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Latitude

25.234

Longitude

96.9165

Start Date

2017-02-06

End Date

2017-02-06

Translation (Rita Seng Mai) Once upon a time, there was an old lady. She didn't have any children. She was craving for meat. She really wanted to eat meat. There was a wild fig in the forest. She dried the leaves and made them like meat. She pounded the leaves and kept them in the pot. And she put some on the fireplace. She ate the dried leaves as meat when she ate anything. She pounded the leaves and made them paste. And she ate it deliciously. Therefore, the leaves are called Magut lap or Old lady leaves. Transcription (Lu Hkawng) E ya dai Magut lap ngu ai hpe gaw moi gaida dinggai langai mi shi gaw shan gaw sha mayu shan gap jaw ai, kashu kasha mung n lu re, nna e, shan sha gaw sha mayu re dai nam de tu ai, Magut lap ngu ai dai hpe she e, shan shatai nna e, shi gaw si shat mai hkan ni mung dai jahkraw tawn law law di jahkraw tawn nna, htu mani tawn ndum kaw bang nna garap kaw ra di tawn nna e, shat mai hkan ni mung shan shatai nna dai bang sha jap htu htu sha ai hkan ni mung dai hpe shan shatai nna bang sha re rai nna gaida shan mu ngu, Magut lap mung ngu di ai da, dai kaw ngut sa.

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