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Title Kaja ai amu galaw ra (The Generous Boy and the Greedy Man) with English translation
Description Translation (Rita Seng Mai)
Once upon a time, there was a rich man in a village. Although he was rich, he was stingy. At his house, he had a boy whom he raised. The boy was well-behaved. He cared for his friends and spent his life happily. One day, some people came to the rich man's house to ask for help. The wealthy man said to the boy, "Tell them that I am not at home." The boy said, "The house owner is not at home. What can I help you?" They said, "We are here to ask for help." He said, "I will give you what I have." He gave them money and a few pieces of gold he had. And he treated them to some meals. The rich man told him, "You fed them a meal. As you have treated them to some food, you don't eat anything. Don't eat any food this morning. Just work! Don't eat anything!" He blamed the boy and punished him without feeding any food. The boy said, "Okay. I won't die just because I miss one meal. Helping others is a good thing to do. It's okay even if I die." He said that to the rich man. The rich man got angry at him and went out of the house. At that time, he got pricked by a thorn. The wound became swollen and started to pus. He had to stay in bed due to his wound. Eventually, he died because of it. After he died, he had to go to hell. When he was alive, he didn't help anyone. He only cared for him and didn't help anybody. So, he had no choice, but to go to hell. All the money he had left became the boy's money. Then, the boy became rich. When he became rich, he helped every neighbour or relative who asked for help. He only did good things. When he became older, he died. He was destined to be in Heaven. When he was alive, he did only good things. He helped everyone with what he had. So, when he died, he went to Heaven.

Transcription (Lu Awng)
Moi shawng ye kahtawng langai mi kaw she da grai lu ai ja gumhpraw ni grai lu ai shi dai la langai mi nga ai da. Dai la wa gaw da dai grai lu tim shi gaw grai maji ai da. Maji grai maji ai da grai maji na she shi gaw nga nga nga re ai shaloi she da shi nta kaw she da shi woi nga ai la langai mi ma nga ai da. Dai la kasha wa gaw grai myit su ai da. Grai myitsu na she manang ni hpe rai tim shi gaw grai chye tsawra ai da. Grai chye tsawra na shanhte gaw nga ai da. Dai hku re nga ai shaloi she da lani mi na aten hta she da shanhte nta kaw she da dai garum hpyi sa ai ni nga ai da. Garum hpyi sa ni nga ai shaloi she da shi dai lusu zahte ai dingla wa gaw da shi gaw n nga ai ngu tsun u ngu tsun ai da. Dai shi nta woi nga ai la dai hpe dai hku ngu tsun shangu ai da. Dai la kasha wa gaw lauban wa n nga ai ngu tsun ai da e rai jang gaw hpabaw garum ya na rai ngu tsun ai da. E i anhte ndai hku i garum hpyi sa ai re ngu tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu tsun ai shaloi she rai jang gaw ngai lu ai hpe nang hpe jaw dat na yaw ngu ai da. Rai na she shi lu ai ja gumhpraw ni shi makoi da ai dan re ai ni shat ni dan re ni jaw sha dat ai da. Jaw sha dat re ai shaloi she da e lani mi dai lauban wa gaw lauban wa gaw tsun ai da. Lauban wa gaw tsun ai shaloi she e rai jang gaw nang gaw ngai nang nang sha na shat hpe da nang manang ni hpe jaw kau dat ai gaw da e manang ni hpe jaw kau dat ai gaw da nang ya gaw shat ngat u nang gaw dai hpawt na matu nanang shat hkum sha sa nang shat ngat hpa mung hkum galaw aw hpa mung hkum sha sa bungli sha galaw nga u ngu tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu tsun ai shaloi dai shi nta nga ai mayam la wa gaw mai ai le ngai shat dami sha n sha ai gaw ngai nsi wa ai da manang ni hpe jaw sha ai manang ni hpe garum ai gaw da kaja lam she re gaw da ngai si mat tim hpa n ra ngu dai hku ngu ni tsun ai da. Dai hku ngu tsun na shi gaw dai hku nga ai da. Nga re na she lauban wa gaw dai hku ngu shi nta mayam la hpe pawt na pru wa ai da. Pru wa re na pru wa ai shaloi she da dai shi pru wa ai shawng kaw she da tingsi ju la ai da. Lagaw tingsi ju la na shi gaw dai tingsi ju la ai nma hkan ni machyi na shi gaw kawut machyi na yup ra kaw tawn nga ai da. Lani mi na aten hta yup ra kaw tawn nga na she lani mi gaw si mat wa ai da. Shi si mat wa re ai shaloi she da shi gaw oh sumsin mungdan kaw du re ai shaloi shi gaw ngarai mung de hkrat mat ai da. Ngarai mung de shang mat re ai shaloi da shi dinghta ga ntsa naw nga yang shi gaw kadai hpe mung jaw sha ai lam n nga shi na shi hkra nga re dang re n kaja lam ni galaw ai re majaw da shi gaw ngarai mung de shang mat ai da. Rai na she dai lauban wa na ja gumhpraw dang re ni hpe gaw da dai shi nta nga ai mayam la wa bai mayam la wa bai lu na she nga taw ai da. Nga taw ai shaloi she dai mayam la wa mung lauban byin mat ai da. Lauban byin mat na she shi gaw da dang re byin mat ai lauban byin mat ai rai tim mung htingbu htingpye ni jinghku jingyu ni dang re sa garum hpyi ai yawng hpe bai garang jaw garang jaw re shi gaw mai kaja lam ni dai hku galaw galaw galaw ai da. Galaw na shi mung asak aprat ram wa na dingla wa na si mat wa ai shaloi mung da shi gaw sumsin mungdan du mat wa ai da. Sumsin mungdan du mat wa re ai shaloi she da shi gaw oh mare kaw naw nga ai shaloi gaw shi gaw dinghta ga naw nga ai shaloi gaw shi gaw kaja lam ni galaw shi pi n sha hkra manang hpe garum kahtau re dang re re majaw da shi gaw si mat wa shaloi tim da sumsing mungdan kaw lu shang lu ai da.
Origination date 2017-02-25
Origination date free form
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1583
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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. Kai Ja Awng : speaker
DOI 10.4225/72/598c83eadf6ea
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), L. Kai Ja Awng (speaker), 2017. Kaja ai amu galaw ra (The Generous Boy and the Greedy Man) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1583 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/598c83eadf6ea
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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 1,584 translations are currently available (March 19, 2025). 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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Keita Kurabe
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