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KK1-1409
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Title Nyau hte yu (The cat that got cow milk) with English translation
Description Translation (Htoi San)
I am telling a story about a rat and a cat. A long time ago, a cat and a rat lived in the same house, and the rat had a rugged mind. So the rat hollowed out and ate rice and paddy from the people of that house. The owner was so upset about this, so he kept a kitten since it was young. The kitten was growing older, and it caught and ate that rat. After that, the cat caught and ate a lot of rats. The owners were delighted with keeping that cat, and they were so thankful for that. The mother cow knew about it too. The mother cow said to the cat, "I am also very grateful for you, but I don't have anything to pay you back. I can only give you my milk every day." "Drink my milk every day. This is the only way to return my gratitude," then the cow let the cat drink milk daily. The cat got to know the delicious taste of the milk. Therefore, the cat did not catch the rats and drank only cow milk. One day, the cat met with the cow again. The cow passed the milk to the cat and asked him to bring it home. So the cat got the milk and put it at home. The rat saw the milk and spilled it all, so the hosts were very distressed. They were so unhappy and said, "This rat is too much trouble day by day. This rat. This cat." Then they did not like the cat. Therefore the owner chased the cat out of the house. As the cat was so lazy that he did not want to catch the rat, his host expelled him. Cats can stay and wander around wherever they are.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng de da ndai ngai hkai na maumwi gaw ndai yu hte nyau a lam da. Moi shawng de da ndai nyau hte yu gaw shan 2 gaw nta langai mi kaw da ndai nyau hte yu gaw da ndai shi gaw grai nan mazut ai myit rawng ai da. Mazut ai myit rawng na she ndai nta masha ni na ndai n gu ni mam ni ndai krawk sha kau ai da. Dai hku krawk sha kau re yang she lani mi na n htoi hta she nta madu ni gaw myit htum mat, myit htum na she nyau langai mi bai kachyi sha law hpe shi gaw bau da ai da. Bau da re yang she kaba wa sai da, kaba wa re yang she shi gaw ndai yu hpe rim sha kau ai da. Rim sha kau na she dai hku sha yu ni rim sha kau, madu ni gaw ndai nyau rem ai majaw da an nu ni gaw grai chyeju dum ai ngu tsun hkat nga yang she da ndai dumsu kanu gaw shi gaw chye ai da. Dumsu kanu gaw nang hpe ma ngai grai chye ju dum ai grai chyeju dum ai hpa n chye htang ai da, ngai ndai ngai na chyu sha nang hpe shani shagu jaw lu na da. Shani shagu ngai na chyu sa chyu yaw nang hpe mung ngai chyeju dum nhtang ai ngu na chyu jaw chyu shangun ai da. Chyu shangun she dai hku chyu nga yang nyau gaw dai chyu mu ai namchyim she shi chye mat ai da. Chye mat yang she shi gaw yu bai n rim sha sai da, yu bai nrim sha re she lani mi dai hku sha nga she ndai dumsu hte ndai nyau bai hkru ai da. Hkrum re she ndai gaw da nang nta kaw nan lawa na na yup ra kaw nan wa tawn da u ngu tsun na she wa tawn da ai da. Yu bai re jang gaw nga chyu ntsin mu nna she mahkra yu gadawng kau na she nta madu ni gaw grai myit n pyaw sai da. Grai myit n pyaw na ga yu ndai ya grau she grau nan lai wa nga ai, yu ndai nyau ndai ngu tsun ai da, re jang shi gaw nyau e gaw nra sai da. Dai kaw na nta kaw na gau shapraw kau ai da. Dai majaw nyau grai lagawn mat ai da, lagawn mat na shi yu n rim sha na nta madu ni gau shapraw kau ai da. Nyau ngu ai ni gaw nta gara kaw mung mai nga hkawm ai da.
Origination date 2017-02-21
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1409
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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. Ying Wang : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/598b37e3dc847
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), L. Ying Wang (speaker), 2017. Nyau hte yu (The cat that got cow milk) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1409 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/598b37e3dc847
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KK1-1409-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 2.72 MB 00:02:58.807
KK1-1409-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 98.5 MB 00:02:58.799
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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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Languages
Jingpho - kac
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Keita Kurabe
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