OLAC Record: Grai anya ai matsan la (Stupid poor man) with English translation

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oai:paradisec.org.au:KK1-1983

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Title: Grai anya ai matsan la (Stupid poor man) with English translation

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Bibliographic Citation: Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Latau Ja Tawng (speaker), 2017. Grai anya ai matsan la (Stupid poor man) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1983 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa172b011a64

Contributor (compiler): Keita Kurabe

Contributor (depositor): Keita Kurabe

Contributor (speaker): Latau Ja Tawng

Coverage (Box): northlimit=27.331; southlimit=23.137; westlimit=95.335; eastlimit=98.498

Coverage (ISO3166): MM

Date (W3CDTF): 2017-04-10

Date Created (W3CDTF): 2017-04-10

Description: Translation (Rita Seng Mai) I will tell about a stupid, foolish man. Once upon a time, there was a rich man. However, he was so lazy that he didn't want to work. He spent everything he had. In the end, he lost all of his money and became a beggar. He asked for food and money in every village. Then he arrived at the market in one village. He saw the men who were buying and selling horses. He heard their conversation about selling horses. Therefore, he asked one of the horse merchants, "My friend, how much is your horse?" Then the merchant laughed at him, saying, "How could a poor man like you buy my horse?" The poor man said, "I can't buy it. I mean, I want you to give it to me." The merchants laughed at him and said, "We just sell horses. How can we give it to you?" They lied to him, saying, "Do you know how we got this horse?" He said, "I don't know." They said, "We will let you know how. Go to the old lady at the corner of the market. She sells round white eggs. Buy two of those eggs. Later, the horses will hatch from them. But if you don't have money to buy those eggs, ask her to give them to you." The poor man went to the old lady and said, "Grandma, can you give me two eggs, please? After I sell them, I will pay you the cost." The old lady said, "If you don't have money, just take them for free." She gave him two duck eggs. He took those two eggs and went back home. The next day, one of his duck eggs disappeared. He thought, "The horse might hatch." He felt happy at the thought. However, another duck egg disappeared the following day. He still believed that a horse had hatched from the egg. He thought, "The horse had hatched and run away. Anyway, I will soon be able to sell these horses and make a profit." The next day, one of the villagers asked him, "My friend, did you eat your duck eggs?" The poor man said, "No, they are not duck eggs. They are horse eggs. The horses had hatched. I will soon sell them and make a profit." The villager said, "My friend, they are not horse eggs. They are just duck eggs. A dog ate your eggs!" The poor, foolish man was angry and killed that dog for eating his eggs. The owner of the dog heard the news. He said to the foolish man, "How stupid you are! You don't even know whether they are lying to you. That is the reason you become poor! Also, you are too lazy!" The foolish man regretted his actions. He thought with regret, "If I had worked hard, I would have been able to live prosperously and happily. From today, I will work hard." He lived his life working hard to become rich again. Transcription (Lu Awng) Grai anya ai matsan la a lam hpe tsun na re. Moi shawng de da dai la wa gaw grai lusu ai re da. Lusu tim grai lagawn ai da, shi lu ai hpe sha jai sha dai hku jai hkrai jai, shi gaw dai hku laning hte laning grai matsan wa na she hpang jahtum gaw mawhpyi gale mat ai da. Dai hku mawhpyi gale mat re shaloi she shi gaw kahtawng hte kahtawng dai hku hpyi sha hkawm mat ai da. Mare hte mare dai hku hpyi sha hkawm mat wa re shaloi she mare langai mi kaw du yang she gat kaw dai mare na gat kaw bai du mat wa sai da. Gat kaw du mat wa she shi gaw dai hku gumra hpaga ga ai la ni hpe mu na hku nga. Mu re she dai gumra ni, gumra hpaga ga ai la ni gaw gumra dut sha na matu jahta taw ai hpe she shi sa na ai da. Sa na she e hkau e na na gumra kade nga ai rai ngu sa san ai she, dai la ni gaw dai ram ram matsan ai wa mi, nye gumra mari na nga gaw ngu manyi ya ai da. Manyi ya re shaloi e ngai mari na hku n re i, nanhte gumra ni hpe nanhte mari na ngai hpe jaw, ngai hpe mari ya na hku tsun ai she re ngu, dai ni gaw mani sai da. Anhte gumra she dut sha ai mi, na e bai mari ya na nga gaw ngu na a gying bai mani ya ai da. Dai la ni gaw masu dat ai da shi hpe anhte gumra gara hku lu wa ai chye i ngu tsun, nchye ai ngu da. E dai majaw nang hpe ndai hpaji jaw na yaw ngu, oh gat na jut kaw i dinggai langai mi a di (long long re) a hpraw dai dut na ra ai da. Dai 2 sa mari la u dai shaloi dai gumra kraw wa na ra ai ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she nang gumhpraw nlu yang sa hpyi la u ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she dai la wa sa mat wa sai da, dinggai dut nga ai kaw sa wa na she e adwi e nang na ndai a di ndai 2 jaw rit, ngai dai bai dut na loi lu wa ai shaloi nang hpe ngai bai jaw na ngu dai hku tsun, e nang dai ram ram yak yang gaw ngai majoi jaw dat na ngu tsun na dai dinggai jan gaw dai hkaipyek di 2 jaw dat ai da. Dai shaloi dai mawhpyi la wa hpe 2 jaw dat shi wa sai da. Shi nta wang kaw wa tawn da re shaloi she hpang shani nga dai hkai pyek di langai mat mat ai da. Shi bai myit la ai gaw e i ngai na ndai di kaw na gumra kraw mat wa ai re nga ai ngu dai hku myit la na she grai pyaw na naw nga nga ai da. Dai shaloi she hpang shani bai dai gumra di langai bai dai hkaihpyek di langai bai mat mat ai da, dai shaloi mung shi gaw shi na gumra kraw na i dai hku hpranwg mat wa ai re sai, ya kade nna yang ngai lu dut sha na re ngu na dai hku myit ai da, dai shaloi she hpang shani du ai shaloi she dai mare na masha ni la langai sa san ai da. E hkau e na hkai pyek di gaw sha kau sai i ngu tsun, hkum rai u ga le i, hkauhpyek di n re, gumra di she re i, nye na gumra kraw mat wa sai ya kade nna yang dut sha lu sa na ngu dai hku ngu tsun she e hkau e nang na gaw gumra di nre gaw hkai pyek di she re dai hkaipyek di hpe gwi langai mi sha mat wa ai ngai mu ai tsun da. Re na she ngai na gumra hpe ndai hku gwi sha kau ya ai ngu na dai gwi hpe shi sa sat kau ai da. Sa sat kau re shaloi she dai gwi madu wa na ai da. Gwi madu wa na she dai la hpe sa tsun ai da, nang ram ram anya ai la i, nang hpe masha ni masu dat ai mi re, n masu ai mi re mung n chye, nang ram ram anya ai la, dai majaw she nang dai ram ram lusu tim i lagawn ai hte anya ai hte re majaw nang ya mawhpyi kaw du taw ai nre i, mawhpyi byin taw ai nre i ngu dai hku ngu sa tsun she dai shani kaw na shi myit malai lu mat ai da. Ngai i atsawm ngai na n gun atsam hte shakut sha yang gaw ngai ya ten du hkra grai pyaw hkra lusu na nga na re ngu myit na dai shani kaw na shi myit malai lu na lusu na hku i shi na n gun atsam hte shakut sha na dai hku nga mat ai da. . Language as given: Jinghpaw

Format: Digitised: no Media: Audio

Identifier: KK1-1983

Identifier (URI): http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1983

Language: Kachin

Language (ISO639): kac

Rights: Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)

Subject: Kachin language

Subject (ISO639): kac

Subject (OLAC): language_documentation

text_and_corpus_linguistics

Table Of Contents (URI): http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1983/KK1-1983-A.eaf

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Metadata
Title:		Grai anya ai matsan la (Stupid poor man) with English translation
Access Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:		Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Latau Ja Tawng (speaker), 2017. Grai anya ai matsan la (Stupid poor man) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/VND.WAV. KK1-1983 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa172b011a64
Contributor (compiler):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (depositor):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (speaker):		Latau Ja Tawng
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=27.331; southlimit=23.137; westlimit=95.335; eastlimit=98.498
Coverage (ISO3166):		MM
Date (W3CDTF):		2017-04-10
Date Created (W3CDTF):		2017-04-10
Description:		Translation (Rita Seng Mai) I will tell about a stupid, foolish man. Once upon a time, there was a rich man. However, he was so lazy that he didn't want to work. He spent everything he had. In the end, he lost all of his money and became a beggar. He asked for food and money in every village. Then he arrived at the market in one village. He saw the men who were buying and selling horses. He heard their conversation about selling horses. Therefore, he asked one of the horse merchants, "My friend, how much is your horse?" Then the merchant laughed at him, saying, "How could a poor man like you buy my horse?" The poor man said, "I can't buy it. I mean, I want you to give it to me." The merchants laughed at him and said, "We just sell horses. How can we give it to you?" They lied to him, saying, "Do you know how we got this horse?" He said, "I don't know." They said, "We will let you know how. Go to the old lady at the corner of the market. She sells round white eggs. Buy two of those eggs. Later, the horses will hatch from them. But if you don't have money to buy those eggs, ask her to give them to you." The poor man went to the old lady and said, "Grandma, can you give me two eggs, please? After I sell them, I will pay you the cost." The old lady said, "If you don't have money, just take them for free." She gave him two duck eggs. He took those two eggs and went back home. The next day, one of his duck eggs disappeared. He thought, "The horse might hatch." He felt happy at the thought. However, another duck egg disappeared the following day. He still believed that a horse had hatched from the egg. He thought, "The horse had hatched and run away. Anyway, I will soon be able to sell these horses and make a profit." The next day, one of the villagers asked him, "My friend, did you eat your duck eggs?" The poor man said, "No, they are not duck eggs. They are horse eggs. The horses had hatched. I will soon sell them and make a profit." The villager said, "My friend, they are not horse eggs. They are just duck eggs. A dog ate your eggs!" The poor, foolish man was angry and killed that dog for eating his eggs. The owner of the dog heard the news. He said to the foolish man, "How stupid you are! You don't even know whether they are lying to you. That is the reason you become poor! Also, you are too lazy!" The foolish man regretted his actions. He thought with regret, "If I had worked hard, I would have been able to live prosperously and happily. From today, I will work hard." He lived his life working hard to become rich again. Transcription (Lu Awng) Grai anya ai matsan la a lam hpe tsun na re. Moi shawng de da dai la wa gaw grai lusu ai re da. Lusu tim grai lagawn ai da, shi lu ai hpe sha jai sha dai hku jai hkrai jai, shi gaw dai hku laning hte laning grai matsan wa na she hpang jahtum gaw mawhpyi gale mat ai da. Dai hku mawhpyi gale mat re shaloi she shi gaw kahtawng hte kahtawng dai hku hpyi sha hkawm mat ai da. Mare hte mare dai hku hpyi sha hkawm mat wa re shaloi she mare langai mi kaw du yang she gat kaw dai mare na gat kaw bai du mat wa sai da. Gat kaw du mat wa she shi gaw dai hku gumra hpaga ga ai la ni hpe mu na hku nga. Mu re she dai gumra ni, gumra hpaga ga ai la ni gaw gumra dut sha na matu jahta taw ai hpe she shi sa na ai da. Sa na she e hkau e na na gumra kade nga ai rai ngu sa san ai she, dai la ni gaw dai ram ram matsan ai wa mi, nye gumra mari na nga gaw ngu manyi ya ai da. Manyi ya re shaloi e ngai mari na hku n re i, nanhte gumra ni hpe nanhte mari na ngai hpe jaw, ngai hpe mari ya na hku tsun ai she re ngu, dai ni gaw mani sai da. Anhte gumra she dut sha ai mi, na e bai mari ya na nga gaw ngu na a gying bai mani ya ai da. Dai la ni gaw masu dat ai da shi hpe anhte gumra gara hku lu wa ai chye i ngu tsun, nchye ai ngu da. E dai majaw nang hpe ndai hpaji jaw na yaw ngu, oh gat na jut kaw i dinggai langai mi a di (long long re) a hpraw dai dut na ra ai da. Dai 2 sa mari la u dai shaloi dai gumra kraw wa na ra ai ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she nang gumhpraw nlu yang sa hpyi la u ngu tsun ai da. Dai shaloi she dai la wa sa mat wa sai da, dinggai dut nga ai kaw sa wa na she e adwi e nang na ndai a di ndai 2 jaw rit, ngai dai bai dut na loi lu wa ai shaloi nang hpe ngai bai jaw na ngu dai hku tsun, e nang dai ram ram yak yang gaw ngai majoi jaw dat na ngu tsun na dai dinggai jan gaw dai hkaipyek di 2 jaw dat ai da. Dai shaloi dai mawhpyi la wa hpe 2 jaw dat shi wa sai da. Shi nta wang kaw wa tawn da re shaloi she hpang shani nga dai hkai pyek di langai mat mat ai da. Shi bai myit la ai gaw e i ngai na ndai di kaw na gumra kraw mat wa ai re nga ai ngu dai hku myit la na she grai pyaw na naw nga nga ai da. Dai shaloi she hpang shani bai dai gumra di langai bai dai hkaihpyek di langai bai mat mat ai da, dai shaloi mung shi gaw shi na gumra kraw na i dai hku hpranwg mat wa ai re sai, ya kade nna yang ngai lu dut sha na re ngu na dai hku myit ai da, dai shaloi she hpang shani du ai shaloi she dai mare na masha ni la langai sa san ai da. E hkau e na hkai pyek di gaw sha kau sai i ngu tsun, hkum rai u ga le i, hkauhpyek di n re, gumra di she re i, nye na gumra kraw mat wa sai ya kade nna yang dut sha lu sa na ngu dai hku ngu tsun she e hkau e nang na gaw gumra di nre gaw hkai pyek di she re dai hkaipyek di hpe gwi langai mi sha mat wa ai ngai mu ai tsun da. Re na she ngai na gumra hpe ndai hku gwi sha kau ya ai ngu na dai gwi hpe shi sa sat kau ai da. Sa sat kau re shaloi she dai gwi madu wa na ai da. Gwi madu wa na she dai la hpe sa tsun ai da, nang ram ram anya ai la i, nang hpe masha ni masu dat ai mi re, n masu ai mi re mung n chye, nang ram ram anya ai la, dai majaw she nang dai ram ram lusu tim i lagawn ai hte anya ai hte re majaw nang ya mawhpyi kaw du taw ai nre i, mawhpyi byin taw ai nre i ngu dai hku ngu sa tsun she dai shani kaw na shi myit malai lu mat ai da. Ngai i atsawm ngai na n gun atsam hte shakut sha yang gaw ngai ya ten du hkra grai pyaw hkra lusu na nga na re ngu myit na dai shani kaw na shi myit malai lu na lusu na hku i shi na n gun atsam hte shakut sha na dai hku nga mat ai da. . Language as given: Jinghpaw
Format:		Digitised: no Media: Audio
Identifier:		KK1-1983
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1983
Language:		Kachin
Language (ISO639):		kac
Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Subject:		Kachin language
Subject (ISO639):		kac
Subject (OLAC):		language_documentation
Subject (OLAC):		text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1983/KK1-1983-A.eaf
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1983/KK1-1983-A.mp3
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/1983/KK1-1983-A.wav
Type (DCMI):		Sound
Type (OLAC):		primary_text
OLAC Info
Archive:		Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/paradisec.org.au
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OaiIdentifier:		oai:paradisec.org.au:KK1-1983
DateStamp:		2025-10-03
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
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Citation:		Keita Kurabe (compiler); Keita Kurabe (depositor); Latau Ja Tawng (speaker). 2017. Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
Terms:		area_Asia country_MM dcmi_Sound iso639_kac olac_language_documentation olac_primary_text olac_text_and_corpus_linguistics
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Country:		Myanmar
Area:		Asia