OLAC Record oai:paradisec.org.au:KK1-2369

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Title:		Jan jahku (Nine suns) with English translation
Access Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:		Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Jat Sinwa (speaker), 2019. Jan jahku (Nine suns) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/WAV. KK1-2369 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa178a49e331
Contributor (compiler):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (depositor):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (speaker):		Jat Sinwa
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=27.331; southlimit=23.137; westlimit=95.335; eastlimit=98.498
Coverage (ISO3166):		MM
Date (W3CDTF):		2019-01-31
Date Created (W3CDTF):		2019-01-31
Description:		Translation (Rita Seng Mai) The story I am about to tell you is well known throughout Kachin State. The title of the story is "Nine Suns and the Humans." During the time when humans were first created, humans also had tails. There were nine suns shining on the earth at that time. Therefore, humans and animals could not live peacefully because it was too hot. They couldn't go hunting or look for food, either. Then, humans and animals held a meeting to solve that problem. They discussed, "Let's drive these suns away from the earth!" They prepared weapons such as knives, axes, bows, and arrows to drive the suns away. They could successfully drive them away. The king of the suns kept all of his suns and closed the gate. Since that day, no single sun had shone on the earth. As days passed without the suns shining on the earth, humans began to feel cold. It became quite difficult for them to search for food. They were in great trouble. Then humans and animals held another meeting. They discussed, "The sun is really important to us. We need it. Let's go to the land of the Suns and apologize to the king. Let's ask him to return the sun to us." Then they went to the land of the Suns. However, the king of the Suns said, "You drove the suns away. We cannot return them to you unless you have something valuable to offer us. If you can offer us something valuable, I will open the gate and give you the sun." Then, they returned to the earth, gathered all the animals, and held another meeting. Humans said to all the animals, "Let's ask everyone to offer something as a tribute and present it to the king. Then he said he would open the gate and return the sun to us." They continued, "We will give our tails." They had tails in the past. It is said that our backbones are evidence that humans once had tails, which we gave up in exchange for the sun. In the past, horses had horns. But they gave their horns to buy the sun. That is why horses have no horns to this day. The cows and buffaloes gave up their upper teeth in exchange for the sun, which is why they do not have upper teeth today. Before buying the sun, the dog had horns. When it tried to lick the pounded rice from the mortar where people pounded rice, its horns got in the way, making it difficult to lick the rice. So it gave its horns to the goat. When they bought back the sun, the dog no longer had its horns. When the people said to it, "Take part in buying back the sun. Cut off your tail as your contribution." The dog said, "I need my tail to welcome my owners when they come home. I use my tail to wag and to show friendliness to my fellow dogs. I can't give up my tail to buy back the sun." It did not contribute to buying back the sun, so it always has to stick out its tongue when it is hot and sunny. Later, people said to the bat, "Contribute to buying back the sun. You must give something." The bat spread its wings and said, "I belong to the birds." Then the people said to the birds, "Birds, help us buy back the sun." But the bat replied, "I am not a bird. I belong to the mice." It did not make any contribution to buying back the sun. That is why it still lives in caves today. It also hides inside hollow bamboo. The chickens had excellent hearing, so the people said to them, "Because you can hear well, you will be the first to know when the sun rises. Tell the other animals and us when the sun rises." Then humans went to the land of the Suns and said to the king, "These are the gifts we are going to give you." The king said, "Alright. I will open the gate of the land of the Suns for you tomorrow. I will let one sun shine on the earth for you because you said that nine suns were too many for you." That is why only one sun shines on the Earth today. The next morning, the chickens waited for the sunrise in the east, where the Land of the Sun existed. They had sharp ears, so they listened for the sound of the sunrise. At that moment, the toad said, "I will wait and watch for the sunrise too." The humans said to it, "You didn't contribute anything to buying the Sun, so you can't watch the sunrise!" Then the toad turned its back and faced west. When the sun rose, the chickens called out, "Humans, the sun is rising!" The toad also shouted, "The sun is rising in the west, too! I can see it shining on the mountains." The humans said, "Since you didn't contribute anything to buying the sun, you can't watch the sunrise." They pinched it. That is why toads have rough skin today. Humans happily welcomed the sunlight when the chickens crowed. The reason why we can live peacefully with the sunlight is that we contributed to buying the sun in the past. I would like to end this short story here. Thank you very much. Transcription (La Ring) Ndai ya ngai hkai na maumwi gaw Jinghpaw mung ting maumwi re. Gabaw gaw shinggyim masha hte jan jahku pru ai aten na maumwi rai nga ai. Moi.. shawng de moi shawng de e ndai shinggyim masha nnan paw pru wa ai shaloi ndai, shinggyim masha mung ndai mai tsan tu ai ahkying aten hta rai nga ai. Dai ahkying aten hta gaw dinghta ga de e jan jahku pru ai. Dai jan jahku pru ai shaloi gaw ndai dinghta ga de nga ai shinggyim masha hte dusat dumyeng ni e manu mana kahtet nna e shanhte nga npyaw ai nga yak ai. E lu sha tam mung nmai dai hku na nga mung nmai shani shana jan hkrai kahtet jan hkrai ja ai majaw ndai shinggyim masha ni hte dusat dumyeng ni gaw shanhte zuphpawng mayun le zuphpawng shaga na bawng ma ai da. Dai bawng ai shaloi gaw shanhte gaw "Ndai jan hpe shachyut kau ga" ngu na bawng ma ai.. da. Dai shaloi e bawng ai shaloi gaw "E ndai jan hpe gaw shachyut ra sai" ngu na shanhte gaw nhtu, ningwa, ndai ndan ni e shatsawm nna e ndai jan hpe shachyut na matu shanhte gaw hkyen nga ma ai. Hkyen nga ma ai hte maren ndai jan hpe e shanhte shachyut kau ma ai. Ndan ni nhtu ni lang nna shachyut kau ai. Dai shaloi gaw ndai jan Du wa gaw jan hpe e chyinghka la "htem" di nna she dai shani kaw na jan npru mat wa ai. Jan npru mat wa rai yang she ndai shinggyim masha ni gaw, shinggyim masha dusat dumyeng ni gaw lani hte lani aten na wa jang gaw katsi hkrai katsi, katsi hkrai katsi na nga npyaw ai. Nga npyaw lu sha tam mung nmu rai nna manu mana jamjau hkrum ma ai da. Dai shaloi shanhte kalang mi bai dusat dumyeng ni shinggyim masha ni kalang mi bai bawng nna "E.. hpa rai timung jan mung manu mana ahkyak ai anhte a matu, ahkyak ai re majaw gaw jan hpe bai anhte gaw jan Du wa hpang de sa na anhte sa tawngban ga, jan bai ra ai anhte kaw" ngu nna shanhte bawngban nna dai kaw na jan Du wa hpang de lung wa nna wa tsun ai da. Rai yang gaw jan Du wa gaw gara hku bai tsun ai i nga yang ndai "E.. hpa raitim mung nanhte e anhte jan ni hpe gaw nanhte kalang mi shachyut kau sai re majaw nanhte dai hku manu jahpu nlawm ai sha gaw nanhte hpe anhte jan nlu hpaw ya ai" ngu na tsun ai.. da. Shaloi gaw anhte manu jahpu hte anhte sa,... aw nanhte manu jahpu hte sa yang gaw ngai jan hpaw ya na" ngu na tsun ai. Dai shaloi gaw ndai shinggyim masha ni gaw bai mungkan ga de bai yu nna ndai dusat dumyeng ni mahkra hpe jahkum nna she kalang mi zuphpawng hpawng ai. "Hpa raitim mung anhte ahkun hkanse hta nna jan Du wa hpe e kumhpa jaw ga, dai shaloi gaw shi hpaw ya na nga ai" ngu na zuphpawng hpawng ai da. Dai shaloi gaw shinggyim masha wa gaw ndai moi ndai mai tsan tu ai da shi gaw shinggyim masha mung mai tsan tu rai she "E ngai gaw hpa raitim mung ndai mai tsan wa daw nna jaw na" ngu ai. Shaloi gaw ya daini du hkra ndai anhte na, anhte na nrung marung hpe gaw jan mari ai ngam ngu nna anhte Jinghpaw ni gaw ya du hkra dai hku ngu shamying ai re marung hpe gaw. Bai na dai kaw na anhte gumra gaw shi moi gaw shi ma rung tu ai i gumra ma rung tu ai. Rung tu ai kaw na shi gaw jan mari ai kaw shi na rung hpe raw kau ya ai, raw nna jaw ai. Bai na dumsu nga ni gaw shanhte ... aw.. gumra mung daini du hkra rung ntu ai ma dai majaw re. Dumsu nga ni rai yang gaw ndai lahta na wa ni hpe e raw nna jaw ai jan mari ai kaw, jaw re majaw daini du hkra dumsu nga ni gaw lahta de wa ntu ai gaw dai majaw re nga ma ai. Bai na ndai gwi, gwi gaw ndai jan garai nmari ai shaloi shi gaw ndai shinggyim masha ni mam htu ai shaloi mam htu kahtum kaw e shi gaw mata na matu dai numhkaw ngam ni hpe mata na matu shi gaw rung tu ai majaw dai mata na matu grai.. yak ai majaw bainam hpe jaw kau ai da. Shaloi gaw shi gaw jan mari ai shaloi gaw shi na rung gaw nnga sai bainam hpang de du mat wa rai yang gaw "E jan mari ai kaw lawm u, dai nrai yang gaw mai tsan daw nna shalawm u" ngu yang mung "Mai tsan mung ngai na nta madu ni wa ai shaloi hkungga la ra ai galaw ra ai hkungga jaw ra ai, manaw manang ni hpe shachyen ai shaloi mung ndai mai tsan hte she hku hku hkau hkau kanawn mazum ai re, mai tsan ma nmai nlu jaw ai" ngu na gwi mung dai hku tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw shi gaw gwi gaw ya daini du hkra jan mari ai kaw shi nlawm ai majaw jan loi ja sai kaw na gaw shinglet hpe shadap nna nga ai daini du hkra shi gaw shinglet shadap ai jan kahtet jang. Rai na ndai kaw e pazip la, pazip la ngu ai dai wa gaw "E nang ma jan mari ai kaw lawm u" ngu yang ngai gaw e shawng nnan shi hpe san ai shaloi gaw "Jan mari ai shaloi nang ma lawm ra ai" ngu yang gaw "Ngai gaw u amyu re" nga nna singkaw ni hpe hpyan dan ai. Shaloi gaw "U amyu ni e nanhte mung ndai jan mari ai kaw u amyu ni e nanhte gaw nanghte mung ra na re" ngu yang gaw pazip la gaw "Ngai gaw yu amyu she re" nga na tsun ai da. Dai majaw ndai pazip la ngu ai dai gaw jan mari ai kaw shi nlawm mat wa ai. Jan mari ai kaw nlawm ai majaw daini du hkra shi gaw lungpu e rawng nga ai. Kawa ndum kata kaw rawng nga ai... nga re. Dai majaw ndai dai kaw na gaw ndai u ni hpe gaw "Nanhte gaw na hpa ai ngu nna, ndai jan Du wa, jan hpaw ai shaloi nanhte shawng na na re nanhte shawng mu na re. Dai majaw anhte ngam nga ai dusat dumyeng shinggyim masha ni hpe nanhte gaw shana mu" ngu na u ni hpe gaw dai hku tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw ndai shinggyim masha ni gaw jan Du wa hpang de sa nna "E anhte ndai ram mi hkanse hta nna nang hpe jaw ai re" ngu nna wa jaw ai shaloi gaw "E hpawtni.. e hpawtni gaw nanhte hpe e jan shapru, e jan chyinghka hpaw ya na re, dai shaloi jan langai sha jaw na re nanhte jahku rai yang nau law ai nga yang gaw e jan langai jaw na re" ngu na jan Du wa gaw dai hku tsun ai da. Dai majaw ya daini du hkra jan langai sha pru ai re. Rai na dai kaw na gaw shanhte ndai e hpang shani nga yang gaw ndai u ni gaw jan pru na hpe la nga ai sinpraw maga de, kaw na jan Du wa nga ai shara kaw na jan pru na hpe la taw nga u ni gaw. U ni yawng..gaw shanhte gaw na zen ai na hpa ai re majaw shanhte gaw madat nna e jan pru na hpe la nga ai. Dai shaloi shu chyit wa gaw "Ngai mung jan pru ai hpe la na, yu na" ngu na tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw shinggyim masha ni gaw "Nang gaw jan mari ai shaloi nang nlawm ai dai majaw nmai yu ai" ngu na shu chyit hpe dai hku tsun ai da. Shaloi gaw shu chyit wa gaw shi gaw nlu yu ai nga na shingdu de kayin nna tsap nga ai da. Tsap nga ai shaloi gaw htaw... kaw na jan pru wa, jan pru wa ai shaloi gaw e u ni gaw "E.. jan pru wa sai lo shinggyim masha ni e" ngu na shinggyim masha ni hpe shana ai da. Shaloi gaw dai shu chyit wa gaw shi mung e marawn wa "E shana de mung htaw.. kaw na pru ai jan ni gaw htaw.. bum ntsa kaw dai hku nna kra taw nga sai hpe mu sai lo" nga nna shi mung marawn ai da. Shaloi gaw shinggyim masha ni gaw "Nang gaw jan mari ai kaw nlawm ai re majaw nang gaw nmai yu ai" ngu nna shi hpe gaw ndai hku mahti ai da. Mahti ai shi na hpyi hpe dai hku mahti ai shaloi gaw ya daini du hkra shi na shu hpyi gaw machyit marut re gaw dai shinggyim masha ni mahti manai ai majaw machyut marut rai re ai lam re. E dai kaw na gaw ndai shinggyim masha ni mung ndai jan hpe e ala nna u ni tsun ai hpe e shanhte gaw kabu gara e hkap tau la nna, ya daini du hkra ngwi ngwi pyaw pyaw nga ai gaw ndai moi... jan mari ai shaloi ndai hku na lawm ai majaw re.. ngu na i maumwi kadun hpe dai kaw jahkring sai re. Grai chyeju kaba sai. . Language as given: Jinghpaw
Format:		Digitised: no Media: Audio
Identifier:		KK1-2369
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2369
Language:		Kachin
Language (ISO639):		kac
Publisher:		Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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/KK1/2369/KK1-2369-A.eaf
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Type (OLAC):		primary_text
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Archive:		Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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OaiIdentifier:		oai:paradisec.org.au:KK1-2369
DateStamp:		2026-07-22
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Citation:		Keita Kurabe (compiler); Keita Kurabe (depositor); Jat Sinwa (speaker). 2019. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
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Country:		Myanmar
Area:		Asia