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
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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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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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