Collection details
Collection ID KK1
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 1,524 translations are currently available (February 10, 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."
Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1
Collector
Keita Kurabe
Operator
Originating university Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
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DOI 10.4225/72/59888e8ab2122
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), 2013. Kachin folktales told in Jinghpaw. Collection KK1 at catalog.paradisec.org.au [Open Access]. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/59888e8ab2122
Access information
Edit access Nick Thieberger
Keita Kurabe
Data access conditions Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
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Items in Collection (2491)

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1060 Shingkri hte galang a lam (The drongo and the eagle) with English translation View
1061 Ladi galu hpe bai lu tsi ya ai matsan bu hkawm ai lam (The long nose) with English translation View
1062 Matsan wa hte sahte wa (The poor and the rich) with English translation View
1063 Woi ni maidang hkyeng mat ai lam (Why buttocks of monkeys are red) with English translation View
1064 Brangtai hte sharaw (The rabbit and the tiger) with English translation View
1066 Ja di bu (The golden pot) with English translation View
1067 Jahkrit mai dum (The cowardly man) with English translation View
1068 Kaja htum ai gaw hpa rai (The best thing) with English translation View
1069 Shawng Rawng Dai Bawng a lam (Shawng Rawng Dai Bawng) View
1070 Shawng la hta n lai ai ga shagawp (The woman who wants to marry the strongest man) with English translation View

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