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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
0104 Myit nsu ai kanam (A bad daughter-in-law) with English translation View
0105 Kanu A Tsaw Ra Myit (Mother's Love) with English translation View
0106 Hpaji rawng ai wa hte nyan nrawng ai wa (The wise and the fool who built the house) with English translation View
0107 Yona na lam (A sotry of Yona) View
0108 Zau La na lam (A story of Zau La) View
0109 U hka hte nga (The crow and the fish) View
0110 Hkawhkam wuloi byin mat ai lam (The king who became a buffalo) View
0111 Ningwa (The lost axe) View
0112 Daida hte kasha (The widow and her son) with English translation View
0113 Hpun hta sha ai masha (The man who sells wood) View
0114 Hpaji rawng ai num kasha (The wise girl) View
0115 Kaja dik ai kumhpa (The best gift) View
0116 U kanu (The bird mother) View
0117 Hka li (The boat) View
0118 Palam la (The butterfly) View
0119 Hpaji rawng ai u kasha (The clever bird) View
0120 Hkai pyek (The duck) View
0121 Kaja dik htum ai hpe jaw u (The best thing) View
0122 Karai mahtai jaw na (The gift of God) View
0123 Arai mahkra madu lu ai lam (The prince) View
0124 Mat ai kasha (The lost child) View
0125 Ayoke (The doll) View
0126 Hpan madu hpe myit dik shangun ai lam (The bad tree) View
0127 Lamu madin a npu hta (A story of Ma Brang) View
0128 Chyeju kaba ngu ai hpe chye tsun ra (The marriage of a rich man) View
0129 Sumpyi a lam (The origin of the flute) with English translation View
0131 Sha Lawa Hpaulum Htu A Lam (The woman who was chased by the mythical wild-man) with English translation View
0132 Kawa hpe kabai ai la a lam (Abandoning an old father) with English translation View
0133 Manau dum hpang wa ai lam (The origin of the Manau dance) View
0134 Jau gawng a lam (The hunter) with English translation View
0135 Indaw nawng a lam (Indaw lake) View
0136 Shachyen shaga lam (The greeting style of the Kachin people) with English translation View
0137 Manau poi (The Manau festival) View
0138 Tsawm Shingni Hte Shabrang Masum (The Beauty and the Three Young Men) with English translation View
0139 Shu tek a lam (The marsh frog) with English translation and notes View
0140 Hkam hkam u a lam (The Hkam Hkam bird) View
0141 Nat A Bau Lu La Ai Jaugawng A Lam (Hunter Who Obtained the Spirit's Gong) with English translation View
0142 Jahkrai ma hte La law ma (Three stories about an orphan and bullies) with English translation View
0145 Masu nhte wa (The liar) with English translation View
0148 Baren shabrang (The dragon groom) with English translation and notes View
0149 N-gun ja wa (The strong man) with English translation View
0150 Hpa majaw (Why) with English translation and notes View
0151 Myi nmu ai maumwi (The blind man who lit the fire) with English translation View
0152 Ga gwi hte hka u a lam (The fox and the water bird) with English translation View
0153 Wa hte nyau a lam (The pig and the cat) with English translation View
0154 Nbung hte jan a lam (The wind and the sun) with English translation View
0155 Jan mari ai lam (Buying the sun) with English translation View
0157 Hkrai Gam hte Hkrai Naw (Hkrai Gam and Hkrai Naw) View
0160 U Wa Sat Nna Nat Jaw Jau Hpang Wa Ai Lam (The Animal Sacrifice) View
0163 Nhkum Tu Yau hte wa ndu (The hunter Nhkum Tu Yau and the wild boar) with English translation View

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