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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)

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1608 Yu sahpawng (The rat and the cat) with English translation View
1609 Kani hte hpa hka (The opium and tea leaf) with English translation View
1610 Magwi hte hkanghkyi (The elephant and the lion) with English translation View
1611 Nye ta n ra (The hand bone of the princess) with English translation View
1612 Sharaw hte dumsu jinghku hku ai lam (A tiger and a cow who became humans) with English translation View
1613 Sinda kaw aja shingdu kaw gumhpraw (The king who got three wives) with English translation View
1614 Tsawm shingni rawng ai shayi sha (A poor girl who became a queen) with English translation View
1615 Jan hkawhkam hte nbung hkawhkam a lam (The king of the sun and the king of the wind) with English translation View
1616 Lagut ma hpe sharin shaga ai lam (The thief child) with English translation View
1617 Dusat ni myit hkrum ai lam (Unity of the Rat) with English translation View
1618 Grai rai dum ai shu hkan nu a lam (The haughty frog mother) with English translation View
1619 Jahkyawn hte hka u a lam (The wolf and the water bird) with English translation View
1620 Sharaw nlawng a lam (The weretiger) with English translation View
1621 U hkru du hte kugyin (The dove and the ant) with English translation View
1622 U gaida ni a lam (The widow junglefowls) with English translation View
1623 U Lawk mare ngu shamying ai lam (History of the U Lawk village) View
1624 Dusat ni sharaw wan sat ai maumwi (The tiger that was set fire to by other animals) View
1625 Hkawhkam wa a nhtu a lam (The sword of the king) with English translation View
1626 Hpyi grai ja ai la a lam (The man who married a spirit) with English translation View
1627 Jaugawng kaba ma brang a lam (The great hunter Ma Brang) with English translation View
1628 Jau gawng la hte Hpu lum htu a lam (The hunter and the Hpu Lum Htu spirit) with English translation View
1629 Lamu Pyi Lam (The swallow, heaven bird) View
1630 Lawze hte la a lam (The white mule and the poor man) with English translation View
1631 Masha hkrang bung ai tsi a lam (Medicinal herbs in human form) with English translation View
1632 Nam maling kata na sumpyi nsen (The sound of a flute in a forest) with English translation View
1633 U hka hte pilamla a lam (The crow and the swallow) with English translation View
1634 Kanam n kaja ai lam (The bad daughter-in-law) with English translation View
1635 Baren lashoi shoi ai lam (The rabbit and the dragon) with English translation View
1636 Baren mu ai ma yen ji dwi (The child who saw a dragon) with English translation View
1637 Ga tsun ga la (The communal work) with English translation View
1638 Gumgai jan hte kinshishang a lam (The old woman who caught a chipmunk) with English translation View
1639 Hkaunu pan baw ai lam (The cornflower) with English translation View
1640 Hkra amyu hpa majaw shat n sha ai (Why cicadas do not eat) with Englsih translation View
1641 Jahkrai ma hte ja nga shayi (The orphan who went fishing) with English translation View
1642 Matsi galaw ai lam (How to make yeast) with English translation View
1643 Nyau ngu tsun wa ai lam (How the cat came to be) with English translation View
1644 Chyanun Num Majan a lam (The beautiful girl Chyanun Num Majan) with English translation View
1645 Dusat jinghku hku ai lam (Cooperation of animals) with English translation View
1646 N Lu Ai Wa Yak Ai, N Chye Ai Wa Grau Yak Ai (It is Hard for Those Who Do Not Have, But Harder for Those Who Do Not Know) with English translation View
1647 Hpan wa sagya a lam (The creator) with English translation View
1648 Jahkrai ma yen nu a lam (The grateful crow) with English translation View
1649 jahkyi masha asak hkye la ai lam (The deer that saved a man) with English translation View
1650 Kanu a chyeju malap ai ma a lam (The son who forgot his mother's love) with English translation View
1651 Shinggyim masha ni asak pra maumwi (The man who sharpened the charcoal) with English translation View
1652 Jahkrai ma 2 a lam (The orphan and the dragon's jade) with English translation View
1653 Jahkrai ma hte sahte wa a lam (The honest orphan) with English translation View
1654 Jahkyi num hte si hkrung tsi a lam (The deer and the elixir of life) with English translation View
1655 Myit masin n bung ai num sha shan nau a lam (The sisters who do not cooperate) with English translation View
1656 Salang wa a tara daw dan ai lam (The judge) with English translation View
1657 Hka u hte jahkrai ma a lam (The egret and the orphan) with English translation View

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