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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
2288 Hpun ru tai ai kanam (Daughter-in-law who became a tree root) View
2289 Jahkya si kaw na hkawhkam tai (The man who became a king from a wild pulm) View
2290 Kaji di n mai yu kaji ai (Why you shouldn't take it lightly because it's a child) View
2291 Lalaw ma hte jahkrai (Orphan and bullies) View
2292 Masu maumwi (Liar) View
2293 Masu sahte (Rich liar) View
2294 Nta shachyaw hpang ai lam (Origin of the house) View
2295 Rap ra ai tara (Orphan and bullies who set a trap) View
2296 Num kaji hte num kaba (First and second wife) View
2297 U sumpyi hte ga kumnaw (Bird flute) View
2298 Woi htingnu kaw shang ai lam (Monkeys that entered the house) View
2300 Mana wa ning un hpung wa hpung kamun (Hkrai Gam and Hkrai Naw: Putao version) View
2301 Ma sha galang (Child-eating eagle) View
2302 Bainam hkannu marai matsat a lam (Goat family with eight members) View
2303 Madat mara ra ai lam (Lazy man) View
2304 Shu kanu a lam (Frog mother) View
2305 Jahkrai ma hte tara agyi (Orphan and judge) View
2306 Lalawma hte wa hkyi (Bullies and pig shit) View
2307 Hpa majaw maumwi (Why) View
2309 Gumsan mare na shan dwi (Old woman and son in Gumsan) View
2310 Lalaw ma hte kashu a lam (Bullies and grandson) View
2311 Ga mau ga shadaw (House) View
2312 Kani hte hpalap a lam (Opium and tea) View
2313 Kawa a ga madat na awng dang ai lam (Man who listened to his father and succeeded) View
2314 Manam hpe atsawm hkalum ra ai lam (Why it is important to entertain the guest) View
2315 Ma shangai yang mying lawan jaw ra ai (Why you have to name the baby right after giving birth) View
2316 Num kasha hte hpyi hpai a lam (Girl and woman possessed by a spirit) View
2317 Nyau hte hkan a lam (Cat and wildcat) View
2318 Shinggyim masha hpe bau ai mam a lam (Origin of the rice) View
2319 Summwi sakse (Evidence from the clouds) View
2320 Tsa byin wa ai lam (Origin of the liquor) View
2322 Yawng lu la mayu ai (Person who wants it all) View
2323 Yu a lam (Rat) View
2324 Ndawng Bum Zau Ra (Great spirit Ndawng Bum Zau Ra) View
2326 Gat nen hka yai (Domesticated bee) View
2327 Shatan nhkan n mai ai (Why it is not good to slander others) View
2328 Yu gamung (Rat conference) View
2329 Hkan nau lahkawng kadai wa shawng num wa (Brothers who competed to see who would marry first) View
2330 Jaugawng wa a lam (Hunter) View
2331 Lamu ntsa de kadai nga na jahtau shingjawng (People who shouted out to see who was up in the sky) View
2332 Ma sha galang a lam (Child-eating eagle) View
2333 Nga kaw lahta wa n tu ai lam (Why cows don't have fangs) View
2334 Nhkum ni tsi tai ai lam (Medicine of the Nhkum people) View
2335 U hka chyang ai lam (Why crows are black) View
2336 Wa hkang gwi shaprai (Dog that erased the pig's footprints) View
2340 Ga reng ai lam (Splendid words) View
2341 Gwi hte bainam a lam (The dog and the goat) View
2349 Baren mu achye shaw ai lam (Dragon pulled out from the cave by a thunderbolt) View
2350 Hkrit ai wa a lam (Shyster) View
2351 Jum shingka la ya ai lam (Salt) View
2352 Kaju jet hte kaju mana (Kaju jet and Kaju mana) View
2353 Kani byin wa ai lam (Origin of the opium) View
2354 La lahkawng wuloi kashun ai lam (Men who stole a buffalo) View
2355 Lu shaga hkra galaw ai wa kaw wa na (Orphan who wants to talk well to marry) View
2356 Mang hta sha shalawa (Man-eating giant) View
2357 Marang shalet (Rain) View
2358 N-gun ja n dang hkawn hte Myen la jahku (People who can no longer walk) View
2359 Shalawa hte jahkrai ma (Orphan and man-eating giant) View
2364 Mali hka a lam (Origin of the Mali river) View
2369 Jan jahku (Nine suns) View
2370 Jayut hte ninghpe jan (Jayut and Ninghpe jan) View
2371 Nu yi sha yi (Origin of the buzz of the cicada) View
2372 Masha si hpang ai npawt (Origin of death) View
2374 U labau (Bird history) View
2375 Gwi wau ai lam (Why dogs hawl) View
2384 Nat byin tai wa ai lam (Origin of the spirit) View
2385 Nlung baren a lam (Stone dragon) View
2402 Jinghpaw hte Myen hpaji shingjawng (The Jinghpaw and Burmese who had a contest of wits) View
2403 Kanendu hka gamai ai (Kanendu river) View
2404 U gaw hkawngrang kasha matu gawrehka hpe shaw (Hornbill and Gawrehka bird) View
2405 Hkawhkam shayi shaga hkra lu galaw ai mana (Fool and princess) View
2406 Mana ai ni hpe n mai asawng ai lam (Fool and tiger) View
2407 Jinghpaw ni lungseng dut sha chye wa ai lam (How people came to trade the jade) View
2409 Jahkyawn hte dingla langai a lam (Wolf and old man) View
2410 Du bawng bawng ai la lahkawng a lam (Old man with a lump) View
2411 Ga grai shaga gumrawng ai u tawng hte hpaji rawng ai galang a lam (Talkative peacock and clever eagle) View
2412 Ga grai shaga palek ai taukawk dingla a lam (Talkative old turtle) View
2413 Myi n mu ai la lahkawng a lam (Blind men) View
2414 Nga sumpyi n-gup masen mat ai lam (Why the needle fish have a sharp mouth) View
2415 Patsip ni hpa majaw shani n wawm hkawm mat ai lam (Why bats don't come out at noon) View
2416 Rai chywi la hte sha lawa a lam (Tailor and man-eating man) View
2417 Sadi n dung ai patsip a lam (Dishonest bat) View
2418 Sharaw hte nga rem brang a lam (Tiger and cattle herder boy) View
2419 Shu na hpang hte shu manang ni (Deaf frog) View
2420 Nawng lut mare hta kawa nhtang hku tu mat ai lam (Why bamboo in Indaw Lake grew opposite) View
2421 U tu baw hkyeng mat ai lam (Why the blue-throated barbet has a red head) View
2422 Bainam hpe mu yang gwi ni wau ai lam (Why dogs bark when they see goats) View
2423 Bawnu sahte brangtai hte n hkru ai hkanghkyi a lam (Rich rabbit and bad lion) View
2424 Brangtai hte lapawp gat shingjawng ai lam (Rabit and snail that had a race) View
2425 Bungli shakut ai ndigram a lam (Hard-working spider) View
2426 Hkawhkam wa hte hpaji grai rawng ai dingla na kasha a lam (King and clever boy) View
2427 Hkungrang u tsawm ai lam hte u hka chyang ai lam (Beautiful hornbill and black crow) View
2428 Hpun chye dingla lahkawng hte nat num (Woodcutter and spirit girl) View
2429 Jangwawm si hte duyin si a lam (Pineapple and durian) View
2430 Myitsu ai lapu kasha a lam (Clever snake boy) View
2431 Nyan n rawng ai langda a lam (Fool eagle) View
2432 Sharawng ateng apang byin mat ai lam (Why tigers are spotted) View
2433 Grai gumrawng ai shu kanu hte shi a kasha ni (Haughty frog mother and her children) View
2434 U hkan nu ni hte wa hkan nu ni a lam (Bird family and pig family) View
2435 Wa hpa majaw rawng katut mat ai lam (Why pigs are penned up) View

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