Collection details
Collection ID KK2
Title Kachin culture and history told in Jinghpaw
Description Recordings of Kachin culture and history in Jinghpaw. These materials were collected by Keita Kurabe, Gumtung Lu Awng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, and Labang Tu La as part of community-based collaborative fieldwork in northern Myanmar between 2017 and 2020. A total of 263 stories with 263 ELAN files, 263 transcriptions, and 15 translations are currently available (September 20, 2021). Transcriptions were contributed by Gumtung Lu Awng, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Galang Lu Hkawng, Hpauhkum Htu Bu, and Keita Kurabe. Stories were translated by Nbanpa Rita Seng Mai, Maran Seng Pan, Dumdaw Mike Tu Awng, Nhkum Htoi Awng, and Keita Kurabe.

For Kachin oral literature, please refer to:
https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/collections/KK1

Our research was made possible under the support of JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP17H04523, JP20K13024, JP20H01256, 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/KK2
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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Region / village
DOI 10.26278/5fa1707c5e77c
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), 2017. Kachin culture and history told in Jinghpaw. Collection KK2 at catalog.paradisec.org.au [Open Access]. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa1707c5e77c
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Items in Collection (263)

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0041 Gumhpraw palawng gaw baren shayi kaw na la ai (Meanings of the Kachin silver ornament) View
0042 Rida maka ntsam a lachyum (Meanings of the Kachin textile colors) View
0043 Ma gun sharit (What the egg in the load means) View
0044 Manau jaiwa ga (The Jaiwa language) with transcription View
0045 Masha jan shut yang daw ra ai hpuja mying (Set of items of wealth paid for a bride) with transcription View
0046 Masha kasha shut na n la yang ma sumrai daw ai lam (Fine incurred in the event of illegitimate relations with an unmarried woman) with transcription View
0047 Mu nat (Thunder spirit) with transcription View
0048 Num shalai yang na langyi ga (Song sung at the Num Shalai ceremony) with transcription View
0050 Wan hkru yang galaw ai lam (How people officiate when a fire breaks out) with transcript View
0051 Manau a hpan (Types of Manau) with transcription View

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