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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 November 4, 2025, the collection includes 2,491 stories, 2,491 ELAN files, 2,481 transcriptions, and 1,710 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.nabu-prod.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)

Item Title Actions
0950 Num n wa ra ai lam (The beautiful girl who does not want to marry) View
0951 Sharam hte jahkyawn hpa na nju ndawng byin ai lam (Why otters and wolves are on bad terms) View
0952 Lapu hte masha hpa na n hkau hkat ai lam (Why snakes and men are on bad terms with each other) View
0953 Sharaw a myi nsam hpa na hkyen mat ai lam (Why eyes of tigers became red) View
0954 Aten gaw kade ram ahkyak ai lam (The importance of time) View
0955 Ya hpun ni ga n shaga mat ai lam (Why trees do not speak) View
0956 Tsap a tsaw ra myit (The love of bears) View
0957 Hkungran poi hta hpa na ja chyawp ahkyak ai lam (The importance of wedding gold rings) View
0958 Wunpawng ga ni gara hku na byin wa ai lam (The origin of the Kachin languages) View
0959 Jinghpaw laika hpe kadai ka shalat ai lam (The origin of the Jinghpaw orthography) View
0960 Masha ni hpa majaw si mat ai lam (How men became mortal) View
0961 Lagat a lam (The bee) with English translation View
0962 Shat sha yang gwi hpe shawng jaw ra ai lam (Why men feed dongs before they begin to eat) View
0963 Palam la a lam (The butterfly) with English translation View
0964 Gaida yan nu a lam (The widow and her son) View
0965 Manau a lam (The Manau festival) View
0966 U Gam a lam (Why the king quail sounds "Nga baw, Nga baw") with English translation View
0967 Azep ai num (Nagging wife) with English translation View
0968 Galang lanya byin ai jaugawng la a lam (The hunter who became a night-hawk) with English translation View
0969 Jinghpaw hkawhkam hpe miwa ni sa kau ya ai lam (The Kachin kings and Chinese) View
0970 Sut gan garan ai lam (Apportioned Share of the Heritage) with English translation View
0971 Woi Maidut (The naughty monkey who imitated others) with English translation View
0972 Myit san seng ai ma a lam (The innocent child) with English translation View
0973 Nang Bya hte baren (Nang Bya and the dragon); Shu hte nga a lam (The frog and the buffalo) with English translation View
0974 Ndang num ni hte agyi Lahpai La (Lahpai La and the spirit died in childbirth) with English translation View
0975 Nyau hte nga kanu a lam (The cat and the mother cow) with English translation View
0976 Sadi n dung ai manang jan (The tiger and the girl) with English translation View
0977 Wa hte gwi a lam (The pig and the dog) with English translation View
0978 Woi hkawhkam a lam (The king of monkeys) with English translation View
0979 Woi hte taukawk (The monkey and the turtle) with English translation View
0980 Galang byin ai kasha (The son who became an eagle) with English translation View
0981 Moi na Jinghpaw ni a lam (The life of old Jinghpaws) with English translation View
0982 Gandau yang mare na bum a lam (The mountains of Gandau Yang) with English translation View
0983 Gandau yang mare na hka a lam (The bluish water river in Gandau Yang) with English translation View
0984 Sasana n hkap la ai mare a lam (The village that did not welcome missionaries) with English translation View
0985 Ngwi ai num kasha a lam (The brave girl) with English translation View
0986 Gandau yang mare a lam (The Gandau Yang village) with English translation View
0987 Woi gaw shinggyim masha kaw na byin tai mat wa ai lam (The origin of the monkey) with English translation View
0988 Danai na baren a lam (The dragon of Danai) with English translation View
0989 Lapu kaba langai hte masha a lam (The big snake) with English translation View
0990 Hpu Lum Htu nat (The origin of the Hpu Lum Htu spirit) with English translation View
0991 Ri nhtu n dai mat ai lam (Why knives became dull) with English translation View
0992 Pajau Bum Kaw Na Nat A Lam (The Spirit of Mount Pajau) with English translation View
0993 Sha la wa hpe nmu mat ai lam (The lost greedy man) with English translation View
0994 Shingjut a lam (The pupa) with English translation View
0995 Tsap hte jaugawng (The bear and the hunter) with English translation View
0996 U Hku Hte U Hka A Lam (The Owl and the Crow) with English translation View
0997 Baren hpe mu achye sat ai lam (The thunder god who was offered a white buffalo to kill the mythical serpent) with English translation View
0998 Labang, Dumhpau, Labya, hte Lashi (Labang, Dumhpau, Labya, and Lashi) with English translation View
0999 Hpaudup amyu a lam (How the Hpaudup people got their name) with English translation View
1000 Tsawm ai shayi hpe lapu la mat ai lam (The beautiful girl taken by a snake) with English translation View
1001 Kanu a tsawra myit (The mother's love) with English translation View
1002 Kadawn, kadungla hte ukalang (The cricket, the praying mantis and the eagle) with English translation View
1003 Manam n ra ai nta htinggaw a lam (The rich family who do not like guests) with English translation View
1004 Shinggyim masha ni hka lu la ai lam (How humans got water) with English translation View
1005 Kawng Du ni a lam (History of the Kawng Du people) with English translation View
1006 Dagam dala nmai tsun ai lam (The curse) with English translation View
1007 Lai Mawk bum a lam (The Lai Mawk mountain) with English translation View
1008 Sanam num (The female gnome) with English translation View
1009 Sharaw a lawng nga ai lam (The weretiger) with English translation View
1010 Baren hpe mu achye ai lam (The dragon struck by lightning) with English translation View
1011 Myihtoi Npawp Gam a myihtoi ga (Npawp Gam's Prophecy) with English translation View
1012 Sara Labwi Hting Nang nat shaga ai lam (A story of Labwi Hting Nan who called spirits) with English translation View
1013 Jahta mare a lam (History of the Jahta village) with English translation View
1014 Lamu hka a lam (History of the Lamu river) with English translation View
1015 Madu wa hpe hkungga ra ai lam (Respecting the husband) View
1016 Hpu Lum Htu byin wa ai lam (The origin of the Hpu Lum Htu spirit) View
1017 Jan hte ga a lam (The sun and the earth) View
1018 Lahkru lap gaw n chying (Why the Lahkru leaf is not opulent) View
1019 Laja lap teng teng pang pang byin mat ai lam (Why the Laja leaf became spotted) View
1020 Lashi nat (The Lashi spirit) View
1021 Majap a lam (The hot pepper) View
1022 Myit magaw ai wa hte dinghpring ai wa (The honest and the dishonest) View
1023 Nat jaw shamat ai lam (Losing animism) View
1024 Nbat nat a lam (The Nbat spirit) View
1025 Sharaw a hkum na nbat (Why tigers became spotted) View
1026 Shata byin wa ai lam (The origin of the moon) View
1027 Shinggyim masha hpa majaw si ai (How men became mortal) View
1028 Dinggai lahkawng a lam (The kind old woman and the unkind old woman) View
1029 U la jaw ban nampu (How fowls got combs) View
1030 Baren hte masha a lam (The dragon and the man) with English translation View
1031 Hka bai lu wa ai lam (How men began to drink water) with English translation View
1032 Lapu la a lam (The snake man) with English translation View
1033 N-gun ja wa (The strong man) with English translation View
1034 Damya masum a lam (The three robbers) with English translation View
1035 Grai kyin ai num a lam (The very busy woman) with English translation View
1036 Gaida yen nu a lam (The widow and her son) with English translation View
1037 Hpun da dut sha ai wa hte hkangse (The man who sells wood and the alligator) with English translation View
1038 Ja gumra a lam (The golden horse) with English translation View
1039 Kanu hpe n garum chye ai Seng Htun (Seng Htun who does not help his mother) with English translation View
1040 Mara dat hkat ya ai taukawk hte tsap a lam (The turtle and the bear that forgave their sins with each other) with English translation View
1041 Masu ga tsun chye ai shu chyit hte kam chye ai yu (A toad which always tells a lie and a mouse which believes what others say) with English translation View
1042 Manawn masham myit nmai nga ai lam (Why jealousy is not good) with English translation View
1043 Nat jaw hpang wa ai lam (How animal sacrifice began) with English translation View
1044 Shu chyit a lam (The toad) with English translation View
1045 Matsan ai la a lam (The poor man) with English translation View
1046 Woi A Salum Sha Mayu Ai Hkangse A Lam (The Crocodile Who Wanted to Eat the Monkey’s Heart) with English translation View
1047 Jahkrai ma hte la law ma (The orphan and the bullies) with English translation View
1048 Woi hte dinggai jan (The monkey and the old woman) with English translation View
1049 Kanu n ra ai lam (The man who does not like his mother) with English translation View

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