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Latitude

25.234

Longitude

96.9165

Start Date

2017-02-22

End Date

2017-02-22

Moi ndai langbya wa hte sharaw wa gara hku kaning nga i nga yang she dai i nam maling kata langai mi i da shan hkat da ai da. Dai wa she sharaw lahpu hpu langai ju tu ndai ram re hpai na hkap la ai da. Dai re mi daw de mi gaw ju nan ai da daw de gaw ju n nan ai langbya wa hpai ai de gaw ju shakap ya e nan sharaw wa hpai ai de gaw ju n kap re e shan ndai gaw e aka nga yang shan hka ai lu e akali nga yang shan hkri ai re lu e nga rai re gaw yat re dai akala nga ai kaw wa she lakya ni wa atawk bang mi jaw she dai shan wa shi hkrai mawt sha mayu na hku rai ngu i e dai re re she akali nga shan hkri ai aka nga shan hka ai nga nang chyawm hka ai ra she hka ai sha ai re ngu she lagran wa atawk kau jaw ai da. Langbya wa yan sharaw mau mwi dai kaw htum ai re. Notes: 1. Nang Bya is a popular trickster in Kachin folktales, who are a person or an animal that always lies and teases others. It is known by the names of Nang Bya, Mang Bya, Mawng Byaw, and others depending on dialects and languages. 2. For more stories about Nang Bya, see: KK1-0027 KK1-0028 KK1-0072 KK1-0233 KK1-0234 KK1-0296 KK1-0297 KK1-0326 KK1-0339 KK1-0364 KK1-0475 KK1-0549 KK1-0640 KK1-0709 KK1-0735 KK1-0973 KK1-1209 KK1-1210 KK1-1286 KK1-1379 KK1-1462 KK1-1711 KK1-1785 KK1-1786 KK1-1788 KK1-1789 KK1-1790 KK1-1791 KK1-1792 KK1-1793 KK1-1794 KK1-1795 KK1-1798 KK1-1855 3. See Kurabe (2018) for a story of Mang Bya. References Kurabe, Keita. 2018. A Jinghpaw folktale text: A liar Mang Bya. Journal of Kijutsuken 10: 69-80.

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