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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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0876 Magwi hkang dingsa hte magwi hkang ningnan (Travelers who became an eagle and vulture) with English translation View
0877 Man ngu ai she nga jin ngu n nga (There is no such thing as boring, all there is is habit) with English translation View
0879 Mungji Mung hte shadan Hkum Tsai ni majan kasat ai lam (The battle between Mungji Mung and Hkum Tsai) with English translation View
0881 Myen ga n chye ai Jinghpaw la wa (The Jinghpaw man who does not speak Burmese) with English translation View
0882 Nat jaw prat shing chyai (Shing Chyai dance and weretigers) with English translation View
0883 Nau chye nau lai grau te n mai (The fact that wisdom has always no excess is the same to the fact that the Gibbon has no tail) with English translation View
0884 Kasha hpe yi kaw shayup da ai lam (The child raised by a bear) with English translation View
0885 Pasa ga gaw kata ga (The origin of Pasa Ga) with English translation View
0887 Pringprawng htingnu (The lazy liar) with English translation View
0888 Sam ga n chye ai Zi la (The Zaiwa man who does not speak Shan) with English translation View

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