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Latitude

25.234

Longitude

96.9165

Start Date

2017-02-18

End Date

2017-02-18

Translation (Htoi Awng) A long time ago, there was a playful child in a village. He always destroyed things everywhere he went. His parents had to worry about him every day because he destroyed at least one thing in a day. Although they ordered him to work, he always made mistakes. One day, his parents took him to a traditional sacrificial celebration. He accidentally broke the plate where the oblation (meat) was put on. His parents said, "Look at him! He's just a halfwit. He is so clumsy." From that day, he was named 'Ra Wa' (a halfwit). When someone made a mistake, everyone said, "You are just a 'Ra Wa' who can even break the plate used in offering to Nats." Transcription (Lu Awng) Moi da kahtawng langai mi kaw e gara de sa timmung nmai kam, gara de sa tim nmai kam, maga mi de sa yang lama ni jahten na wa, n ga mi de sa yang mung lama mi jahten wa ai wa wa re ai da. Hten chyu hten, jahten hkawm ai gaw ra mat wa ai ga re nga, dai ni kanu yen gaw dai ni bai nye kasha hpa baw bai jahten ra wa sana kun a law ngu yang kaja wa sha hpang shani mung lama mi jahten, lama mi jahten chyu rai rai re majaw she lani mi na bai oh dai ni gaw aw nat jaw jaw ai de e she sa shangun na re sam ai, bungli shangun yang mung hpa mung n mai byin ra chyu ra hkawm hkawm rai re gaw dai ni gaw nat jaw poi de sa na re ngu nat jaw poi de sa ai wa she oh nat e jaw na shan ni bang tawn ai n di wa bai sa dung kadawng kau dat da. Dai yu le, ndai gaw ra ai wa ngu gaw nau nan ladu hpyau ai, ra ai wa du yang gaw nat de du du kadawng ai nga na dai shani kaw nna shi ra wa ngu mying lu mat ai da, yawng yawng jawm tsun na mying tai mat ai. Ra wa du yang nat di kadawng ai da lu ngu ngu re ai, langai mi ra wa yang dai hku ngu ngu re da, ngut sai.

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