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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 November 11, 2025, the collection includes 2,491 stories, 2,491 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,720 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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0429 Hpalap byin wa ai lam (The origin of tea) with English translation View
0430 Hkawngrang u hte wa ye la (The great hornbill and the woodpecker) with English translation View
0431 U hka hte hkam hkam u (The crow and the Hkam Hkam bird) with English translation View
0432 Yu hte nyau shagan hti shingjawng (A cat and a mouse in a star-counting race) with English translation View
0433 Dumsi hte brangtai shingjawng hkat ai lam (The race between the porcupine and the rabbit) with English translation View
0434 Ga n madat ai kasha (A naughty boy) with English translation View
0435 Anhte gaw jadip jahpang lu ai amyu re (Jadip Jahpang) with English translation View
0437 Law hpa ai num (An old woman who was too greedy to be a baby) with English translation View
0438 Hkaji ai lam (The white horse) with English translation View
0439 Bai sa paw ai ma a lam (Reincarnation) with English translation View
0440 Tsi sarama (The ghost nurse) with English translation View
0441 Shingkri u a lam (The black drongo bird) with English translation View
0442 Shachyen shaga ai lam (The greeting style of the Kachin people) View
0443 Wunpawng sha ni hkungran ai lam (The marriage of the Kachin people) View
0445 Jahki hkyeng mat ai lam (Why the color of the deer's body is red) with English translation View
0446 Myit kaja ai magwi (The kind elephant) with English translation View
0447 Nat ni kaji dwi hpe hpai ai lam (The old man carried by spirits) with English translation View
0448 Lagawn ai yan la (The lazy couple) with English translation View
0449 Hkanghki hte brangtai (The lion and the rabbit) with English translation View
0450 Nat shayi sha hte jahkrai ma (The spirit girl and the orphan) with English translation View
0451 Nhtu lu la ai lam (How men got swords) with English translation View
0452 Magut lap a lam (The magut leaf) with English translation View
0453 Mahkri galaw ai lam (How to cook pickled bamboo shoots) with English translation View
0454 Hpalap a lam (The tea leaf) with English translation View
0455 Gumtung ga a lam (The life in Gumtung region) with English translation View
0456 Byin ma byin kaja ai lam (Everything Happens for the Best) with English translation View
0457 Galang lanya tai ai maumwi (The mad vulture) with English translation View
0458 Kashu kasha mung n lu ai dinggai langai mi a lam (The Orphan and the Wealthy Old Woman) with English translation View
0459 Kanu tsawm ai kaw she nga hkwi bang ai la kasha a lam (The Boy Who Gave Fish to Beautiful Mothers) with English translation View
0460 Lamu na wan hkut a lam (The origin of the cloud) with English translation View
0461 Maw hkau sha kau u a lam (The Manau birds) View
0462 Baren hte hkawhkam jan (The dragon and the queen) with English translation View
0463 Jahkrai ma La Ring (The orphan La Ring) with English transcription View
0464 Shahte num sha (The daughters of a rich man) View
0465 Shingjut shingtai hkrit ai ni a lam (The caterpillar boy) with English translation View
0466 Shingkra hkan wa a lam (The widower and his son) View
0467 Shu hkrit ai ni a lam (Those who are afraid of frogs) with English translation View
0468 Tawt Hkam u hte U Hka a lam (The Woodpecker and the Crow) with English translation View
0469 Nat num a lam (The witch) with English translation View
0470 Gaugawng wa hte lep a lam (The hunter who ran away from Hpu Lum Htu) with English translation View
0471 N kaja ai kawa a lam (The bad father) with English translation View
0472 Baw sha tu ai ma a lam (The child without a body) with English translation View
0473 Baw nu ram ai Jinghpaw la a lam (The clever men) with English translation View
0474 Kani Byin Pru Wa Ai Lam (The Origin of Opium) with English translation View
0475 Masu chye ai Nang Bya (The clever liar Nang Bya) with English translation View
0476 Yu hte lanyau a lam (The mouse and the cat) with English translation View
0477 Jahte wa hte matsan kasha (The poor and the rich) with English translation View
0478 Matsan ma hte jahte wa a lam (The poor and the rich) with English translation View
0479 Masha tai ai sumbra a lam (The caterpillar boy) with English translation View
0480 Jauhkyen chye na gumrawng ai wa a lam (The haughty performers of the martial art) with English translation View
0481 Madum sumpi kaning re kaw na nnan pru hpang ai (How the Kachin people found musical instruments) with English translation View
0482 Mam n-gu hta galoi mung tsing si lawm mat ai lam (Why there are some grass seeds in rice grains) with English translation View
0483 Myit ai kaw du yang sahte paw ai maumwi (The chief) with English translation View
0484 Rai hkrut sha ai wa a lam (The obedient horse) with English translation View
0485 Matsan ma a lam (The poor boy) with English translation View
0486 Shan nau masum a lam (Three magic walnuts) with English translation View
0487 U hku du a lam (The screech-owl) View
0488 Wunpawng shat gawk a lam (The Kachin kitchen) with English translation View
0489 Dusat shada sha hkat ai lam byin pru wa ai lam (The origin of preys) View
0490 Jan shu mayu ai lam (The Frog That Swallowed the Sun) with English translation View
0491 Mali amyu a labau (History of the Mali lineage) with Englsih translation View
0492 Manai ru hpa majaw hka ai lam (Why wild vines are bitter) View
0493 Manau shadung gara hku byin tai wa ai lam (The origin of the Manau pole) with English translation View
0494 Nat jaw (The origin of the ancestor worship) with English translation View
0495 Hkungran poi ngut ai hpang hpa majaw nbaw hpe bang ra ai lam (Why Kachin people need to put sticky rice in a gift basket when the groom-to-be asks the bride's family for the bride-to-be's hand) with English translation View
0496 Lapu ni hpa majaw lapu lap mu jang hkum hpe magaw ai lam (Why snakes twist their bodies when they see the Lahkru tree) View
0497 Baren hte u la a lam (The dragon and the white rooster) with English translation View
0498 Hkaw ginsi ni a magwi kawng a lam (The ivory) with English translation View
0499 Bumsin nat hte jaugawng a lam (The hunter who killed the board of the mountain spirit) with English translation View
0500 Lahtaw ni a labau (History of the Lahtaw people) View
0501 Nam San mare a labau (The Dragon Legend of Namsam Village) with English translation View
0502 Shu ni a ningbaw lata ai lam (The leader of frogs) with English translation View
0503 Hkam hkam u hte u hka a lam (The Hkam Hkam bird and the crow) with English translation View
0504 Hkawhkam hte gumhpan sara a lam (The king and the fortune-teller) with English translation View
0505 Hpun kawa hte shinggyim masha (The bamboo and the man) with English translation View
0506 Dinggai lahkawng a lam (Warm or cold?) with English translation View
0507 Nam magwi (The wild elephant) with English translation View
0508 N hkru ai num (The bad wife) with English translation View
0509 Hpun kaw na sai (The blood from the wood) with English translation View
0510 Gaida yen nu a lam (The dead mother who came back) with English translation View
0511 Kamoi hte kanam (The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law) with English translation View
0512 Hkanghkyi hte num kasha (The girl and the lion) with English translation View
0513 Hkangse hte woi a lam (The alligator and the monkey) with English translation View
0514 Jahkyi hte hkra a lam (Why cicadas don't have intestines) with English translation View
0515 Magwi hkawhkam a lam (The king of the elephant) with English translation View
0516 Koiyan byin wa ai lam (The child who became a cicada) with English translation View
0517 Nji gram hte ji nu a lam (The spider and the fly) with English translation View
0518 Nlung baren (The stone dragon) with English translation View
0519 Nlung kaw na num kasha pru wa ai lam (The girl born from a stone) with English translation View
0520 Tsi sara langai nat mu ai lam (Doctor who saw a spirit) with English translation View
0521 Tsap hte tarbike kaung a lam (The bear and the kangaroo) with English translation View
0522 Myit ja ai num a lam (The ghost in the tree) with English translation View
0523 Danai Tarung mare kaw na num sha a lam (The woman from Tarung village) with English translation View
0524 Gwi hte wa a lam (The dog and the pig) with English translation View
0525 Lagat hpun sin ai nat tai ai Hkahku la a lam (The beginning of the guardian spirit of the banyan tree) with English translation View
0526 Woi Hpai Mat Ai Matsan Ma (The Poor Man Who Was Taken by Monkeys) with English translation View
0527 Ma hpe lapu kaba shapoi mat ai lam (The snake that took away the child) with English translation View
0528 Shata Jan Ahkyeng Byin Tai Wa Ai Lam (How the Moon Turned Red) with English translation View
0529 Kanu a tsaw ra myit (The mother's love) with English translation View
0530 Asak kaba ai ni hpe hkungga ra ai lam (The rich man and the old woman) with English translation View

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