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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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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)

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1708 Na bai ai Baw tu a lam (The fool) with English translation View
1709 Ja Nyi hte Ja Nga (Ja Nyi and Ja Nga) with English translation View
1710 Jahkrai ma hte wa du a lam (The orphan and the wild boar) View
1711 Nang Bya hte katsa (Nang Bya who is good at telling lies) with English translation and notes View
1712 Num kasha masum a lam (The three girls) with English translation View
1713 Sagu hte sharaw a lam (The sheep and the tiger) with English translation View
1714 U ni manau nau ai lam (Birds that danced the Manau) with English translation View
1715 Masu nhte wa (The liar and the tiger) with English translation View
1716 Jan jahkru pru ai lam (The nine suns) with English translation View
1717 Jahkrai ma hte senglawt a lam (The orphan who found the jade) with English translation View
1718 Sanam num shapoi la ai la a lam (Man taken by a witch) with English translation View
1719 Manang 2 yi yup ai lam (The people who slept at a field) with English translation View
1720 Katsu mahkawn (The prawn girl) with English translation View
1721 Hkam hkam u hte u hka (The Hkam Hkam bird and the crow) with English translation View
1722 Chyahkan, Katsu hte Uhtang (Crab, shrimp, and Uhtang fish) with English translation View
1723 Chyahkan kawp (The shell of the crab) with English translation View
1724 Sharaw hte jahkyi a lam (The tiger and the barking deer) with English translation View
1725 Myi n mu ai la masum (The three blinds) with English translation View
1726 Marai masum myit hkrum jang panglai htawk dang (The three people could make the sea dry up) with English translation View
1727 Taukawk hte chyahkyi (The turtle and the deer) with English translation View
1728 U tu hte chying ling (The Blue-throated Barbet and the Chying Ling Bird) with English translation View
1729 Kanu a tsaw ra myit (Mother's love) with English translation View
1730 Galang manya a lam (Travelers who became mad eagles) with English translation View
1731 Jahkrai ma hte hkawhkam wa a lam (The orphan and the king) with English translation View
1732 Sumbra shabrang (The caterpillar boy) with English translation View
1733 N-gun Ja Ai La Tam Ai Lam (The Man Who Searched for a Stronger Man) with English translation View
1734 Magwi hte myikyaw ai dingla (The elephant and the blind men) with English translation and notes View
1735 Mam a lam (The bowing rice) with English translation View
1736 Ma kasha hte hkawhkam (The child and the king) with English translation View
1737 Lamu dep wa hpang a lam (Genesis) with English translation View
1738 Hkamhkam u a lam (The Hkamhkam bird) with English translation View
1739 Wunpawng mung na hka nu masum a lam (Three sister rivers in Kachin State) with English translation View
1740 Ja Di Bu A Lam (The Golden Pot) with English translation View
1741 Hkanghkyi hte yu (The lion and the rat) with English translation View
1742 Nhkum ni a labau (The Nhkum Clan's Skill in Massage and Healing) with English translation View
1743 U tawng a lam (The peacock) with English translation View
1744 Ginru ginsa lam (The migration) with English translation View
1745 Dawk ngawt a lam (The fool son) with English translation View
1746 Dusat hpe shangun sha ai dinggai yen dingla (The nat that made animals sick) with English translation View
1747 Grai lagu ai ma a lam (The thief child) with English translation View
1748 Madum chyingtawt a lam (The magic drum) with English translation View
1749 Marai masum myit hkrum yang panglai nawng htawk dang (How the brothers moved the lake) with English translation View
1750 Nat hpara a lam (The deity statue) with English translation View
1751 Shaman chyeju lu ai jahkrai ma (The blessed orphan) with English translation View
1752 Yawng e jawm naw ai masha (The husband and wife who are on bad terms) with English translation View
1753 Lep a lam (Pandemic) with English translation View
1754 Baw nu kaja ai u hku (The wise owl) with English translation View
1755 N-gu tam ai gwi (The dog that looked for rice) with English translation View
1756 Madu jan madu wa myit hkrum (You will get the way you speak) with English translation View
1757 Nhtum ai maumwi (Endless story) with English translation View

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