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KK1-1088
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Title U tawng hte hka u a lam (The peacock and the water bird) with English translation
Description Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
The story is about a peacock and an egret. Once upon a time, the peacock and the egret were friends. One day, they were chatting about something. The peacock spread her tail and boasted about her beautiful tail. She told the egret, "What can be more beautiful than my tail in the world?" Then, the egret flew high into the sky and rested on the peacock's body. And she told her, "I don't have a beautiful tail like yours. I have a pair of wings which can take me to the sky, but you don't have. Your beautiful tail is just for showing up in front of others. Mine is not for showing up." They were arguing over whose tail or wings were more beautiful. The egret said, "Your tail is a kind of beauty, and my wings are useful too. I can fly away with these wings when I face any dangers." Then, the peacock tried to fly high. But she couldn't fly. She couldn't fly like the egret. Meanwhile, the egret tried to spread her wings as the peacock did. But her wings were not as beautiful as the peacock's. In the end, the egret told the peacock, "You can spread your tail very beautifully and attractively. My wings are not like yours. One of my abilities is that I can fly with my wings. Our abilities are different. You have the beauty, while I can fly high." In the end, they valued their different abilities and lived happily.

Transcription (La Ring)
E ya na kalang na gaw u tawng hte hka u a lam da yaw. Moi shawng de da u tawng hte hka u gaw da manang rai ma ai da. Manang re da lani mi hta e shan lahkawng gaw e shada da shaga hkat nna she e dai shaloi gaw u tawng gaw da shi a shi na kaba ai grai tsawm ai mai hpe e hpyan nna shakawng dan ai da. Shakawng na she hpabaw tsun ai i nga yang gaw e dai u tawng gaw "Ndai daram tsawm ai rai kaga hpabaw naw nga na ta" ngu na she dai u tawng wa she dai hka u wa hpe madun tsun dan ai da. Dai shaloi hka u gaw da lamu ntsa de akajawng sha pyen lung wa nna she e u tawng na ntsa ang ang kaw she e wa kabye nna tsun shi gaw dai hka u gaw hpabaw tsun dat ai i nga yang she "Ngai gaw da nang zawn shakawn na nang zawn shakawn na na na mai zawn zawn san na shakawng na tsawm ai mai chyawm me gaw da ngai kaw nlu ai yaw da. Raitim mung gaw da ngai kaw gaw pyen na da ngai lama na da nang gaw da pyen ai raitim mung da nang gaw ngai zawn zawn na nlu pyen ai yaw da. Na na atsam na na tsawm ai mun ni hpe gaw shakawng ai lachyum pru ai da. Ngai gaw da nshakawng ai da dai hku na tsun ai da. Dai re she e dai yan hkawng gaw da e yu hkat nna she "Na na kade tsawm ai nye na kade tsawm ai e na na mung dai kaw na na mung tsawm ai maga de akyu rawng ai. Nye na maga de ma kaja ai maga de akyu rawng ai um langai hte langai akyu jashawn mai nga ai ngu na tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw da u tawng mung da shakut nna she shakut nna she shi na singkaw hte le i pyen nna yu ai da. Raitim mung gaw u tawng gaw nlu pyen ai da. Hka u zawn san na nlu pyen ai da. Hka u mung shi na singkaw hte e u tawng zawn di na hpyen na tsawm ai lam madun na ngu yang ma nlu tsawm ai da. Dai majaw da e u tawng hte hka u shan lahkawng yen gaw da "E manang e manang jan e nang gaw" e hka u gaw tsun ai da u tawng hpe "Nang gaw e na na mai tsan gaw grai tsawm ai hku na she e hpyan di na e grai tsawm ai hku na atsam mai madun ai. Ngai gaw nang hte nbung ai ngai gaw pyen di na she e lamu ntsa de pyen di na e npu de hkan yu lu mada ai hku na nga hkawm ai atsam ni lu ai. Dai majaw gaw anhte ni gaw langai hte langai gaw atsam nbung hkat ai i nang mugn dai hku atsam tsawm ai hku atsam lu madun ngai mung pyen ai hku atsam lu madun hkat ai i" ngu na langai hte langai grai shi na ra lam hpe aw shi na nga ai hpe shakawn tinang nga ai hpe shagrau na langai hte langai rai na shan lahkawng yen grai tsawra hkat na nga mat ai da.
Origination date 2017-02-15
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1088
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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
L. Ja Doi : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/598b3291025c2
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), L. Ja Doi (speaker), 2017. U tawng hte hka u a lam (The peacock and the water bird) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1088 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/598b3291025c2
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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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