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 a community-based collaborative fieldwork project in northern Myanmar. As of March 19, 2025, the collection includes 2,491 stories, 2,491 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,584 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."
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)

Item Title Actions
0228 Jahkyawn byin tai wa ai lam (The origin of wolves) with English translation View
0229 Hkawhkam hte mayam (Nang Bya who offended his master) with English translation View
0230 Jahkrai ma hte lalaw ma (The orphan and the bullies) View
0231 Lagawng ai kawa (The lazy father) with English translation View
0232 Wunpawng sha ni a hkun ran poi (The Kachin marriage) with English translation View
0233 Nang Bya Hkindu Gun Ai Lam (Nang Bya Who Carried Cogongrass) with English translation and notes View
0234 Nang Bya hte sharaw (The clever Nang Bya and the tiger) with English translation and notes View
0235 Gwi hte wa (The dog and the pig) with English translation View
0236 Sharaw hte chyahkyi (The tiger and the deer) View
0237 Wa ye la hte gaw le hka u (The two birds) with English translation View

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