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Title:		Shinggyim masha hpe bau ai mam a lam (How Rice Became Human Food) with English translation
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Bibliographic Citation:		Keita Kurabe (collector), Keita Kurabe (depositor), Gareng Laga Kung Hpan (speaker), 2019. Shinggyim masha hpe bau ai mam a lam (How Rice Became Human Food) with English translation. EAF+XML/MPEG/WAV. KK1-2318 at catalog.paradisec.org.au. https://dx.doi.org/10.26278/5fa1781c77a4e
Contributor (compiler):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (depositor):		Keita Kurabe
Contributor (speaker):		Gareng Laga Kung Hpan
Coverage (Box):		northlimit=27.331; southlimit=23.137; westlimit=95.335; eastlimit=98.498
Coverage (ISO3166):		MM
Date (W3CDTF):		2019-01-29
Date Created (W3CDTF):		2019-01-29
Description:		Translation (Rita Seng Mai) I will tell you a story that our elders often tell us. It is about rice, which is essential for human life. A long time ago, God created humans. After that, God wondered what could become food for humans. Then He called all the creatures that could lay many eggs, give birth to many young, or produce many fruits. As humans needed food to survive, they asked God, "How will we survive?" Then God asked the other creatures, "Who will take care of humans? Who will become food for them? Which of you, who have many young or produce many fruits, are willing to feed them?" Kasan, a plant of the aloe family, said, "I will. I can grow in any kind of land. I do not need to be cared for. I clear the weeds around me. I will be food for humans." Kasan is a kind of aloe plant that grows well anywhere. It has sharp, pointed leaves. God said, "Alright. You will provide food for humans." Then he turned to the humans and said, "Eat this. Let this plant fill your stomach." After growing it for a year, the plant and its roots had grown larger, but it did not bear much fruit. The buds were white, and only a few fruits had grown. After a year of growth, the fruits were not enough to fill even one human's stomach. Then the humans said to God, "God, Kasan grows very well, but it does not bear much fruit." God said, "I see. If you do not like Kasan and say it cannot provide enough for you, then it is not good." The Kasan plant was the first to offer food for humans, but it could not provide enough. Then God asked the others, "Very well. Who will be food for humans now?" The elephant grass, which grew strong roots and needed no care, said, "I do not need weeds to be cleared around me. I clean them myself. I grow very tall and bear much fruit." Then God said to the humans, "Take this elephant grass and eat it to survive." The humans were happy and accepted it. They did not need to care for the elephant grass, yet it still grew well and bore much fruit. The plant grew large fruits. They thought, "This will surely be enough to feed us. Now, this is great for us." When the fruits dried, they collected them and pounded them. The seeds inside were very small, so they were not enough to feed humans. Then the humans went to God and said, "God, this is not working for us either. This cannot provide enough food. It grows big and bears many fruits, but the edible seeds are too small. This is not good." God said to the elephant grass, "Humans say you are not fit for them. They say you cannot provide enough food for them. So you will no longer be their food." Then God asked, "Who will be food for humans? Who will take responsibility?" At that time, the rice plant said, "I can provide food for humans if other plants also help take care of humans along with me. However, I need a lot of hands to take care of me. I need to be cut, burned, and cleaned. Also, I cannot clear my surroundings by myself. The grass and weeds around me must be removed." It clearly said what it needed. It said, "I also need the help of others while I am still growing." God asked, "Who would like to help the rice plant?" There is a kind of sago palm called U Lai, which we usually pound to eat. We can see a lot of it in the highland areas, but not usually in the plains. Then the sago palm said, "While the rice plants are growing, I can be food for people. I can take care of them for a season." God said, "Okay. You take care of people for a while." The sago palm said, "Let me feed the people for a while until the rice is ready to eat." Then the other kinds of yams said, "We will also help provide food for them." Herbs such as basil, mint, and Vietnamese coriander said that they would also be spices to make the food delicious. Different kinds of yams, such as tapioca and taro, along with sago palm, are substitutes for rice before the rice is ready to be eaten. Spices also make the food more delicious and make people want to eat more. Then God said, "Now we have rice for humans. What about dishes? What will they eat with rice?" The rice said, "I cannot feed humans alone. Who will be the dishes for them?" Then bamboo said, "We can be food for them for a season." The sprouts said, "We can also be food for them." Sprouts, sumbwi (a kind of shrub with an edible core), and sago palms said that they could be dishes for humans. Then God asked, "What about meat and fish?" The fish said, "I can carry thousands of eggs. I lay thousands and thousands of eggs. I will take care of them." God said, "Alright. You said you will take care of them. But it means you are sacrificing your children. You will be a sinner for killing them when you die." The fish said, "Right. Therefore, I will not close my eyes even after I die because I am sinful. I will show that I am responsible for it forever." Our elders said that fish once had scales as big as a knee. The sin of killing its own children caused the fish to lose those big scales. The one who took care of human food the most was the fish. The chicken also said, "I can be food for humans, too. I lay dozens of eggs at once. But I need to be raised by humans." Therefore, we kill the chickens and eat them when we need to, and we also eat their eggs. The chickens and the fish mainly provide food for us. The rice said to all of them, "Alright. Let's take care of humans. Let's be food for them." They decided to be food for people. That's why we can eat rice and those foods now. Kasan, a plant of the aloe family that would take full responsibility to be food for humans, had to live away from humans. The elephant grass, which had big roots and bore much fruit, also ended up giving up being food because it did not find other companions to help provide food for humans. This is what I have heard from the story that our elders told. Transcription (La Ring) Ya na maumwi gaw dai anhte shinggyim masha hpe e asak jahkrung ya ai, bau na e shat malu masha mam a maumwi moi salang ni hkai ya ai maumwi hpe e, dai hpe e tsun na hku re. Moi.. shawng de shinggyim masha hpan wa ningsang ngu ai hpan wa gaw shinggyim masha hpe e hpan da ai.. da. Rai she shinggyim masha hpe e hpan da.. rai yang gaw, shinggyim masha dai asak hkrung lu na matu e shi hpe e bau maka na matu e "Hpabaw hte e bau maka na" ngu nna mungkan ga asi law law si mai ai e kasha law law shangai mai ai ni hpe e shaga la nna zuphpawng ma ai da. Rai yang shinggyim masha gaw e sha ra lu ra re majaw, sha na matu hkru na matu "Ngai hpabaw hte sakhkrung na" ngu nna hpan wa hpe e san ai da. Hpan wa gaw "Gai.. ya shinggyim masha hpe e bau rem na matu e sha hpa tai na matu gai nanhte hta na asi law law.. si ai kaja ai baw nanhte shinggyim masha hpe bau na matu kadai hkam na" ngu yang ya Kasan ngu ai shi gaw e grai kaja, ga nau nlata ai, gara kaw tu tim shi gaw kaja ai, nhpang ma tsawmra kaba ai. Dai rai she "Ngai rai u ga, ngai gaw ga mung nlata ai, ngai gaw hpa.. ngai hpe e tsan nra ai, ngai kaw e tu ai makau mayan hkan nga ai ni hpe e kadoi kau ai. Ngai gaw, ngai shinggyim masha ni hpe e ngai bau jin ai" ngu nna e Kasan gaw tsun ai da. Kasan ngu gaw ya shi gaw lap grai.. magren ai e ret ai le i grai madai ai re. Rai she "Gai rai a rai sa rai yang gaw "Nang shinggyim masha hpe e bau nu" "Shinggyim masha e ndai la nna nang hpe bau maka u ga, kan jahpring ya u ga" ngu ai da. Dai she bai.. laning mi hkai, hkai yang gaw numhpang gaw tsawmra kaba, asi bai nlaw, ninghpang gaw kaja asi gaw bai ran ran re, dai ya apu mung ahpraw hpraw san ai karik kara re noi noi re ai Kasan asi gaw dai zawn dai zawn re nga. Dai she laning mi tup dai tu nna mayut nna mahkawng yang e marai langai a kan hpe pyi gaw njahpring lu ai da. Rai yang gaw hpan wa hpe e shinggyim masha wa gaw hpan wa hpe e shaga nna "Hpan wa e.. dai gaw nmai byin ai, shi numhpang kaja tim, asi nlaw ai" ngu tsun ai da. Dai yang gaw "Gai.. e shinggyim masha nang nan bai nra ai, nbyin ai nga yang gaw e.. nang nbyin ai" ngu na shi gaw san mat ai. Kasan tai mat ai re da ya du hkra nga ai Kasan dai gaw shinggyim masha hpe nambat langai bau na matu lit la ai raitim bau.. bau nngut ai majaw san mat ai.. da. Rai yang "Bai.. ya kadai, kadai bai lit la na" ngu nna bai zuphpawng bai kalang shaga tu matu si law law si ai ni hpe e shaga rai yang gaw, ya sumpyi ngu ai, sumpyi grai numhpang ma tsawmra kaba ai shi gaw nau tsan nra "Ngai hpe gaw tsing magang nra ai ngai hkrai ngai jin ai, du nna kaba nna asi mung grai si ai re ngai gaw" nga na tsun ma ai da. Rai yang she "Gai rai sa, shinggyim e dai, Kasan dai la nna na a kan hpe e bau u" ngu bai kalang bai dat dat ya. Rai yang gaw shinggyim wa mung "Rai sai" nga na kabu gara hte bai kalang mi bai wa nna shi hpe nhkai ra ai shi hkrai shi tu.. tsawmra kaba ai asi mung tsawmra si ai. Rai yang gaw "Rai sa e dai gaw bau jin na re" nga na shinggyim wa mung grai kabu numhpang mung mu, asi mung tsawmra law ai shi gaw. Rai yang "E ya gaw rai sai" ngu na dai sumpyi si hkraw yang bai la nna htu yu yang gaw shi gaw tum grai.. kaji ai sumpyi gaw. Rai yang she bai ndai hte mung nbyin. Nbyin rai yang gaw hpan wa hpe bai "E.. hpan wa e ndai mung nbyin ai lo, bau njin ai lo, numhpang mung kaba ai asi mung law ai raitim n-gu ngu na dai wa kachyi... sha re, ndai mung nbyin a" ngu ai da. Rai yang she "Gai.. nang mung nbyin ai da, shinggyim masha kaw nang nhkrak ai da, nang mung asum jaw nu" ngu majaw shi gaw sumpyi... ngu na sum ai tai wa ai sumpyi. Rai na "Gai.. ya bai kadai, kadai lit la na" ngu na bai kalang bai shaga da. Shaga.. rai yang gaw ya anhte sha taw nga ai mam ngu ai dai gaw "E.. ngai hpe e shingdep shingtau ai karum madi shadaw ai kaga lu hpa sha hpa law law hte rai yang gaw ngai gwi ai, raitim ngai hpe gaw tsawmra lajang ra ai, ngai hpe gaw hkyen nna e nat nna atsawm di na ngai hpe gaw ting ra ai. Ting yang ngai gaw makau grupyin hpe e ndang ai, tsan ra ai tsing magang ra ai" ngu na shi gaw dai hku asan sha tsun ai hku rai nga dai ya na mam gaw. "Bai nna ngai hpe e madi shadaw na arung arai bai ra ai" nga nna shi gaw mam gaw hpan wa kaw e hpyi ai da. "Gai.. dai yang gaw kadai kadai mam hpe madi shadaw na'' nga yang u lai ngu ai ya u lai e dai dup sha ai ya chyawm gaw pa ga layang ga de gaw nau nnga ai, moi bum ga de gaw u lai ngu dai nga ai. U lai mung "Ah.. shi ndawng nnga rai yang gaw jahkring mi gaw ngai naw galai saga, nga nna ngai mung shata numra gaw ngai lit la na" nga da u lai wa mung. Ya u lai nbin "Mai sa nang mung jahkring mi gaw garai nu" nga da. Rai she nbin bai "E.. ngai mung jahkring mi gaw kayin saga dai shat ndawng nnga kaw gaw" nga da. Rai she bai kaga nai ni kaga sha hpa lu hpa yawng.. hkra mung "E madi shadaw na" nga na shang ai da. Rai yang gaw "Ngai hpe e sha mayu na matu shingtawn pan e ya daini nga htang pan ngu ai ni yi shaban, shinglim pan nga ai ni yawng.. hkra mung e simu simai tai ndai ni mung yawng ngai mung karum madi shadaw maga lit la na" nga re da. Rai yang gaw daini mam hte e shi, shi a malai hku nna nchying, mawi, u lai nam kaw na e ya nang anhte hkai ai nai ni, nhkrun nai, nai kadung nga ni yawng.. gaw ndai shat hpe e karum shingtau na matu shi naw garai nsha shi yang shi hpe e madi shadaw na matu sha hpa ni re da. Ya shakau shaban ngu ai (e hin hkat mwi chyai le i) ndai ni gaw yawng.. shi hpe e sha yang sha mayu, sha kam na myit masin jaw ya ai shakau shaban ni re.. da. Rai yang gaw "Rai sai bai.. ya shat gaw lu sa, shat lu yang gaw hpabaw hte e mai na" e "Si maga kadai lit la na ya ngai hkrai gaw nbyin ai si mung ra ai" ngu nna hpan wa hpe bai kalang mi bai tang ai da. Tang yang gaw makru majun nga ni mung "Loi ya jahkring mi gaw ngai mung makru hte e du hkra ladaw kadun hta e madi shadaw na" nga majun mung "E ngai mung jawm rai na ngai mung shang lawm na" e nga ya majun ngu hta e mamyin jumhpa majun nga ai yawng nam kaw na wo ra sumbwi, dinggun, mun nga ai i u lai nga ai majun dai ni mung shi shat mat maga shang na.. nga. "Um bai shan gaw.." ngu yang nga gaw, Gai.. shi gaw "Ngai lit la na. Ngai gaw di maga mi sen masum, maga mi sen masum ngai gaw sen kru kasha di gun lu ai dai majaw ngai lit la na" nga ai da. Dai yang gaw "Aw.. mai sa nga e, ya nang lit la yang gaw na mara gaw nang hpe gaw e kaning di na. Nang si yang mara nlu na i" ngu tsun ai da. "E ngai gaw malai tai ai majaw e ngai na masat masa gaw ngai myi ndi na, galoi mung lit la ai nga ai lachyum shapraw ai re" dai majaw nga gaw moi salang ni tsun ai shi a sep ngu ai lahput mi nga ai pe mi jan tsaw yang she shi nga hpe e sat ai mara gaw pye mi ngu na masat ai. Pya mi lu ai nga dai majaw shat mai shan maga gaw law malawng lit la ai gaw nga re.. da. Lahkawng ngu hta e u "E ngai mung jahkring jahkra gaw ngai mung lit la ai, ngai gaw kalang kraw yang kalang di yang shi jan, hkun dai hku lu di ai re. Ngai hpe gaw rem ra ai nta kaw atsawm di di maga ra ai" nga nna u gaw dan nga lit la nna ya du hkra u hpe gaw anhte yaw anhte ra yang byen e di hta la di ai dai u yan, nang hkarang maga gaw u lit la, e law dik gaw nga e lit la di nna mam gaw ning re manaw manang ni yawng.. jahkum na she "Saw.. dai yang gaw anhte mungkan ga e nga ai shinggyim masha ngu ai hpe e bau maka na matu malu masha tai ga i" nga nna myit hkrum nna anhte ya du hkra dai mam ngu ai nai mam ngu ai hpe e sha lu, lu lu ai re da. Dai majaw langai hkrai lit la ai nga ai Kasan ngu dai mung san mat sai. Sumpyi ngu dai mung shi numhpang kaba ai asi law ai raitim manang ntam ai e sum mat sai ngu nna maumwi hta e dan nga ai salang ni hkai ai hpe e na ai hku re. . Language as given: Jinghpaw
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Identifier:		KK1-2318
Identifier (URI):		http://catalog.paradisec.org.au/repository/KK1/2318
Language:		Kachin
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Publisher:		Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
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Subject:		Kachin language
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Citation:		Keita Kurabe (compiler); Keita Kurabe (depositor); Gareng Laga Kung Hpan (speaker). 2019. Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC).
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Country:		Myanmar
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