Nabu - Chahkyawn hte hka-u (Kingd and water bird) with English translation

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Item ID	KK1-1920 (Collection Details)
Title	Chahkyawn hte hka-u (Kingd and water bird) with English translation
Description	Translation (Rita Seng Mai) The story I am going to tell now is about a fox and an egret. Once upon a time, there was a fox and an egret. There were two foxes: one small and one big. The big fox told the small one, "Let's go catch some fish. I know where the big fish are." The small fox could swim, so he caught the fish. Then he said, "Let's eat the fish." The big fox said, "We can't eat it yet. We need to cut out its bone. Go get something to cut with." He ordered the small fox to do it. While the small fox was away, the big fox took the fish and ran away. When he was on a mountain, he ate the fish all by himself. When the small fox followed him, he found only bones on the ground. The small fox realized that the big fox had deceived him, so he became depressed. He later died of hunger. On the other hand, the big fox got a bone stuck in his throat. He was in trouble and walked near the water. The fox saw an egret catching fish in the water. Then he begged the egret, "Please take this bone out of my throat. If you can, I will give you anything you want." The egret believed him and pulled the bone out of his throat. After taking all the bones out, the fox ran away. He shouted, "I lied to you! Why do you trust anyone's words?!" The egret became depressed and later died. Transcription (Lu Awng) Ya ngai hkai na maumwi gaw chyahkyawn hte hka u a lam re. Moi shawng e da, chyahkyawn hte hka u nga ai da. Dai shaloi da chyawhkyawn 2 nga ai da, langai gaw kaji ai da, langai gaw kaba ai da, dai shaloi kaba wa gaw nga hkwi ai da, nga hkwi ai wa nga grai kaba rawng ai ngu da. Dai kaji ai wa gaw i hka ku ma chye ai, dai wa gaw tsun ai da, nga grai kaba ai rawng ai ngu da. Dai shaloi da, dai nga ma i hkwi lu sai re nga hkarang de hpyen sha ga ngu da oh rau hpyen sha nmai sai. Nra tawk ya, arau hpyen sha ga dai majaw nang hpunru naw wa la su ngu da, hpunru dai kaji ai wa she kaba ai hpe shangun sha da. Dai kaw kaji ai wa gaw shan gaw shi chyu hpai mat wa ai da. Chyahkawn dai wa shi chyu hpai mat wa re shaloi hto bum langai kaw du shi e hpyen sha kau da, dai shaloi shi hta grau kaji san ai wa hkan hkan dai kaw du rai kei ya kinra sha taw ai da. Kinra sha taw na she e ndai wa gaw ngai hpe masu sha, dai wa gaw myit htum na si mat wa ai da, chyahkyawn sha dai wa ma shan nlu sha si mat wan da, shaloi dai chyahkyawn kaba gaw shan kinra kaba langai da ai da. Dai shaloi shi gaw ning hka kau kaw hkawm na wa mat wa ai da. Shaloi da dai hka u langai mi nga ai da, dai wa gaw nga rim sha na nga ai da, dai chyahkyawn gaw mu ai da. Chyahkyawn gaw mu re shaloi dai chyahkyawn gaw ngai hpe da ngai na n gup de rawng ai shan n ra shaw ya rit, nang nye na n dai ngup de rawng ai shan nra shaw kau lu jang nang hpe ngai nang e kinra jaw na ngu da. Dai hka u ma kam na shaw kau ya ai da, ngut re shaloi shan kinra grai shaw kau ya yawng shaw kau ya. Ngut shaloi chyahkyawn lagat hprawng da, hto nang hpe ngai masu sha ai, nang gaw masha na ga nau kam ai da. Dai majaw dai hka u ma myit htum na si mat wa ai da.
Origination date	2017-03-29
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Archive link	https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1920
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Collector	Keita Kurabe Find similar
Countries	Myanmar - MM To view related information on a country, click its name
Language as given	Jinghpaw
Subject language(s)	Jingpho - kac To view related information on a language, click its name
Content language(s)	Jingpho - kac To view related information on a language, click its name
Dialect	Standard Jinghpaw
Region / village	Northern Myanmar
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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 Krimhka Mun Aung : speaker
DOI	10.26278/5fa171a34ac91
Cite as	Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Krimhka Mun Aung (speaker), 2017. Chahkyawn hte hka-u (Kingd and water bird) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1920 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa171a34ac91

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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 a community-based collaborative fieldwork project in northern Myanmar. As of September 10, 2025, the collection includes 2,491 stories, 2,491 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,643 translations. Transcriptions were contributed by Gumtung Lu Awng, Pausa La Ring, Galang Lu Hkawng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, and Keita Kurabe. Translations were prepared by Nbanpa Rita Seng Mai, Sumlut Gun Mai, Lazing Htoi San, Maran Seng Pan, Dumdaw Mike Tu Awng, Nhkum Htoi Awng, and Keita Kurabe. Related resources on Kachin culture and history are available at: https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK2 https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK3 https://www.youtube.com/@kachinfolktales https://www.facebook.com/KachinStories This research was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Numbers JP17H04523, JP20K13024, JP20H01256, JP24K03887), Linguistic Dynamics Science 3 (LingDy3), Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa　(DDDLing), and TUFS Field Science Commons (TUFiSCo), all from the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS), as well as the 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."
Countries	Myanmar - MM To view related information on a country, click its name
Languages	Jingpho - kac To view related information on a language, click its name

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