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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)

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1358 Myit kaja ai rawng ra ai (The widow who worked hard) with English translation View
1359 Myit nden marai rawng ai num (The rich family) with English translation View
1360 Ahlong lu ai kasha (The strong man) with English translation View
1361 Grai n hkru ai kasha (The bad child) with English translation View
1362 Grai n hkru ai num (The bad woman) with English translation View
1363 Jahkrai ma hte nyau (The orphan and the cat) with English translation View
1364 Kabai kau hkrum ai kanu (The abandoned mother) with English translation and notes View
1365 Kasha masum lu ai kawa (The Three Daughters and the Lion Prince) with English translation View
1366 La Angawk A Lam (The Foolish Man) with English translation View
1367 Num lahkawng lu ai la (Mother who became a tortoise) with English translation View
1368 Ake Lunghtung La-ing kaw na baren (The bad dragon of Ake Lunghtung) View
1369 Awang Zau Tsen hte Bitawng jahkrai (Awang Zau Tsen and orphan) View
1370 Jahkyawn hte hkanghki (The wolf and the lion) View
1371 Dinghta ga na n wa lu ai hka (The honest man) View
1372 Inglik la hpe lep wa shapoi la ai lam (The English man who was taken away by a spirit) View
1373 Hka la ai lam (How men got water) View
1374 Hpraw Bu Majan (The war of Hpraw Bu) View
1375 Jahtung ni mam lagu ai lam (The spirit who stole rice) View
1376 Jahtung ni rum de nga ai lam (The spirit who lives a waterfall) View
1377 Mainam lu ai wa hte ja lu ai lam (The two rich men) View
1378 Nam bu du jan a lam (The nine children) View
1379 Nambya a ja dawhkrawng ga lai la ai lam (Nang Bya and the princess with notes) View
1380 N-gawn du wa dusat dumyeng shalat ai lam (The origin of animals) View
1381 N-gawn du wa kanu kaw hkran hkrap ai lam (The N-gawn chief) View
1382 Prang ugam hte bum ugam yan lamu ga galai nga hkat ai lam (The land exchange) View
1383 Sharam hte woi (The otter and the monkey) View
1384 Wan nnan la wa ai lam (The first fire) with English translation View
1385 Woi ni kang hta sha ai lam (The monkey who collects tax) with English translation View
1386 Maumwi majan (The Maumwi Majan song) View
1387 Chyahkawn kasha rem ai la a lam (The man who raised a wolf) with English translation View
1388 Chyeju malap ai la hte woi (The ungrateful man and monkey) with English translation View
1389 Galang kaba hpe dang kau lu ai taubyen (The turtle who beat an eagle) with English translation View
1390 Hpang kanu kaja ai lam (The chickenpox) with English translation View
1391 Kanam num kasha langai sha lu ai la (The three brothers and the spirit man) with English translation View
1392 Kasha hpe grai tsaw ra na ta maum da ya ai wa (A child with a burned finger) with English translation View
1393 Ma Gam hte gwi (Ma Gam and his dog) with English translation View
1394 Masha sa zai hte hkali gawt ai ni (The greedy man) with English translation View
1395 Sahte ma hte jahkrai ma (The orphan and the rich child) with English translation View
1396 Shan gap jaugawng wa shi a manang wa hpe chyam ai lam (The hunter who tried a friend) with English translation View
1397 Kanau kana masum a lam (The three sisters and the tiger) with English translation View
1398 Anya ai la lahkawng (The two fool men) with English translation View
1399 Kadai mung kade shara kaw chye nga (The dog, the horse and the thief) with English translation View
1400 Lakum byin tai ai lam (The Origin of the Lakum Clan) with English translation View
1401 La langai masu (The Man Who Deceived the Animals) with English translation View
1402 N hkru ai hpang num (Mother who became a tortoise) with English translation View
1403 Jahkrai hkan dwi (The Orphan and the Dragon) with English translation View
1404 La ni bu hkawm n mai (The tragic consequence of leaving a pregnant wife behind) with English translation View
1405 Lagawn ai ni (The Hardworking Women and the Lazy Men) with English translation View
1406 Nyau hte gwi (The cat and the dog) with English translation View
1407 Sari rawng ai hkaw hkam jan (The Laughter Festival) with English translation View
1408 Nat shabrang hte shinggyim num (The spirit boy and the human girl) with English translation View
1409 Nyau hte yu (The cat that got cow milk) with English translation View
1410 Wa kasha masum (The three pig brothers) with English translation View
1411 N kaja ai hpang num (The bad stepmother) with English translation View
1412 Tsa pa sha ai woi hpung a lam (A troop of monkeys that ate fermented rice) with English translation View
1413 Lak lai ai masha ni (The strong man) with English translation View
1414 Matsan jahkrai ma (The poor orphan) with English translation View
1415 Myit malai gaw hpang hkrat (The Repentant Son) with English translation View
1416 N myit yu n sawn yu yang hkrat sum (The liar) with English translation View
1417 Sadi dung ai hkaw hkam shayi sha (The honest princess) with English translation View
1418 Salu Salat A Shabrai (The Reward of Hard Work) with English translation View
1419 Yu Hte Lapu A Lam (The Mouse and the Snake) with English translation View
1420 Sharam Hte U Gam (The Otter and the Painted Quail) with English translation View
1421 Zai ladat hte kanau hpe sharin (The rich brother and the lazy brother) with English translation View
1422 Hpaji rawng ai magwi (The Wise Young Elephant) with English translation View
1423 Hpaji rawng ai magwi num sha (The wise elephant) View
1424 Nga kasha (The fish child) with English translation View
1425 Bum Tsi Tam Ai La Kasha (The Boy and the Mountain Medicine) with English translation View
1426 Jahkrai ma hte katsu shayi (The Orphan Boy and the Shrimp Girl) with English translation View
1427 Shinglet N Kap Mat Ai Lapu (The Tongueless Snake) with English translation View
1428 Num hte la (The sugar cane) with English translation View
1429 Kaja ai hte n kaja ai (The good and the bad) with English translation View
1430 Lapu hte chyahkan (The snake and the crab) with English translation View
1431 Grai law hpa ai hkaw hkam jan (The greedy queen) with English translation View
1432 Hkaw hkam tai na matu shangai wa ma (The child who was born to be a king) with English translation View
1433 Hpaga la lahkawng (The two traders) with English translation View
1434 Hpu du masha tai (The logger) with English translation View
1435 Jinghku law ai brangtai (The rabbit that has many relatives) with English translation View
1436 Myi n mu ai la yen (The Two Blind Men and the Milk) with English translation View
1437 Nmai hpraw ai ga gwi (The white-tailed fox) with English translation View
1438 Sadi dung ai zaunyi (The Promise of a Loving Deer Mother) with English translation View
1439 Sharawng da hkrum ai hkaikye (The order of a parrot) View
1440 Shu kasha yen nau (The frog mother and children) with English translation View
1441 Wa kasha masum (The pig children) with English translation View
1442 Ga gwi hte hka u (The fox and the water bird) with English translation View
1443 Law hpa myit gaw n kaja (The parrot's favour) with English translation View
1444 Gwi hte bai nam (The dog and the goat) with English translation View
1445 Hka u hte nga (The water bird and the fish) View
1446 Hkaw hkam shayi hte matsan ma (Duck and goat exchange) with English translation View
1447 Kasha masum lu ai (The three children and their stepfather) with English translation View
1448 Masha hte nat ga shaga (The man who lied to Hpu Lum Htu) with English translation View
1449 U hkan nu (The bird mother and her children) with English translation View
1450 Lu sha marin ai gwi (The greedy dog) with English translation View
1451 Anya ai la (The fool) with English translation View
1452 Ga gwi hte muk gumdin (The fox and the cake) with English translation View
1453 Galang gayet yang shi (The poor man who killed ten flies) with English translation View
1454 Grai magrau ai la langai (The brave and strong man) with English translation View
1455 Hkaw hkam wa hte u kasha (The king and the bird child) with English translation View
1456 Hpai rawng ai ga lahkawng (The twin princes) with English translation View
1457 Jahkrai yen nau (The widow and her son) with English translation View

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