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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
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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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0339 Nang Bya maumwi (Nang Bya and seven brothers) with English translation View
0340 Jahkrai ma maumwi (The one who wants to die is not dead, and the one who doesn't want to die is dead) with Englsih translation View
0341 Hka u a lam (A knifeman who learned how to use a knife from a waterfowl) with English translation View
0342 Jaiwa mahkawn (The Jaiwa song) View
0343 Kanu na ga n madat ai u kasha a lam (The bird child who did not listen to his mother) with English translation View
0344 Kanu sanghpaw si lagu ai lam (The mother who stole papayas) with Englsih translation View
0345 Myit su ai ma a lam (The clever child) with English translation View
0346 Num bai la ai lam (The widower and his sons) with English translation View
0347 Dusat hkawhkam aya tak kau ai lam (Losing a chance to become a king of all animals) with English translation View
0348 Bau lagu ai myi di langai a maumwi (The blind man who stole a drum) with English translation View

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