Kayan Takyǎnrî dò Lu

Kayan traditional string tying blessings. Text and audio, with highlighting

This app contains written text and spoken audio for 5 types of poetic Kayan string-tying blessings:

-children

-adults

-couples (marriage)

-business

-vehicles

The text uses the spelling system in the Kayan Dictionary 2016 (also available on Google Play), so unfamiliar words may be looked up in there.

Text compiled by Phǔ Tan Min based on research in 5 different villages. Read by Phǔ Tan Min.

For more information, go to: http://www.kayanlilai.org and https://www.kayan.webonary.org

The Kayan language is spoken primarily in Myanmar (Burma) in Kayah (Karenni) State, Shan State, Kayin (Karen) State and other areas. It is also spoken in Thailand and many other countries where Kayan people have gone to live.