OLAC Record: Kahtawng langai kaw mi n mu ai hpe ma rem shangun ai (Blind babysitter) with English translation

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Title: Kahtawng langai kaw mi n mu ai hpe ma rem shangun ai (Blind babysitter) with English translation

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

Bibliographic Citation: Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Mwijang Lu Htoi (speaker), 2017. Kahtawng langai kaw mi n mu ai hpe ma rem shangun ai (Blind babysitter) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/WAV. KK1-2237 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa1770414659

Contributor (compiler): Keita Kurabe

Contributor (depositor): Keita Kurabe

Contributor (speaker): Mwijang Lu Htoi

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

Coverage (ISO3166): MM

Date (W3CDTF): 2017-04-15

Date Created (W3CDTF): 2017-04-15

Description: Translation (Rita Seng Mai) In a village, the villagers usually let a blind woman babysit their children. I will tell you that story. Once upon a time, all the villagers worked the whole day. They left their houses early in the morning and came back home at night. They had young children whom they couldn't take to work. They couldn't carry the children or give them piggyback rides while working. The children couldn't walk well either. Then the villagers discussed and came up with a plan. They said, "The blind woman stays at home the whole day." The rich people said, "Let's ask her to look after all of these children." Then they gathered their children in one place and said to the blind woman, "Take care of them." The children were playing everywhere because they knew that the blind woman couldn't see them. They were doing everything they wanted. When it was evening, the kids were throwing things everywhere. The blind woman requested them, "Kids, don't throw things. There is a beehive over there. The bees will sting you. Don't do it." But they didn't listen to her. The kids threw things at the beehive. The bees flew toward them and stung them. The children cried in pain and ran back to the blind woman. She asked them what had happened. They said that the bees had stung them. She said, "Ara! Ara! Ara! I heard the sounds 'Deng!' and 'Gawng!' Ara! Ara! Ara!" Then she started dancing. The children were in pain, but when she started dancing, they were surprised and watched her. When the parents came back at night, they saw that their children had been stung by bees. The woman had looked after their children as they had asked her to. Because the parents asked her to look after their children, but all the children were stung by bees. The children didn't listen to her at all, so they ended up in pain. They learned a lesson. Since then, the children listened to what she said. Transcription (La Ring) Kahtawng langai kaw myi nmu ai num langai hpe e kahtawng ting na ma hkahkyin nna rem shangun da da re da. Dai lam maumwi hkai na re ai da. Moi.. kahtawng langai mi kaw e yawng bungli galaw sha ai hkrai hkrai jahpawt hkawm wa yang gaw shana de she du wa wa re ai da. Dai ma dai ni gaw Kanu ni ba gaw ndang, woi hkawm ngu yang gaw nchyang re ma ni bungli gaw ngalaw ram shi re ma rai na hku nga. Dai kaji ai ni gaw Kanu Kawa ni ba mat wa sa, dai ba nga yang gaw ndang, woi hkawm nga yang gaw lam bai nhkawm chyang rai, shing rai ai majaw gaw dai kahtawng kaw shanhte myit yu ai da, "Humm.. wo ra myi n mu wa gaw shani shagu nta chyu chyu nga lau ban ban ai gaw wo ra wa hpe e ma rem na matu she anhte bungli jawm jaw gaw" ngu na kaja wa kahtawng ting na ma shara mi hkahkyin tawn nna "Ma ndai ni hpe yu yaw" ngu na tawn da ai da. Tawn da yang she ma dai ni gaw ginsup hkrai ginsup, ginsup hkrai ginsup e myi nmu ai ding gai jan e shanhte e nmu na, myi nmu ai re chye nna ma dai ni gaw wat kanang de kanang de galaw kam ai hte galaw, ginsup kam ai hte ginsup rai nna she hpang jahtum gaw shana de du wa re shaloi gaw, e.. ma dai ni kabai ai da. Masha ni n ta jahpung kabai bung e bang e, gawng e gang e nga. "E.. ma aw ra ni e, dai sha gaw hkum galaw mu, dai sha gaw hkum galaw mu, dai kaw lagat nga ai re lu, lagat kawa na lu hkum kabai mu lu" ngu tim nmadat, agawng e nga deng e nga langai mi kabai dat, langai mi kabai dat rai na jawm kabai nga ai ngu yang she lagat tsip wa kabai shamawng tawn, kabai shamawng tawn nna ma ni lagat kawa she kawa nna gyek she gyek hkrap she hkrap nna e dai myi nmu ai dinggai hpang de e jawm kagat yan wa mara ai she gumgai dai gaw hpa byin ai ngu yang she "Lagat kawa ai" ngu yang she shaloi she gumgai dai jan gaw "Ara ara ara deng nga sai ngu yang, gawng nga sai ngu yang ara ara ara" ngu na she ka hkrai ka taw nga ai da. Dai wo ma ni gaw lagat kawa na machyi rai yang she dai gumgai jan gaw dai hku ngu nna bai ka rai jang gaw ma ni mung lagat kawa na machyi gaw machyi dai gumgai jan e gaw jawm yu rai yang shana de Kanu Kawa ni jan du na bungli de na wa yu yang gaw kaja wa ma gaw rem gaw rem ai da raitim ma ni yawng e lagat kawa nna machyi shoi chyum nga la ai wa mu ma ai da. Dai gumgai jan e ma rem shangun n na kahtawng ting na ma ni lagat kawa katut sha nna jam jau hkrum ai da. Dai majaw myi nmu ai ni e roi sha ai majaw, shaga nmadat ai majaw katut sha ai rai nga ma dai ni gaw. Chye la sai le dai shani kaw na gaw chye mat sai le gumgai jan a ga madat mat ai da hpang e gaw ma dai ni. . Language as given: Jinghpaw

Format: Digitised: no Media: Audio

Identifier: KK1-2237

Identifier (URI): http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2237

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/KK1/2237/KK1-2237-A.eaf

http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2237/KK1-2237-A.mp3

http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2237/KK1-2237-A.wav

Type (DCMI): Sound

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:KK1-2237

DateStamp: 2026-02-25

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Citation: Keita Kurabe (compiler); Keita Kurabe (depositor); Mwijang Lu Htoi (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

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Metadata
Title:		Kahtawng langai kaw mi n mu ai hpe ma rem shangun ai (Blind babysitter) with English translation
Access Rights:		Open (subject to agreeing to PDSC access conditions)
Bibliographic Citation:		Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Mwijang Lu Htoi (speaker), 2017. Kahtawng langai kaw mi n mu ai hpe ma rem shangun ai (Blind babysitter) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/WAV. KK1-2237 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa1770414659
Contributor (compiler):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (depositor):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (speaker):		Mwijang Lu Htoi
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=27.331; southlimit=23.137; westlimit=95.335; eastlimit=98.498
Coverage (ISO3166):		MM
Date (W3CDTF):		2017-04-15
Date Created (W3CDTF):		2017-04-15
Description:		Translation (Rita Seng Mai) In a village, the villagers usually let a blind woman babysit their children. I will tell you that story. Once upon a time, all the villagers worked the whole day. They left their houses early in the morning and came back home at night. They had young children whom they couldn't take to work. They couldn't carry the children or give them piggyback rides while working. The children couldn't walk well either. Then the villagers discussed and came up with a plan. They said, "The blind woman stays at home the whole day." The rich people said, "Let's ask her to look after all of these children." Then they gathered their children in one place and said to the blind woman, "Take care of them." The children were playing everywhere because they knew that the blind woman couldn't see them. They were doing everything they wanted. When it was evening, the kids were throwing things everywhere. The blind woman requested them, "Kids, don't throw things. There is a beehive over there. The bees will sting you. Don't do it." But they didn't listen to her. The kids threw things at the beehive. The bees flew toward them and stung them. The children cried in pain and ran back to the blind woman. She asked them what had happened. They said that the bees had stung them. She said, "Ara! Ara! Ara! I heard the sounds 'Deng!' and 'Gawng!' Ara! Ara! Ara!" Then she started dancing. The children were in pain, but when she started dancing, they were surprised and watched her. When the parents came back at night, they saw that their children had been stung by bees. The woman had looked after their children as they had asked her to. Because the parents asked her to look after their children, but all the children were stung by bees. The children didn't listen to her at all, so they ended up in pain. They learned a lesson. Since then, the children listened to what she said. Transcription (La Ring) Kahtawng langai kaw myi nmu ai num langai hpe e kahtawng ting na ma hkahkyin nna rem shangun da da re da. Dai lam maumwi hkai na re ai da. Moi.. kahtawng langai mi kaw e yawng bungli galaw sha ai hkrai hkrai jahpawt hkawm wa yang gaw shana de she du wa wa re ai da. Dai ma dai ni gaw Kanu ni ba gaw ndang, woi hkawm ngu yang gaw nchyang re ma ni bungli gaw ngalaw ram shi re ma rai na hku nga. Dai kaji ai ni gaw Kanu Kawa ni ba mat wa sa, dai ba nga yang gaw ndang, woi hkawm nga yang gaw lam bai nhkawm chyang rai, shing rai ai majaw gaw dai kahtawng kaw shanhte myit yu ai da, "Humm.. wo ra myi n mu wa gaw shani shagu nta chyu chyu nga lau ban ban ai gaw wo ra wa hpe e ma rem na matu she anhte bungli jawm jaw gaw" ngu na kaja wa kahtawng ting na ma shara mi hkahkyin tawn nna "Ma ndai ni hpe yu yaw" ngu na tawn da ai da. Tawn da yang she ma dai ni gaw ginsup hkrai ginsup, ginsup hkrai ginsup e myi nmu ai ding gai jan e shanhte e nmu na, myi nmu ai re chye nna ma dai ni gaw wat kanang de kanang de galaw kam ai hte galaw, ginsup kam ai hte ginsup rai nna she hpang jahtum gaw shana de du wa re shaloi gaw, e.. ma dai ni kabai ai da. Masha ni n ta jahpung kabai bung e bang e, gawng e gang e nga. "E.. ma aw ra ni e, dai sha gaw hkum galaw mu, dai sha gaw hkum galaw mu, dai kaw lagat nga ai re lu, lagat kawa na lu hkum kabai mu lu" ngu tim nmadat, agawng e nga deng e nga langai mi kabai dat, langai mi kabai dat rai na jawm kabai nga ai ngu yang she lagat tsip wa kabai shamawng tawn, kabai shamawng tawn nna ma ni lagat kawa she kawa nna gyek she gyek hkrap she hkrap nna e dai myi nmu ai dinggai hpang de e jawm kagat yan wa mara ai she gumgai dai gaw hpa byin ai ngu yang she "Lagat kawa ai" ngu yang she shaloi she gumgai dai jan gaw "Ara ara ara deng nga sai ngu yang, gawng nga sai ngu yang ara ara ara" ngu na she ka hkrai ka taw nga ai da. Dai wo ma ni gaw lagat kawa na machyi rai yang she dai gumgai jan gaw dai hku ngu nna bai ka rai jang gaw ma ni mung lagat kawa na machyi gaw machyi dai gumgai jan e gaw jawm yu rai yang shana de Kanu Kawa ni jan du na bungli de na wa yu yang gaw kaja wa ma gaw rem gaw rem ai da raitim ma ni yawng e lagat kawa nna machyi shoi chyum nga la ai wa mu ma ai da. Dai gumgai jan e ma rem shangun n na kahtawng ting na ma ni lagat kawa katut sha nna jam jau hkrum ai da. Dai majaw myi nmu ai ni e roi sha ai majaw, shaga nmadat ai majaw katut sha ai rai nga ma dai ni gaw. Chye la sai le dai shani kaw na gaw chye mat sai le gumgai jan a ga madat mat ai da hpang e gaw ma dai ni. . Language as given: Jinghpaw
Format:		Digitised: no Media: Audio
Identifier:		KK1-2237
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2237
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
Subject (OLAC):		text_and_corpus_linguistics
Table Of Contents (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2237/KK1-2237-A.eaf
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2237/KK1-2237-A.mp3
		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2237/KK1-2237-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:KK1-2237
DateStamp:		2026-02-25
GetRecord:		OAI-PMH request for simple DC format
Search Info
Citation:		Keita Kurabe (compiler); Keita Kurabe (depositor); Mwijang Lu Htoi (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