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KK1-2189
Title Bu hpun palawng grai galai ai hkawhkam (King who changes his clothes frequently.)
Description Transcription (Htu Bu)
Labu hpun palawng grai galaw ja ai Hkawhkam langai nga ai da. Moi shawng de da, Hkawhkam langai mi nga ai da. Hkawhkam dai wa gaw shani shagu, labu palawng galai ai. Langai hpang langai grai galai ai da. Dai wa she, dai shani gaw dai shi na labu hpun palawng galai na mung ma wa na she, mare masha ni hpe tsun ai da, "Ngai na labu hpun palawng ni da ya marit." ngu tsun ai. "Ndai da ya ai, grai hkrak hkra da ya marit." ngu tsun ai da. Shani shagu htinggaw mi, ndai hku palawng langai langai, langai da ya u." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi ngam ai ni yawng da ya sai da. Dai shani mi hta shi gaw, jahkrai ma langai mi kaw du wa sai da. Jahkrai ma dai gaw da, grai, she matsan tim nyan grai rawng ai jahkrai ma re da. Dai wa mi she, jahkrai ma shi na ten hta gaw, shi gaw da ma n chye da ai majaw sa ai da. "Hkawhkam wa, " ngu tsun ai da. "Ngai hpe, ngai hpe, ndai nang na labu palawng da na matu ngai hpe gawk langai jaw ya, gawk langai san ya rit." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi Hkawhkam wa tsun ai da, "E, nang hpe e, ndai da da ya na gawk langai ngai san ya na." ngu na shi na (Mu Mat) ni hpe she, "Gawk langai tam ya marit." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi gaw, dai (Mu Mat) ni gaw gawk langai tam ya ai da. Langai tam ya ai shaloi, "Ngai ndai da masum, masum ya da na re yaw." ngu tsun ai. "Nanhte kadai ma hkum yu mu. Ngai da ai ndai labu palawng gaw grai hpung, grai hpung ja ai dai hku ni sha lu yu ai da. (Yu yu) dai n hkru n kaja ai ni gaw ngai da ai labu palawng hpe n mu mada ai." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi shi, da taw sai da lu da. Masum ya, du sai. Aw, lahkawng ya na sai shaloi she, san ai da, ndai (Mu Mat) wa langai hpe dat ai da, Hkawhkam wa gaw "Ngai na labu lapawng sa da ai nga, sa yu su." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi, sa wa ai da. Dai jahkrai ma dai gaw hpa mung n da ai da. Shi shani tup dai hku sa yup nga, sa nga taw re majaw, hpa ma n galaw re she, raitim dai (Mu Mat) wa sa yu ai da. "Umm, ngai sa yu ai ngai, labu palawng ndai hpe da ai n mu ai nga yang gaw, ngai myit n kaja ai tai na ra ai. Hkawhkam wa ngai hpe pawt na ra ai." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi, Hkawhkam wa dan ngu, e ndai, ashe (Mu Mat) wa dai hku ngu tsun na da. "Hkawhkam wa e, Hkawhkam wa hpe wa, Hkawhkam wa, Hkawhkam wa hpe da ya ai labu palawng ngut wa sai." ngu tsun ai da. Shi masu sha ai le, shi gaw. "Hkawhkam wa da shangun ai ndai labu palawng ngut wa sai. Ya kade n na sai yaw." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi, Hpang shani bai masum ya ngu na shani bai tsun ai da. Dai shani she san ai da, oh ra (Mu Mat) langai hpe "Gai nang bai sa yu su." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi dai (Mu Mat) dai gaw sa yu ai shaloi, ndai jahkrai ma wa gaw yup taw ai sha mu ai da. Yup taw nga sha mu re wa mi she, yup taw nga ai sha mu na she tsun ai da, "Huh, ndai da da ai nga Hkawhkam, ndai jahkrai ma gaw, masu ai she rai nga ai. Raitim ngai n mu ai ngu tsun yang gaw ngai myit n kaja ai tai na re. Hkawhkam wa ngai hpe pawt na re. Mi shawng e na, shawng shani na wa pyi naw, mu ai nga. Ya ngai n mu ai nga yang gaw, ngai hpe myit n kaja ai shanhte mu na ra ai." ngu tsun ai da. Dan rai na she, shi, mi na shawng na la wa mu ai hku sha shi mung wa tsun ai da. "Hkawhkam wa, Hkawhkam wa na labu palawng grai tsawm ai, da ngut sai." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi, 4 ya ngu na shani she, ndai, jahkrai ma wa sai da, Hkawhkam wa kaw, "Hkawhkam wa, ngai da ai labu palawng ngut sai." ngu tsun ai da. Dan ngu na she, dai (Mu Mat) wa hpang de ndai jahkrai ma hpa labu palawng hpa ma n hpai ai da. Kaja nga yang shi hpa n da ai da. Raitim shi hpai wa ai shaloi tsun ai da, "Hkawhkam wa, Hkawhkam wa na labu palawng, grai tsawm ai. Ndai gaw myit n hkru n kaja ai ni, n mu ai. Myit kaja san seng ai ni sha mu ai." ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi Hkawhkam wa gaw, "U, rai na re." nga. Raitim, Hkawhkam wa shi yu ai shaloi hpa n hpai taw ai da. Raitim, mi na shawng na (Mu Mat) ni pyi naw, da ai nga yang gaw, grai tsawm hkra da ai she nga, la ma na ngai n mu ai nga yang gaw ngai myit n kaja ai tai na ra ai." ngu na she, shi mung kam sai da. Kam na she, kam na she, hpun na rang. "Um, Hkawhkam wa naw hpun yu u." ngu tsun ai da. Hpun ai da. Hkawhkam wa hpe gaw labu palawng pyi, yawng mi na hpun ai wa yawng raw kau ya ai da. Yawng raw kau na, hpa kaja nga yang dai labu palawng n hpun ai rai na hku rai nga. Dai she, raitim ngam ai ni gaw shi hpe, Hkawhkam wa hpe labu palawng n hpun ai ngu tsun yang mung, shanhte hpe sat na tsang rai na she, "Hkawhkam wa, grai tsawm ai. Grai hkrak ai." ngu tsun ai da dai. Dai she, kaja nga yang Hkawhkam wa dai labu palawng ma n hpun taw ai dai majaw, ndai kaga mungdan hkan e, kawan hkawm, aw, wawm hkawm ai da. Dai mare shinggan wam hkawm ai shaloi she, gumra langai ma jawn da, labu palawng ma n hpun ai wam hkawm re. Dai shaloi ma ni tsun ai da, "A ga, Hkawhkam wa dai labu palawng ma n hpun ai. Kaya kahpa she re." ngu na shanhte agying mani asawng ya ai da. Dai shaloi Hkawhkam wa gaw kaya pawt pawt na, "Aww, ngai ndan re jahkrai ma na, masu hkalem ai kaw she, ngai ndai hku katut sha mat hka." ngu tsun ai da. Dai kaw nan shi, Hkawhkam wa mung myit malai mat na she, dai shani kaw na nan shi gaw, shani shagu labu palawng langai, langai, langai galai ai n byin ga ai da. Kalang mi hpun ai hpe, grai na hkra rai na hpun mat ai da.
Origination date 2017-04-14
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2189
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Keita Kurabe
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Language as given Jinghpaw
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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
Hpauda Htu Nan : speaker
DOI 10.26278/5fa1763ef3378
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Hpauda Htu Nan (speaker), 2017. Bu hpun palawng grai galai ai hkawhkam (King who changes his clothes frequently.). EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-2189 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa1763ef3378
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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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