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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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1809 Jaugawng mukhkyu a lam (The hunter) with English translation View
1810 N myit su ai kahpu (The bad brother) with English translation View
1811 Nawhpwi ma Ja Doi (The princess Ja Doi) with English translation View
1812 Nga hkwi sha ai yaki a lam (Two drug addicts) with English translation View
1813 Sut su ai lauban kaba langai a lam (The rich man and the robber) with English translation View
1814 Baw nu rawng ai num (Wise women who weaved mats) with English translation View
1815 Damya la masum a lam (The three robbers) with English translation View
1816 Hka u hte chyahkawn (The water bird and the wolf) with English translation View
1817 Hkam sharang chye ai la (A boy painter) with English translation View
1818 Kaja ai akyu nmai malap ai (Why it is good to help others) with English translation View
1819 Mungkan hte hkrum tim myit nkahpra ai (A servant who was looking after the horses) with English translation View
1820 Myit marin ai num (The golden fish) with English translation View
1821 N kaja ai hpe myit hte pyi nmai shut ai (The righteous herdsman) with English translation View
1822 Tinang hkum shagrit shanem ai (A humble violinist) with English translation View
1823 Gumchying gumsa prat na myit hkrum lam (Traditional culture of the past) with English translation View
1824 Hkawhkam kasha a lam (A princess) with English translation View
1825 Jaugawng hte nat shayi a lam (The hunter and the spirit girl) with English translation View
1826 Baren wa a tsi (The medicine of the dragon) with English translation View
1827 Grai gwi ai la kasha (The brave boy and the big snake) with English translation View
1828 Grai n kaja ai myi htoi wa a lam (Good minister and bad minister) with English translation View
1829 Grai tsawm ai num kasha (The beautiful princess) with English translation View
1830 Hkawhkam kasha hte hkrun lam hkawm ai la (The man who traveled with the child of the king) with English translation View
1831 Hkawhkam wa hte grai hkrit ra ai dagam ga (The king and his son) with English translation View
1832 Hkawhkam wa hte nga kasha mali (The king and the young cows) View
1833 Hkrit n chye ai la (The fearless man) with English translation View
1834 Hpaji grai chye jaw ai gumra (The horse that advised the cow) with English translation View
1835 Hpaji grai ram ai hkawhkam kasha (The wise king child) with English translation View
1836 Hpu Lum Htu hte la langai a lam (The Hpu Lum Htu spirit and the man) with English translation View
1837 Laning mi hta nmasu yang nchye nga ai la (The liar and the rich man) with English translation View
1838 Ma-un si kaw na pru wa ai la kadun (The man who was born from the coconut) with English translation View
1839 Madu nga ai ga yambu (Gold pot) with English translation View
1840 Matsan ai la hte lusu ai la (Rich man who exchanged 1000 bags of rice for quinces) with English translation View
1841 Nga hkwi sha ai la hte ga dibu (The fisherman and the pot) with English translation View
1842 Nhpye shap ai shu la a lam (The frog that borrowed a bag) with English translation View
1843 Sumbra baw hkyeng mat ai lam (Why the head of a caterpillar is read) with Englsih translation View
1844 Ningchyun shadaw a lam (The woman chased by a female hobgoblin) View
1845 Shinglet matep hkrum ai u tsa a lam (The sparrow with the slit tongue) View
1846 Shinglet matep hkrum ai u tsa (The sparrow with the slit tongue) with English translation View
1847 The wise boy View
1848 Kala u (The Kala bird) View
1849 Sharaw hte lapu (The tiger and the snake) View
1850 Nlung baren (The stone dragon) View
1851 Chye wa ningchyang (The Kachin genesis) View
1852 Ga law ai lam (The quarrel) View
1853 Manang lahkawng (The two friends) View
1854 The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law View
1855 Nyan rawng di brangtai (Nang Bya and the nine bullies) with English translation View
1856 Nyang rawng di brangtai (The wise rabbit) with English translation View
1857 Nga ni shinglet n tu mat ai lam (Why fish have lost their tongues) View
1858 The orphan and the nine bullies View

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