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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
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Myanmar - MM
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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
0899 Jachyawn hte hpaga la (The wolf and the trader) with English translation View
0900 Garum chye ai num kasha (The sister taken by hawk) with English translation View
0902 Hkanse hte nga hkwi sha wa (The crocodile and the fisherman) with English translation View
0903 Shalawa hte bainam yen nau ni (The ghoul and the goat) with English translation View
0904 Myit magaw ai gwi a lam (The dishonest dog) View
0905 Ma rat shin nga rat (The restless grandchild) View
0906 Magyeng si a lam (The tamarind) View
0907 Woi hte ma kasha a lam (The monkey and the child) View
0908 Nhkum Zaw Grawng a lam (A story of Nhkum Zaw Grawng) View
0909 Shata 2 hpring yang wa na (The child who said he would come back in two months) View
0910 Jan, marang hte shata (The sun, the rain and the moon) View
0911 Grai shaga ai wa hpang gara hku shazim ya lu na (How to silence talkative men) View
0912 Ma lahkawng a lam (The two kids) View
0913 Hka u nat (The water bird spirit) View
0914 Jinghpaw ni shaba wawt hpang ai lam (How the Jinghpaw started divination) with English translation View
0915 Nga hkwi la wa hte baren shayi (The fisherman and the dragon girl) with English translation View
0916 Shalawa a lam (The gluttonous old man) with English translation View
0917 Sha yi hte nu yi a lam (The origin of the buzz of cicadas) with English translation View
0918 Yu ma Sam Naw hte Nga ma Ja Pan (The rat boy Sam Naw and the fish girl Ja Pan) with English translation View
0919 Nyau hte sharaw a lam (The cat and the tiger) View
0920 Gwi kanu a tsaw ra myit (The love of the dog mother) View
0921 Gaida hkan nu (The deluge) with English translation View
0922 Gaida hkan nu masum (Two sons of the dragon) with English translation View
0923 Galang nnya a lam (Why the vulture makes the sound "kut, kut, kut") with English translation View
0924 Lak Lai Ai Ja Nga A Lam (The Magical Golden Fish) with English translation View
0925 U hka hte Hkam hkam u a lam (The crow and the Hkam Hkam bird) with English translation View
0926 Hpaga num lahkawng a lam (Caterpillar spirit) with English translation View
0927 Hpyi byin wa ai lam (The origin of witches) with English translation View
0928 Jum mari sa ai la kasha a lam (The Grateful Lion) with English translation View
0929 Shingtai hkan wa a lam (The widower) with English translation View
0930 Hkrai Gam hte Hkrai Naw (Hkrai Gam and Hkrai Naw) with English translation View
0931 Yuli hku hku ai yan la a lam (The rat epidemic) View
0932 Nat jaw nta a lam (The Kachin animism) View
0933 Kaji langai la lam (The hidden small child) View
0934 Dusat ni hpa na n hkau hkat ai lam (Why animals disagree with each other) View
0935 Kanu a ga n madat ai lam (The bad girl) View
0936 Baren byin wa ai lam (The origin of the dragon) View
0937 Baren hte galang (The dragon and the eagle) View
0938 Baren shayi a lam (The dragon girl) View
0939 Hpa majaw masha ni u hpe mu jang gap sat ai lam (The chicken and the man) View
0940 U ni hpa rai na si mat ai (How chicken die) View
0941 Daw hkrawng (The walking stick) View
0942 Dingman ai hte magaw ai wa a lam (The honest and the dishonest) View
0943 Gwi hte u hpa majaw n htuk ai lam (Why dogs and chickens are on bad terms with each other) View
0944 Magwi hte lapu (The elephant and the snake) View
0945 Katsu a lam (Why foods eaten by prawns remain in their heads) View
0946 Kawng Hka mare a lam (The Kawng Hka village) View
0947 Lahkru laja lap hpa na baw taw ai lam (Why the Lahkru Laja leaves are torn) View
0948 Maru amyu sha ni nat jaw ai lam (The religion of the Lhaovo people) View
0949 Woi ni hpa majaw langu si hpe ra ai lam hte langu si hpun hpa majaw magaw taw ai lam (Why monkeys like bananas and why banana trees are bent) View

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