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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)

Item Title Actions
2495 Patsip shana e tam sha ra mat ai lam (Why bats only come out at night) View
2496 Sa wa si ai lam (Origin of the unnatural death) View
2497 Shu chyit byin mat ai lam (Origin of the toad) View
2498 Jinghpaw ni manau nau yang hpa majaw sinat gap ai lam (Why the Jinghpaw shoot when they hold a Manau festival?) View
2499 Kyang n kaja ai dinggai (Old woman with bad behavior) View
2500 Lagaw hkang grai chye ten ai ma (Young man and man-eating giant) View
2501 Na ya nga wa (Woman slept in a field hut) View
2502 Shat shadu yang hpa majaw di lakung n mai shara ai lam (Why it is not good to make a noise with a spoon when cooking) View
2503 Shinggyim masha kaw na hkra byin mat ai lam (Boy who became a cicada) View
2504 Anya dik ai baw tau (Fool Baw Tau) View
2505 Jinghpaw ni madum sumpyi lu la ai lam (How the Jinghpaw got the flute) View
2506 Lisu ni Lasaw nga mying lu wa ai lam (Why the Lisu is called Lasaw) View
2507 Zai ladat rawng ai Mangbya (Cunning Mangbya) View
2508 Du wa Sumhka Zau Ra yan Myen hkawhkam (Sumhka Zau Ra and Burmese king) View
2539 Masha hte wan a lam (Man and fire) View
2540 Atsawm rawng ai hkai nu tum a lam (Strong corn seeds) View
2541 Lawhpa myit rawng ai wa (Greedy man) View
2542 Sak hkung hka a lam (Salween river) View
2543 Grai sadi dung ai jau gawng la a lam (Honest hunter) View
2544 Jahkrai ma hpaji ladat (Knowledgeable orphan) View
2545 Sadi dung ai la langai a lam (Honest man) View
2546 Shu sagya (Frog creator) View
2547 Jahkrai ma kraw wang hpaji (Clever orphan) View
2558 La jahku sha a lam (Nine men) View
2560 Shan hpyi laika ju sha kau ai lam (The lost book) View
2564 Tsa hkaw a lam (Tsaw hkaw) View
2582 Mam hprawng ai lam (Escaped rice) View
2583 Ninggawn Wa Magam (Ninggawn Wa Magam) View
2593 Hpu Lum htu a lam (Hpu Lum Htu) View
2594 Grai matsan ai la kasha (Poor boy) View
2595 Hpyen jau bu (Military officer) View
2596 Nlung si mai (Stone food) View
2597 Pyaw poi sa ai lam (Lost child) View
2598 Myi masum, lahkawng, langai tu ai num sha ni a lam (Women with one, two, three eyes) View
2599 Shalawa nat hte ma masum a lam (Three children and man-eating giant) View
2600 Tauba si a lam (Bottle gourd) View
2601 Matsan yen nu hte lauban yen nu (Poor family and rich family) View
2602 Baren kasha lahkawng (Two dragon children) View
2603 Htawra hkran hte ndai hkran (Here and over there) View
2604 Hpaji rawng ai lasha (Clever boy) View
2605 Tsawm shayi num hte shapre tum (Beautiful girl and bean seeds) View
2607 Lalaw ma hte jahkrai ma (Orphan and bullies) View
2608 La langai hte hka u (Man and water bird) View
2609 Mali hka kaw si mai tam hkawm (Mother and child separated) View
2610 Dinggai lahkawng hte yi yup dingla a lam (Old man who slept in the field hut in the field) View
2611 Jahkrai ma hte hkawhkam a lam (Orphan and king) View
2612 Dinggai lahkawng a lam (Two old women) View
2613 Hkawhkam wa hte kasha masum (King and his three sons) View
2614 Ma yan nau hte sharaw (Brothers and tiger) View
2615 Myit kaja ai kana hte myit n kaja ai kanau (Kind sister and unkind sister) View

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