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 1,437 translations are currently available (November 23, 2024). 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
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
0052 Wa yi wa la a lam (The girls who raised pigs) with English translation View
0053 Matsan ai dinghku (The poor family) View
0054 Shing kra dingla a lam (The widower) View
0055 Myi n mu dinggai hte lagut a lam (The blind woman and the thief) with English translation View
0056 Bai nam gwi a rung la kau ai lam (The goat who stole the horn of dogs) with English translation View
0057 Myi n mu wa bau lagu ai lam (The blind man who stole a drum) with English translation View
0058 Magwi hte jinglim u a lam (The elephant and the Jinglim bird) with Englsih translation View
0059 Law hpa ai gwi (The greedy dog) with English translation View
0060 Hkam hkam u a lam (The Hkam Hkam bird) View
0061 Grai lagawn ai ma yan nu a lam (The lazy son) with English translation View

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