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KK1-2206
Title Manu dan dik htum (The most valuable thing)
Description Transcription (Htu Bu)
Moi da, ya na gaw "Manu Dan Dik Htum" nga ai re ga baw gaw. Moi sahte lauban langai mi nga ai da. Shi gaw sahte lauban re majaw kanam bai la na shaloi tsawm htap ai, ni hpe she e shi gaw la ya mayu ai myit rawng ai da. Dai majaw, kagu wa gaw yawng hpe e ma Gam kawn ma La du hkra, dinghku de na matu shanhte num la ya tawn da sai da. Shi a kanam ndai ni rai jang gaw, nga na wa magang ga law magang, nga na magang ga law magang, matsa mawa kyinsha la-sha nga chyu tsun re majaw, dingla wa gaw grai myit n pyaw ai da. Htingbu ni mung nau tsun wa ai da. Dai majaw kalang mi na gaw shi gaw grau kaja ai grau myit su ai wa hpe, shi lang ai sut gan zaw si jaw mayu ai da. Raitim mung dan rai matsa chyu matsa hkat jang gaw kadai hpe n chye jaw ai. Dai majaw kanam ni yawng hkra hpe shaga tawn da na, Kagu gaw san ai, kanam kaba hpe shawng san ai, "Ngai nam kaba, mungkan ga hta e manu hpu dik htum gaw nhpa re ta?" ngu na san ai da. "A gu e, ja hte gumhpraw le, manu hpu ai gaw." ngu na tsun ai. Kagu gaw "E, rai sa. Dai mung rai nga ai." ngu tsun ya. ma Naw jan hpe san ai, "Gai, ngai nam nang bai tsun yu, manu hpu dik htum gaw nhpa re ta?" ngu na san ai shaloi kanam gaw, "Lungseng le, gu, Seng Lawt ngu baw kabrim kabram rai na, grai htoi tu ai, manu kaba ai gaw lungseng, Seng Lawt rai nga ai le." ngu na tsun ai da. "Rai nga ai, nang tsun ai mung teng sai." ngu na tsun ai. ma La jan hpe san ai, "Gai, ngai nam nang bai tsun yu, manu dan dik htum gaw nhpa re ta?" ngu na tsun ai shaloi, "Gu e, dai gaw myit masin she re ai. Myit masin gaw manu hpu dik htum re ai. Manawn masham n nga ai, manang hte ga li ga law ngu ai n nga ai, yawng hpe e myit chye shara ai, yawng nga ngwi nga pyaw na hku woi awn chye ai myit masin wa gaw, manu hpu dik rai nga ai." ngu tsun jang, "Rai sai, ngai ra ai mung dai re ai. Ya manu hpu dik htum gaw myit masin re. Na a myit masin gaw hpraw san tsawm nit dai majaw ndai a gu tam tawn da ai, ja gumhpraw sut gan sadek, ja ni gumhpraw ni law law bang tawn da ai sadek zaw gaw daini kaw na nang lang sanu. Ndai dum na mung nang up hkang u. Yawng hpe myit shara na nang up hkang u." ngu na ma La jan hpe mahtang ndai zaw si jaw ai da. Dai majaw shinggyim masha gaw myit masin gaw grau ahkyak ai da. Law hpa ai myit nau n mai rawng ai da.
Origination date 2017-04-14
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2206
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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
Maji Aung : speaker
DOI 10.26278/5fa17680f35cc
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Maji Aung (speaker), 2017. Manu dan dik htum (The most valuable thing). EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-2206 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa17680f35cc
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KK1-2206-A.mp3 audio/mpeg 2.95 MB 00:03:13.340
KK1-2206-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 106 MB 00:03:13.308
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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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