de hprawt jahkyi htaw yang mung ding ngu hpang jahtum gaw katsu du i htaw di le wa sai hku nga shi katsu bat manam ai hum ngu ntsun ai ah tsawm htaw di le sai da. Le lu re shaloi she shi bai hkawm re yang she hto mare langai wa she masha manu mana wuwu di di re grai gamawng taw ai da. War masha ndam kaning re gamawng taw ai i ngu di shi gaw yu sai hku nga. Reng gaw gaida langai kaw shat hpyi sha da,deng oh ra ni gaw hpa mi rai ma ta e,hkri e,ohra ni gaw hpa baw poi dai,e dai ma ndan shachyen poi da loh,nga hku rai nga,shi ndan rai na hku nga dai ndan shachyen poi hta dai mare du ni woi re dai ndan dai shachye lu ai hpe kumhpa kaba jaw na nga ma ai shi gaw kalang ta nye ndan re ngu myit na um ngai shachyen jin ai ngu da e nang wa n jin loh nang njin ai loh manu mana ngun ja ai ni hkri pyi shachyen ai njin ai nang mahtang ya shat gaw nlu sha ai nga lasi lamun gaw rai taw nang njin ai ngu da. Jin ai tsun su ngu gaida jan sa di oh nye nta kaw manam langai du ai wa ndai ndan dai shachyen jin ai nga ai ngu tsun ai hku rai nga. Deng gaw shi gaw shaga yu su ngu deng kaja wa shi hkrak masha ni manu mana shaja ra shi gaw shi ndan re nga krawk shachyen kap da. Deng kaw shanhte dai hpun shingte da na hku nga gap brang brang hpang jahtum gaw shi kahpu makoi nga ai hpun chye di dai hpun hpe grap di brang di kau di kahpu mung dai kaw si mat sai da. Si mat sai dai kaw na shi bai hkawhkam bai shi bai dai du bai rai sai nga re yang she hpang gaw ma hta sha galang manu mana ju ai nga ai da loh ma hta sha galang manu mana ju nga ai mani jahkring mi ding re da nmai ai gra u hkai kasha hpe galang e tim ai hpa hta sha ya dai kaw hto manu mana tsip kata de bai bang da da reng gaw ningkaw na shinggyim masha ni dumhpau e gap kau na ngu yu yang nmu hpa di yang mung nmu da rai di sa langai lahkawng e sha lagyim yang mung galang e htim na mung hkrit ting ndai wa gaw chyoi sai shi gaw dai majaw ndai kalang ta sa gap gaw n mai ai shi manu mana shim ai tsip de lap sum up ai kata de makoi mat mat re numru kaba kata makoi taw shi gaw sa di hto npawt kaw she sa di hpun hpe gret di sa daw kau ya ai hku rai nga. Ah hpyek tuk hprut shi gaw hpang gaw bai ma bai hta sha sai loh nga mare na ni marawn ai hprawng swi galang kalang ta hprawng mat ai ma hta sha galang shi chye ai kalang ta ndai wa dai de wa na re ngu di shi gaw shi ndan lang di makoi di nga nga ai da. Makoi di nga yang kaja wa galang mung grai shim sai nga di dai kaw sun bai myi shi pawt de dan kau sai re nga hpun lap kyip mat ai i hpun lap kyip mat yang dai shaloi gaw hku hku mat sai hku nga shi ndan hte pyang dai kaw lut rap si mat ai da. Dai galang dai kaw si mat sai ma hta sha ai mung nnga sai. Hpang sharaw grai ju yang mung dai hku hpa di yang shi gaw dai kaw hkawhkam hku na manu jau bu hku nga ai da. Hpang gaw dai galang dai hkrak ai kaw she ah rai nga mat ai hku nga mati langai tu mat ai da e matu langai tu mati dai manu mana kaba kaning re mati i ngu yawng yu manu mana kaba ai da. Dang e nkau gaw deng mati dai ye na di ndai ram ye na hku nga grai ngan re kaba ai mati ye di shadu sha da. E grai mu ai da,nkau gaw dai pa ai dai lap pa ai ning re hkin lang pawt bai ye la,kei dai ye la shadu sha ai mung grai mu npawt de bai htu la di bai shadu sha ai ni mung grai mu dang she myit sai hku nga lap ndai mati pa ndai di sha ai ni mung kei hkinlang ndai daram mu ai ngu gaw pawt de sha ai wa gaw grau mu na si loh nga ai da pawt de sha ai wa mung oh hkinlang sha ai wa she grau mu na sai loh nga langai hte langai grau ntsen hkat ai majen hkat ai mana oh ra wa she grau na sai manawn hkat ai dai kaw na she langai hte langai dai kaw na myit oh ra de aw shi she grau lu na la sai shi she grau mu na sai nga ding re ndai kaw na myit oh du na myit oh du oh du oh du re myit ni ding re wa kaw na she hpyi ngu mung dai kaw na nga mat ai ndai mati sha ai kaw na hpyi ngu mung nga mat ai re da.
Origination date 2017-01-30
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/0293
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Collector
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
W. La Tawng : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/5988932dcc728
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), W. La Tawng (speaker), 2017. Hkrai Naw hte Hkrai Gam (Hkrai Naw and Hkrai Gam) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-0293 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5988932dcc728
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KK1-0293-A.eaf application/eaf+xml 54.3 KB
KK1-0293-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 11.1 MB 00:12:06.360
KK1-0293-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 399 MB 00:12:06.351
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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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