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 1,548 translations are currently available (February 25, 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
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Originating university Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Countries
Myanmar - MM
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Languages
Jingpho - kac
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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
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Items in Collection (2491)

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2006 Gatsi ai majaw si mat ai hpun ni a lam (Dead tree) View
2007 Hkawngrang u hte hkawng ma u (The hornbill and the Spot-breasted Woodpecker) with English translation View
2008 Kasha ni a majaw si mat ai kawa a lam (The father who hid fish) with English translation View
2009 Mahkawn hkawn hpang wa ai lam (Origin of the song) with English translation View
2010 Mam ni jan ga de lung mat ai lam (The rice that went up to the sun) with English translation View
2011 Nta byin wa ai lam (Origin of the house) with English translation View
2012 Num n kam wa na lung htawn kaw na si mat ai lam (The girl who did not want to marry) with English translation View
2013 Pan tsun hte pan lawng a lam (Why the Pan Tsun flower came to bloom on the bank) with English translation View
2014 Ri ri hpang wa ai lam (Origin of spinning) with English translation View
2015 Ri rum gawng hte rum shat a lam (The rattan Rum Gawng and the rattan Rum Shat) with English translation View

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