Collection details
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
2616 Dinggai hte dingla (Old man and old woman) View
2617 Galang lanya byin mat ai (Origin of the eagle) View
2618 Masha marai masum (Three men) View
2619 Mana sanit (Seven fools) View
2620 Jahkrai ma hte lalaw ma (Orphan and bullies) View
2621 Lapawp makru sha ai lam (Snail who ate bamboo sprouts) View
2622 Jaugawng la langai (Hunter) View
2623 Mana hte mana n re (Fool and clever) View
2624 Matsan shayen re gaida yen nu (Poor widow) View
2625 Hkawhkam shayi lahkawng (Two princesses) View
2626 Jahkrai ma lahkawng (Two orphans) View
2637 Lawhpa myit rawng ai gat dut num masum (Greedy street vendor) View
2638 Hka u hte jahkan (Crab and water bird) View
2639 Hpyi lu ai num langai (Woman possessed by the spirit) View
2640 Jahkrai ma hte la law ma (Orphan and bullies) View
2641 Lwidwi si masum (Three oranges) View
2642 Masu hkrai masu ai masha mali (Four liars) View
2643 Butau yen hkatau (Bu Tau and HKa Tau) View
2644 Bainam mali a lam (Four goats) View
2645 Hkaipyek hte jahkyawn (Dug and wolf) View
2646 U di kasha (Small egg) View
2647 Woi kasha shangai ai lam (Monkey child) View
2648 Yu nyau hte hkan (Rat, cat, and wildcat) View
2649 Jahkrai ma masum (Three orphans) View
2650 Gamba wa (Strong Gamba) View
2651 Hka u a lam (Water bird) View
2652 N-gun ja ai wa (Strong man) View
2653 Dubawng dinggai lahkawng (Old woman with a lump) View
2680 Kanu yen kasha (Mother and child) View
2681 Lalaw ma hte jahkrai ma (Orphan and bullies) View
2682 Woi hte hkangse (Monkey and alligator) View
2683 Hkawhkam shadang hte hkawhkam shayi (Prince and princess) View
2684 Yu manang lahkawng (Two friendly rats) with transcription View
2685 Matsan mayan hkrum ai ma hkan nau a lam (Poor brothers) with transcription View
2686 Ma manga hte kanu yen kawa (Five children) with transcription View
2687 Matsan kasha nga hkwi sha (Poor boy who went fishing) with transcription View
2688 Dinggai hte dingla (Old man and old woman) with transcription View
2689 Brangtai hte dumsi (Rabbit and porcupine) with transcription View
2690 Grai lawhpa ai la langai (Greedy man) with transcription View
2691 Lauban la shabrang (Rich young man) with transcription View
2692 Matsan la kasha (Poor boy) with transcription View
2693 Wa hte yu (Pig and rat) with transcription View
2694 Woi hte hkangse (Moneky and alligator) with transcription View
2704 Bu hkawm la (Traveller) with transcription View
2705 Ma Gam Ma naw (First son and second son) with transcription View
2706 Jahkrai ma hte kadwi (Orphan and old woman) with transcription View
2707 Yup jin wa, n kaja wa, myitsu wa (Lazy man, bad man, and clever man) View
2708 Kanu hte kasha masum (Three sons) View
2709 Hkanu wa ni masum (Spirit old woman) View
2710 Jaugawng la langai (Hunter) View
2711 Kanau kana (Sinsters) View
2712 Dingla langai hte kasha lahkawng (Long nose) View
2713 Kanu hte kasha (Scared brother) View
2714 Gambrang rau nawdi (Gambrang Rau Nawdi) View
2715 Kadawn hte kadang la (Kadawn and Kadang) View
2716 Wa hte nyau (Pig and cat) View
2717 Brangtai yen nu mali (Four rabbits) View
2718 Gaida dinggai langai (Widow) View
2720 Miwa ga jarit de bu hkawm (Trip to the Chinese border) View
2737 Dusat ni shat shadu ai lam (Story of the animals that cooked) View
2744 Magwi hpraw a lam (White elephant) View
2772 Masha ga kam mayam kamau sha ai bainam (Goat who believed in the word of man) View
2773 Myit yu ai lam (Change of mind) View
2774 Tsawra myit ngrin ai prat (Woman without love) View
2782 Hkamhkam U Hte U Hka (The Nightjar and the Crow) View
2783 Hkanghki, jahkyawn, woi hte brangtai (Lion, wolf, monkey and rabbit) View
2784 Hpaga ga yang myit hkrum ra ai (Why we should cooperate when trading) View
2785 Hpawra wa (Hpawra wa) View
2786 Jahkrai ma dawau u tai mat ai (Orphan who became a dawau bird) View
2787 Jahkrai ma kanu taubyen byin mat ai (The mother who became a turtle) View
2788 Kanau lahkawng dada sharin ai lam (Sisters who taught each other to sew) View
2789 Myit n rawng ai kuli li ai ma (Heedless child) View
2790 Myit n rawng ai masha mali (Four heedless children) View
2791 Sahte kasha ga n shaga ai (Son of a rich man who does not speak) View
2792 Shu hte kagyin (Frog and ant) View
2793 U ni hte kataw u (Kataw bird) View
2826 Buga up ai salang (Chief) View
2827 Dinggai langai hte kaduhka (Old woman and squirrel) View
2845 Du-u dun ai num (Woman who pulls a casket) View
2846 Hkunsan law hte aw bim (Hkumsan law and Aw bim) View
2847 Jahkrai ma hkahku de hkyi nyi ai (Orphan who shat upstream.) View
2848 Jahkrai ma nawpu chya da ai (Orphan coated with fermented soy beans) View
2849 Kabai dat na jahkrat dat na (Throwing and dropping) View
2850 Kanam hte kanam kaji (Daughters-in-law) View
2851 Lapu num la ai (Snake that got a wife) View
2852 Magwi hte hkanghki (Elephant and lion) View
2853 Mang lai sha ai la (Origin of leech, mosquito, and midge) View
2854 Myit kalu ai hte myit kadun ai htinggaw lahkawng (Long-tempered and short-tempered neighbors) View
2855 Num kaba num kaji hpe manawn ai lam (Principal wife who was jealous of the minor wife) View
2856 Gumrawng gumtawng ai u la (Haughty cock) View
2857 Jahkyi a lahtan kaw mu achye ai lam (Why the deer's forehead is white) View

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