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Title N-Gam galeng ai wa a numda lam hkrup | The man who slept on the precipice found the level road
Description Wunpawng maumwi "N-Gam galeng ai wa a numda lam hkrup"
ကချင်ပုံပြင် "မတ်စောက်သောကမ်းပါးနားရောက်သော်လည်း လမ်းမှန်သို့ပြန်ရောက်နိုင်"
Kachin folktale "He who slept on the precipice found the level road."
景颇族民间故事《睡在悬崖上，找到平坦路》
カチンの昔話「断崖絶壁で眠った者が平坦な道を見つける」

Sumla (Illustration): Shawanang
Nsen (Narrator): Sumdu Ja Seng Roi
Sumla hkrung (Video): Sumdu Ja Seng Roi
Jinghpaw subtitle: Hpauhkum Htu Bu
Burmese subtitle: Hpauda Ji Tawng
English subtitle: Nhkum Htoi Awng
Chinese subtitle: Zhang Yuanzong
Japanese subtitle: Kurabe Keita

This story is reproduced based on:
H. Hkawn Raw (speaker), Keita Kurabe (depositor), 2017. N-gam galeng ai wa nda lam hkrup ai (He who slept on the precipice found the level road.) with English translation. MPEG/X-WAV/XML. KK1-1144 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/72/598b3376ccc39

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https://doi.org/10.15026/0002000109

This work was supported by:
Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa (DDDLing), Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
http://www.aa.tufs.ac.jp/en/projects/ling-core

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@kachinfolktales/videos

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/KachinStories

#Kachin
#Myanmar
#folktale

Supplementary explanation:
The proverb "N-gam kAleng ai wa a numda lam hkrup" literally means 'He who slept on the precipice found the level road.' That is, 'He who took risks and was nearly ruined is now doing well.'
Origination date 2022-08-27
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Archive link https://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK3/0073
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Keita Kurabe
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Myanmar - MM
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Language as given Jinghpaw
Subject language(s)
Jingpho - kac
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Content language(s)
Jingpho - kac
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Dialect Standard Jinghpaw
Region / village Northern Myanmar
Originating university Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
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Data Categories primary text
Data Types MovingImage
Discourse type narrative
Roles Keita Kurabe : depositor
Ja Seng Roi Sumdu : speaker
Htoi Awng Kahtantu : illustrator
DOI 10.26278/WTFG-6C23
Cite as Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Ja Seng Roi Sumdu (speaker), Htoi Awng Kahtantu (illustrator), 2022. N-Gam galeng ai wa a numda lam hkrup | The man who slept on the precipice found the level road. EAF+XML/MPEG/MP4/MXF/VND.WAV. KK3-0073 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/WTFG-6C23
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KK3-0073-A.mp4 video/mp4 254 MB 00:02:52.842
KK3-0073-A.mxf application/mxf 7.38 GB
KK3-0073-A.wav audio/vnd.wav 95.2 MB 00:02:52.806
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Collection Information
Collection ID KK3
Collection title Animated videos of Kachin folktales
Description These materials were produced by Keita Kurabe and members of the Kachin community as part of a community-based collaborative documentation and revitalization project in northern Myanmar. Narration was contributed by Sumlut Gun Mai, Sumdu Ja Seng Roi, Gumtung Lu Awng, and Jumhpawk Nyein Chan Thu. Illustrations were contributed by Kahtantu Htoi Awng, Shatum Naw Ra, Sumlut Mun San Pan, and Ikumi Wakana. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP20K13024, "Linguistic Dynamics Science 3" (LingDy3), and "Description and Documentation of Language Dynamics in Asia and Africa: Toward a More In-depth Understanding of the Languages and Cultures of People Living in Asia and Africa (DDDLing)" from the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS).
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Myanmar - MM
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Languages
Jingpho - kac
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