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KK1-0985
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Title Ngwi ai num kasha a lam (The brave girl) with English translation
Description Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Many years ago, many passengers were travelling to another place by ship. Unfortunately, a strong storm hit the ship. They were rowing hard not to sink, but they couldn't control the ship any longer since the storm was too strong. The captain couldn't control the ship anymore. There were many young kids and women on the ship. The passengers were praying and crying out loud. It was a disaster. The captain used small lifeboats to save the young children and women. However, the lifeboats couldn't stand amidst the storm. At that time, a girl, about 18 years old, was walking along the beach. She saw that many people were in trouble. She wanted to rescue them desperately. She quickly ran towards them. She swam back and forth and saved one after another. She could save everyone. When she was on the beach, she couldn't help falling asleep because she was exhausted. After some time, she woke up. She saw people who were feeling cold and hungry. Then she walked back to her village and came back to the beach with a group of villagers. She and the villagers treated the victims of the disaster well and fed them some food. They were thankful for the girl. They had been praising and grateful to the girl. The king heard that news and awarded many valuable objects to the girl. The girl had been awarded because she helped everyone, even in a difficult situation.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de e sanghpaw langai mi kaw e hkrun lam hkawm ai masha law law wa jawn na sa wa ma ai da. Dai shaloi she e dai sanghpaw li dai gaw n bung laru n myit mada ai n bung laru kaba hte e shanhte hkrum sha ai. Hkrum sha ai shaloi gaw shanhte sanghpaw li gaw kade mi shakut ai retim mung laru gaw grai kaba taw nga jang gaw n htu chyoi ai majaw sanghpaw gaw galau kaup wa na sha re sai da. Dai kaw sanghpaw li gawt ai wa mung kaning nchye di ai, sanghpaw kata na ni mung kyu hpyi ai ni hpyi marawn ai mung marawn, hkrap mung hkrap ai retim mung laru mung n zim hkraw ai majaw sanghpaw li gawt ai wa gaw kaning n chye di na dai sanghpaw hta ma kaji ni hte num ni ma grai lawm ai da. Re yang gaw dai ma kaji hte num ni hpe shi hkye na matu sanghpaw kaji langai mi shaga na bang dat ai. Re timmung dai sanghpaw dai gaw n bung laru n hkam lu ai majaw dai sanghpaw kaji mung bai kaup mat wa ai da. Shaloi she dai zawn re byin nga ai ten hta e num kasha langai mi asak 18 ning re num kasha langai mi shi gaw hka kau de e hkawm chyai na matu sa wa ai da. Hka kau de hkawm chyai na matu sa wa ai ten hta shi gaw dai zawn re na jam jau hkrum ai ni hpe e mu mada ai. Mu mada ai hte rau shi gaw grai hkye la mayu ai. Shi grai hkye la mayu ai majaw grai (chan) ai lam kadawng ntsa kaw na shi gaw myit htum myit si shi gaw yu hkrat wa ai. Yu hkrat wa na e dai masha ni hpe e sa hkye la ai shi mung laru kata kaw grai shakut ai hte langai hpang langai hpe dai hku sa hkye la lu ai da. Sa hkye la lu ai hte rau shi gaw hkaingau kaw du ai hte maren shi gaw grai ba na shi mung yup galeng ba na n dum mat wa ai da. Retim mung shi bai dum wa ai ten hta gaw dai sanghpaw li kaw na hkye la ai masha ni mung kashung ai hte shat kaw si ai hte rai na grai jam jau taw ai hpe bai mu jang gaw shi gaw dum wa ai hte maren shi a mare bai n htang wa na she masha marai law law hpe shaga la na dai ni hpe e atsawm sha woi lakawn la na malu masha ni dai hku na jaw ai hte e shanhte mung grai chyeju dum ai da. Grai chyeju dum ai hte dai numsha a lam hpe e dai mung na hkawhkam wa ni na ai shaloi gaw shi a atsam marai hpe e grai shnahte ni mung grai shakawn ai hte dai num kasha hpe e grai shagrau sha a jaw ma ai da. Dai hte maren tsawra myit a majaw shi mung ndang lu ai hpe retim mung grai shakut ai a majaw ndai zawn re na awng dang ai lam lu la ai da.
Origination date 2017-02-13
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/0985
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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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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. Bawk Awn : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/5989e7d868448
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), N. Bawk Awn (speaker), 2017. Ngwi ai num kasha a lam (The brave girl) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-0985 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/5989e7d868448
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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 1,449translations are currently available (December 28, 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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