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KK1-0562
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Title Shinggyim la kasha hte baren shayi (The human boy and the dragon girl) with English translation and notes
Description Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story I am going to tell is about a human boy and a dragon girl. Once upon a time, a boy fell in love with a dragon girl called Ja Nan. Later, they two lived together. When they lived together in a house, he got the smell. Since Ja Nan was a dragon, the smell of dragon from her was really strong. He didn't like that smell. But he didn't tell a word to his wife even though he didn't like the smell from her. But he got the smell everyday, so he couldn't stand it anymore. Then to get rid of the dragon's smell from his wife, he took his wife to the mint farm and let her pass the farm. Even though he let her pass through the mint farm, the dragon's smell wasn't totally got rid. Since the dragon's smell didn't go away, he took her to the chili farm again. Although he took her there, the smell was still strong. Then, he took his wife to the eggplant farm again. However, the strong smell from her was still the same. Finally, he took her to the elephant grass field and let her walk through the field. When he let her cross the field, his wife's strong smell was totally disappeared. In the times of worshiping Nat spirits, we Kachin people used elephant grasses during wedding. We put those elephant grasses on the ground and put a piece of flat wood between them. And we let the bride walk through them. The reason why we let the bride walk through is that to disappear and be able to overcome all of the bad things, hardships and difficulties after she crossed that. This is the end of the story.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Ngai hkai na maumwi gabaw gaw, Shinggyim la kasha hte beren num kasha a lam re ai. Kalang mi she ndai la kasha langai gaw i shi gaw ndai Ja Nan nga baren num kasha hte shi ra hkat ai majaw shan lahkawng arau nga mat ai da. Dai she shi gaw shani shagu shi na madu jan hte nga baren sama grai nrawn ai i, Nrawn tim shi shi na madu jan hpe gaw hpa gaw n nga ai da. Dai she shani shagu re gaw shi gaw ndan hkam wa na she shi na madu jan hpe she nang na ndai baren sama hpe wai na matu gaw ngu na shi gaw myit nna she shi na madu jan hpe she shawng nnan gaw shing tawng yi kaw shawng woi lai, Shing tawng yi kaw shawng loi lai tim nmai ai da. Dai baren sama wa nhkoi re she, Majap yi kaw bai woi lai ai da. Majap yi kaw woi lai re yang mung baren sama gaw mi na nan nan sha bai rai taw da. Dai shi gaw ga shaba yi kaw bai woi lai mi na hte raw sha bai rai she shi gaw ndai kumbang yi i dai kaw shi gaw woi lai mat re ai shaloi she dai shi na madu jan na baren sama gaw hkoi mat ai da. Dai majaw i anhte jinghpaw ni gaw moi na nat jaw prat kaw rai ai shaloi nga yang ndai num wa ai shaloi hkan re yang kumbang hpe le i ndai hku bra bra bra di nna dai lapran kaw she hkum pyen bai garep nna she num nnan hpe i dai hku na woi lai ai da. Lachyum gaw ndai num wa na awu asin re ai lam ni mahkan hpa ni gaw yawng hkra ngut mat u nga ngu na woi lai ai ga re ai da.

Notes
1. The animated version is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsHdeMQDgiM
Origination date 2017-02-09
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/0562
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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
L. Htoi Bawk : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/5989e0f8e8537
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), L. Htoi Bawk (speaker), 2017. Shinggyim la kasha hte baren shayi (The human boy and the dragon girl) with English translation and notes. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-0562 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5989e0f8e8537
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KK1-0562-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 48.5 MB 00:01:27.765
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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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Myanmar - MM
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Languages
Jingpho - kac
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Keita Kurabe
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