ZOMITE LEH I ZOLAI HONG PIAN’KHIATNA THU
THUPATNA:
Leitungah lai leh pau, thu leh la (literature) a nei lo minam pen minam mangthang hi kici hi. Minam mangthang dingin Pasian in Zomite hong bawl hilo ahih manin i lai leh, thu leh late i puah i zuun ding pen eimau mawhpuakna hi. Pasian’ kammal Lai Siangtho nangawn lai tawh na kiciamteh kei leh Khritian biakna nakpi takin a thanem tam ding hi. Lai Siangtho sunga Thuciam Luite Hebrew lai tawh na kigelh masa a, 400 BC kiim pawlin kiman khin hi. 250 BC kiim pawlin Greek kam tawh kitei a, Septuagint kici hi. Daniel, Ezra leh Jeremiah sung pan pawl khatte zong Aramiac kam tawh na kitei hi. Lai Siangtho sunga Thuciam Thak ahih leh Greek kam tawh na kigelh a, AD 400 ciangin Saint Jerome in Latin kam tawh na tei hi. AD 1383 tak ciangin John Wycliff in English kam tawh na tei a, tua a kipanin kam tuamtuam tawh Wycliff’ Bible translatin bangin leitunga ka mom tampi tak tawh kitei sawn ahih manin Pasian’ kammal pen eimau pau ciat tawh a kisim thei a suak ahi hi. Minam itna bek tawh minam khat a mangthat lohna dingin kikemcing zo lo a, i kampau, i ngeina hoihte leh i lai lim takin i kepcing loh kiphamawh hi.
KAMPAU TAMPI MANGTHANG KHIN ZO:
Kampau tawh kisai a kantel leh ciamteh German Language Society kici pawlin Mutterspace kici thukizakna March 1996 sungah, a beisa kum tul khat hun lai-in leitungah mihing million khat khawng a kiphak lai-in kampau tuamtam 10,000 pan 15,000 kikal khawng om hi ci hi. Tu hun ciangin leitungah mihing 7.8 billion (Worldometer, 2020) kiim bang om lak panin kampau 6,000 – 7,000 kikal khawng bek kizang lai hi. Tu a kipanin kum za khit khawng ciangin tu hun-a kampau kizang sung panin za-pai sawmkua tang kizang nawn lo dingin ki-um hi. Alaska University Professor Michael Krauss in a genna ah, “Kampau lam pilna nei mite’ tuatna ah kampau 300 pan 600 kikal khawng pen mang pak lo ding hi. Tua lo a dangte mangthang hak nawn lo ding hi,” na ci hi.
Tu lai takin Australia gamah kampau nam 200 bang a omte sung panin 135 a mang zah-a kingaihsun hi ta hi. A mang lo a kicite zong a sawt loin Mangkam (English) in deep mang khin pah ding hi. A beisa kum za hun lai-in a ngal hat Spanish minamte in South America gam a va lut cil lai-un kampau nam 2,200 val kizang hi. Tu ciangin kampau 600 zong kizang nawn lo a, tua sung pan 250 khawng mailam khang khat sungin a bei mang dingin ngaihsun uh hi.
1904 kumin a kikhen Linguistic Survey of India laibupi sungah Zo suante in kampau sawmli-le-nga (45) zang uh hi ci-in hong ciamtehsak uh hi. Tua sungah Manipur, Assam, Tripura leh Bangladesh gam-a Chittagong Hill Tracts lam-a i pau pawl khatte tawh kisim khin lo lai ahih manin lim takin kan hi lehang pau nam 60 val bang pha dingin ki-ummawh zaw lai hi. A milip a tam lah kihi beek lo napi-in minam khatin a kiheng kimlai hih zahin kampau tuamtuam leh laigelh zia tuamtuam i neih ziazua pen lai lamah nasepna-ah i thahat zawh lohna (thanemna) bulpi khat hi bek tham loin lai leh pau hanga kitelkhiahna nangawn pawlpi leh gam sungah piang thei lai hi.
Tua ahih manin minam kician leh thakhauh i suah theihna dingin paupi khat leh laipi khat (ligua franca and common literature) kisam masa hi pen cih mailam saupi a mu leh ngaihsun mipil tampite muhna ahi hi. Kampau tawh kisai a kante genna i gensa mah bangin ei India ni suahna gam-a teeng leh Myanmar gam-a teeng kampau tuamtuam a zang mite in zong mailam hunah haksatna pel loin kituak ding hi. “Ei Zo suante in zong bang zan takin i kampau tuamtuamte itin, i khiatlah mahmah hangin i khan’toh tuamna ding ahih khol kei leh i hanciam keikai pong mawk hangin a phattuamna om tuan lo ding hi,” ci-in Pu L. Keivom in na ci hi. Kampau leh lai kici pen minam khat hong hen khawm zatui manpha khat ahi hi. Minam khatin ding ding hi hang i cih takpi leh i vekpi-in i zat theih ding Zopau, Zolai a hong pian’khiatna ding lampi i sial kisam hi.
ZOMITE’ LAI NEIH MASAK LEH PAU CIN HAU’ LAI A KIZATNA:
Khangluite in Zomite in ni dang hun sawpi lai pekin lai kinei khin hi, ci-in na gen uh hi. Tua lai pen savun tungah kigelh hi a, Pu Go Cin kicipa in tua savunlai nisa nuai-ah a pho leh ui in na tuah mang sakin na neksak hi. Tua a kipanin Zomite in lai kinei nawn lo hi, ci uh hi. Zomite’ savunlai ui in a neksak khit nung a kipanin 1900 kum ciang dong lai nei loin na ki-om suak hi. Suangpeek tung peuh, singpeek tung peuh, inn baang peuhah lim suai-in, tua pen lai dingin na zang uh hi. Mualsuang gelhna in na zang phadeuh uh hi. Lai a kikhak ciangun suangbek leh singbek tungah lim suai-in tua tawh na kithuza uh hi.
1888-1902 kikal sung teng Pu Pau Cin Hau pumpi damlo in a om sungin maang na mu a, tua a maangmuhna sungah Pasian in biakna dinga kizang laimal (liturgical script) laimal 1,050 na lakin na pia hi. Tua kipanin “Pau Cin Hau’ lai ahih kei leh “Zo Tuallai,” cih hong piangkhia hi. Lai thak mukhiapa suak ahih manin ama’ min “Laipianpa” na ci uh hi. Tua a laimal ngahte laidal tung leh leh suangpeek tungah gelhin, mi dangte na hilhsawn ahih manin mi tampi in na thei uh a, tawlpi khat sung na kizang hi. Sen lai (Chinese script) tawh kibangin, awsuah zui-in laimal om hi a, mal 1,050 pha-in, a bu-in bu guk nap ha hi. J.J. Bennison in 1931 Census of India report for Burma sungah a genna ah, Pau Cin Hau’ laimalte pen 1902 kum in a maangmuhna sungah Pasian in lakin a piak hi, na ci hi. Ni dangin Zomite in Zo Tuallai bek na kinei a, Galpi Khatna hun in France (Piantit) gam pai hun 1917-1918 lai bangin inn lamte lai a khak ciangun Zo Tuallai tawh lai na kikhak ziahziah ngei uh hih tuak hi.
Pu Pau Cin Hau (1859-1948) in a bawlkhiat Zo Tuallai (local script) pen “lai” a cih ciangin Tedim kam-in lai gelh (writing) a cihna a, tua a lai bulphuh in biakna hong piangkhia (scrip-based religion) biakna pen Laipian kici hi. Zo Tuallai pen Chin State, Burma sunga om Tibeto-Burma family sunga Tedim pau zangte lai gelhna dinga laimal kibawl ahi hi. Zo Tuallai pen nam nih pha a, logographic script leh alphabetic system in kikhen hi. 1902 kum in Pu Pau Cin Hau’ maangmuhna sungah Pasian in a piak laimal 1,050-te nih vei puahphatna (reform) kibawl hi. A kipuahpha masa pen pen logographic script (a lim tawh kammal lahna laimal dinga kizang) kici a, a lim leh nam (character) 1,050 pha-in Laipian Lai Siangtho gelhna in kizang hi. Tua khitin 1931 kum in logographic script kammal genna dinga kizang limte (symbols) kiphuahpha a, 57-character alphabet pha hi.
21st March 1902 in a Dr. E.H. East hong tun’ khit zawh 21st December 1908 kum in Hakha, Chin state hong tungin April 10,1910 in Tedim a hong tung American Baptist Mission sangmang J.H. Cope (1882-1938) mahmah in zong 1914 kum in Matthai Lai Siangtho sunga Mual Tung Thuhilhna (Matthai 5-7, Sermon on the Mount) teng Zo Tuallai tawh na bawl hi. Zo Tuallai kepbitna dingin kephuai mahmah ding hi. J.H. Cope in Mual Tung Thuhilhna a tei kikhen thei pak lo ahih manin 1915 kum teh kikhen zo pan ahih manin ei pau tawh lai kikhen masa pen ci-in kiciamteh hi. 1932 kumin sangmangpa Cope in Tedim kam tawh Lai Siangtho thak zong zo a, March kha-in kikhen hi. Zogam ah a om masa pen Lai Siangtho thak ahi hi. Hih a Lai Siangtho teina ah eimi leh Kayin sia pawl khatin zong a huh theih bangun huh uh hi
KAWLLAI A KIZATNA LEH ZOLAI NEIHNA:
A.E. Carson (1860-1908) in Zogam ah na hong sep ciangin lai lo tawh ma kinawt zo lo ding hi cih mukhol ahih manin Kawllai hilh dingin Kayin sia pawl khat hong tonpih hi. Sia San Win in 1900 kumin Hakha khua-ah Kallai sang khat hong hong hi. 1902 kum in Sia Pa Ku in Tedim ah Kawllai sang khat mah na hong a, sangnaupang ding mi a kingah zawh loh manin 1904 kum in khawl kik hi. 1904 kum in Sia Shwe in Khuasak khua-ah Kawllai sang khat na hong a, kum khat a cin’ khit ciangin Sihzangte in zum lai en thei ta uh cih thu Kam Hau ukpipa Pu Hau Cin Khup in a zak ciangin ama’ khua Tonzong ah zong Kawllai sang hon’ ding hong vaihawm hi.
Ukpipa Hau Cin Khup’ sapna tawh 1905 kum in Sia Po Ku in Tonzang khua-ah Kawllai hilhna ding sanginn khat na hong leuleu hi. A kipat cilin sangnaupang 40 kiim pha uh a, kum bei kuan ciangin 70 bang na pha to uh hi. Kawllai a hilh kawm mahin Pasian’ thu tawh zong pantah khawm hi. Hih thu hangin Chin state sunga i Zogam ah Kawllai a thei tampi leh Khristian pawl khat na om pah uh hi. Tua hun lai-in a kigelh mualsuangte bang Kawllai vive tawh kigelh ahih manin tu ni ciang dong kimu thei hi.
J.H. COPE IN A LAIGELHNA AH TEDIM PAU A ZAT SEMSEMNA THU:
Tu-in Zolai (ZCLS version) hong pain’khiat zia hih bang ahi hi: Cope topa laibawl 1919 kum in Tedim pau zat dingin Sihzang pau panin Tedim pau zat ding vai tawh Tedim kual, Guite kual, Zou kual leh Thahdo kual panin taaangmite (representatives) sik leh tang dingin siah a kai hausate tawh kamkupna a neihna panun a thukimna uh leh kipsakna bangun a kizang suak ahi hi. Joseph Herbert Cope in 1919 kum in Guite Kual, Thahdo Kual, Zo Kual panin khua hausate or taangmite (representatives) a sap khawm hun in, “Hat Lian Bu (Jack, The Giant Killer) kici tangthu laimal 20 bang a pha Sihzang pau tawh a kigelh haipi nuai-ah a sim ciangin taangmite in telsiam loin Tedim pau kizang zaw leh mikim in kitelsiam pen ding hi ci-in democratically leh consensus vai mahmah tawh Tedim pau zat dingin na thukim uh a, Tedim pau zat dingin na kipsak uh hi.
Cope topa in “Hat Lian Bu (Jack, The Giant Killer) tangthu a simkhiatna a za hausate a tel kuamah om lo uh a, Vuandok zumpi mai-a pangpi nuai-ah thukikupna uh hih bang hi: Tuimui hausapa Pu Mang Za Thang in, “Ko Pai(h)te pau zang le’ng, kuamah in thei lo ding ahih manin Tedim pau zat ding hoih hi,” ci-in pulak hi. Haicin hausapa Pu Thual Pum in, “Tu-a Tuimui hausapa’ gen pen man hi,” ci-in thukimpih hi. Hiangzang hausapa Pu Zam Khaw Thawng in, “Ko Thahdo pau zang le’ng kuamah in thei lo ding ahih manin Tedim pau zat ding hoih hi,” ci-in gen hi. Hangken Hausapa Pu Kam Pum in, “Tu-a Hiangzang hausapa’ cih pen man hi,” ci-in thukimpih hi. Saalzang hausapa Pu Zang Khaw Lian in, “Ko Zopau kizang leh kuamah in thei lo ding hi. Tedim pau kizang leh kithei kim pen hi,” ci-in gen hi. Phaitu hausapa Mantuangte Pu Khan Thawng in, “Tu-a Saalzang hausapa’ gen pen man hi,” ci-in thukimpih hi. Tua bangin siahkai hausa gukte in a gen khit ciangin a nial kuamah om lo ahih manin Tedim pau-in lai kibawl hi, ci-in na kiciamteh hi. Tua hun 1919 pan kipanin Cope in Tedim pau tawh Thukizaksakna Lai (newspaper) hong suaksak a, biakna leh Laisimbu a bawl khempeuh zong Tedim pau vive tawh hong bawl ahi hi.
ZOLAI KIZATNA HONG PIAN’KHIAT ZIA:
Zogam ah Rev. Cope hong tun’ ciangin Khuasak khuami Pu Pau Suan leh Pu Thuam Hangte Khristianm masa na hi uh ahih manin amau tawh na kithuahkhawm pah hi. Amau’ pau ahi Sihzang pau na sin pah pah a, a sawt loin na siam pah hi. Zolai a gelh masakte zong Sihzang pau-in na gelh hi. Cope in Roman alphabet zangin Zolai hong bawlsak ciangin tangpi tangta mikim zat theih ding leh tu dong i zat suak ahi Zolai i cih a nei kisuak hi. 1913 kum in “Tual lai sintawmbu” cih laibu khat hong bawlsak a, tua pen Zolai a kigelh cilna hi pah hi. 1914 kum in “Tedim Labu” a masa pen hong bawlsak a, ama’ sih 1938 kum dong thum vei vilvel na bawl man hi.
1919 kum October kha-in Zolai tawh lai kihawm masa pen “Tedim Thukizakna” hong hawmkhia a, Endikpi (Editor) zong ama’n sem pah hi. Tua a laihawm sungah, “Tedim mite lai sim thei tam pen ahih manin Tedim pau-in kibawl hi,” cih na gelh hi. Tua hunin Zolai kici nai lo a, “Mang Tuallai” kici hi. 1921 kum panin sanginn (schools) ah Class I-IV ciang sintheihna ding Tedim pau bulphuh in Tedim kam zangin tu-in Zolai simbu kici bawl ding kipanin manuscript in a gelh na kipan hi. Cope in Zolai haksa a sakna thu, “Jo pau ka’the ke hi, a’bai ke hi,” na ci ngeungeu bek hi. Zolai haksa a sa mahmah Cope in Zolai hong bawlsakna hang hi ding hiam aw tu dong Zolai i gelh dan leh gawm zia kibang zo nai lo a, aw un leh aw eu a mal gelh leh sim haksa a sa kitam mahmah lai hi. Hih thu hangin Zo Tuallai mah hoh zang zaw le’ng i laigelh zia hong kibang khin baih zaw tam cih bang ka ngaihsun thei zel hi.
1920 kum in Falam mangpipa in Zomite Kawllai hilh pen a hoihpen mah ahi ding hiam, a diakdiakin a tan niam lamah amau’ kampau mahin kihilh leh a hoih zaw kha ding hiam, ci-in regional language tawh educational institution ah kipattahna kisam a sakna thu na gen hi. 1920 kum mahin Sagaing Menzipa Zogama zintoh in kua kampau tawh lai hilh ding cih thu kikhelna a piangsak kha ding hi, ci-in Rev. Cope in na ciamteh hi. 1921 kum kipat lamin Cope tawh Falam Mangpipa Lt. Col. Burne leh Batallion Commander pa tawh ni thum sung khualzin khawm uh a, Zogam-a laisinna dangte ah Kawllai leh Zolai koi tawh hilh zaw ding cih thu kikum uh hi. 1921 April kipat lam ciangin, “Tedim gamah Tedim kam mah zat ding hoih zaw hi,” ci-in Rev. Cope leh Tedim Political Officer (Vuandokpa) kikum pha uh hi . “A gam mite kampau mahin pilna piakhuai hi (Education ought to be in the language of the people),” ci-in Linguistic leh Education tawh kisai thute a kan mahmah Rev. Cope in na ci hi.
1921 June kha-in Lt. Col. Burne leh Rev. Cope-te Falam ah kimu kik uh a, Mangpipa Burne in, “Primary dangte ah Kawllai taangin Tedim (Zolai) tawh hilh ding; Tedim, Falam leh Hakha-a Middle Department dangte ah Kawllai tawh zong kihilh ding hi,” ci uh a, hih thu kikupna pen “The 1921 Education Conference at Falam” kici hi. Hih 1921 June kha sunga Falam ah thukimna pen Yangon Education Department Office ah 1921 kum bei kuanin kipuak a, Yangon khuapi-ate in a thu-in thukimpih uh hi. Ahih hangin laimal (alphabet) zat leh gawm dan tawh kisai sau veipi kikupna leh kinialna om lai hi. 1922 October sungin Maymyo ah “The 1922 Conference nat Maymyo” a kici kikupna nei kik uh hi. Rev. Cope’ laimal (script) gawm dan a puahphatsak nop laina uh leh Zogam Primary Department-te ah kampau nam khat bek bekin lai kihilh hen la, Falam pen Mangpi Zum (office) honna Chin State capital ahih ciangin Laizo kam kizang leh cih thu nih Rev. Cope in sang thei loin Tedim Zomite adingin Tedim kam mahin hilh ding hi na ci cinten ahih manin vaihawmnate kisawnsau to (extension) hi.
1924 April kha-in Falam Mangpipa Lt. Col. Burne in Rev. Cope Hakha ah sam kik a, Zogam (Chin State ah Zomite tamna a cihna) Primary State ah: (1) Tedim gamah Kamhau kam, Falam gam leh Hakha gamah Laizo kam in lai ding, (2) Rev. Cope’ geelna Roman alphabet zat ding, cih vaikhak hi. Tua banah sanginn ah a kizang ding laisimbu (text book) bawl in, ci-in vaikhak thuah lai hi. 1924 May kha bei kuan lamin Lt. Col. Burne leh Rev. Cope-te Hakha ah kimu kik leuleu in thu kikupkhawmna na nei kik uh a, Burne in, “Kumpi’ thukimna a om khinsa ahi New Education Scheme a kizat ciangin American Baptist Mission (ABM)-te sang a tuamin na hong ding hiam?” cih thu leh, “Honorary Inspector of Schools tavuan hong pia le ung na sang ding hiam?” ci-in na dong hi.
Rev. Cope in, “Ko ABM-te’ in sang a tuamin hong loin Kumpi’ geelsa om bangin hong panpih nu’ng; nong piak nop uh tavuan zong sang ni’ng,” ci-in thukim ahih manin Honarary Inspector of School panmun len dingin Rev. Cope kikipsak hi. New Education Scheme kici pen Chin State sunga Zogam ah Cl-I to IV dong Primary dangte kici ding a, tua Primary sangte ah township (myone) ciat-a kampau tawh lai hilh ding; Rev. Cope in subject kimin Zolai simbute (text books) a bawl ding; Rev. Cope in Honorary Inspector of Schools tavauan la ding a, biakna sangte om nawn ding cih thute hi.
Lt. Col. Burne in Rev. Cope’ tungah Laizo leh Tedim kam tawh sang laibu (text books) bawl ding tavuan (responsibility) a piak vai tawh kisai 1924 kum June kha-in amau gel Falam ah meetings a neih kikin sang laibu bawl ding kamkupna nei kikin na kipsak pha kik uh hi. June 1924 kum in Tedim kam a kizang Zolai simbu bawl Cope a kipat ma leh May kha-in Honorary Inspector of School tavuan a kipiak ma pekin Rev. Cope in Zogam ah hong tun phetin Zolai i cih uh (Tedim kam leh Lai kam)-te ama’ thu-in na bawlbawl khinzo hi. A diakdiakin kum 1921 kiim-a kipanin a Class kim adingin Tedim Zolai Simbu bawl a kipanpan khin na hi gige hi.
Tedim kam-a sang laibute bang pen 1924 kumina thu a khut tawh a gelh ngiat (manuscript) na man khin zo hi. Manuscript in a gelh laibute laikhetna (press) ah a kikhetkhiat (print) pen 1927 panin 1933 kum sung teng ahi hi (hih hun pen Tedim kampau leh lai zangin a kibawl tu-in Zolai i cihcih revolutionary age ci le’ng kikhial lo ding hi). Sihzang kam Laisimbu (text or reader) zong Pu Suang Khaw Kam in na bawlpih a, 1924 kum pekin kingah khin zo hi.
J.H.Cope in Zangkong zumpi ah Zogam sunga sanginnte ah Zolai a kisin theihna dingin phalna a nget a ngah khit leh May kha-in Honorary Inspector of School tavuan a kipiak khit zawh 1924 km ciangin Tanbul (Primary) sang khempeuh ah Zolai sinsak ding kithkim hi. 1925 kum panin Zolai Sang (Vernicular) kihong a, tan 1 panin tan 4 dong kisin hi. 1919 kumin Laisimbu khatna kikhen a, 1920 kumin bu nihna leh 1928 kum ciangin bu thumna leh bu lina cih bangin kihen toto hi. 1926 kumin sanginnte ah Zolai tawh sin dingin Leitung gamthu bu (Geography) hong bawlsak a, 1927 kum leh 1931 kum in tua laibute mah hong puahphatsak (edited) sak hi.
Biakna sunga zat ding biakna labu, Lai Siangth, Labu cihte hong bawlsak banah Gamthu bu (Georgraphy) banah Nate’ thu bu (Science) leh Ganan (Arithmetic) leh laisimbu tuamtuamte zong bawlsak lai hi. J.H. Cope in British kumpi sawlna bangin tawh Tedim, Falam leh Hakha pau tawh a bawl laisimbu 35 pha a, British kumpi in zong “KAISAR HIND” cih minphatna 1927 kumin pia hi. Zogam khanglam Mindat, Kanpalet lamte’ adding a bawlsan lai takin leitung hong nusiatsan hi.
J.H. Cope hong bawlsak Tedim pau tawh LST a kitei masa Mual Tung Thuhilhna (Laibuno a kici) 1914 kum pekin kingah ta hi. 1932 kum pekin Thuciam Thak kinei ta a, 1977 kum in Thuciam Lui leh Thak kigawm Tedim LST i neih pen biakna makaite leh LST tei dinga tavuan lente kikal ah kinawktuahna leh kitelsiam lohna neuhneuh a om denna hangin a kinei hak dek lua man hong suak ahih manin a dahhuai mahmah thu khat hi. Tua hi kei leh Zosuante sungah 1956 in Mara leh 1959 kum pekin Lusei ten Lai Siangtho buppi (i.e. OT and NT) a neih zawh uh Zosuante’ sungah LST buppi a nei masa pen a thumna ah pang zo ding kimlai 1977 kum in a kinei zo pan ahi hi.
ZOLAI I NEIH MANIN I HAMPHATNA:
Cope topa in Roman alphabet (A, B, C) zangin “Ni Sagih Lai” ci-in ni sagih sungin theihtheih dingin Zolai hong bawlsak pen ei nget leh ei kut zawh manin hong bawlsak hilo a, i pau leh i ngeina i humbit theihna dingin mailam hun ding saupi a mukhol leh geelkholhna nei ahih banah Pasian mahmah in ei Zomite hong angvan ngiatna leh ei adingin a hoih penpen mah hong geelsak ahihna kimu thei hi. Roman alphabet i zat khak sese manin ei adingin laikhetna a tuam bawl kul nawn sese a, Mikangte’ zat siktawi, lainetna (press) leh computer cihte mal ziahziahin i khen ziahziah Zolai i khen ziahziah thei hi. Cope topa in tawm vei sung Pau Cin Hau’ lai (Zo Tuallai) na zang man a, a zenzenin na zang suak hileh computer, press leh email cihte ah lai kigelh thei loin ding ahih manin ei adingin a kiman’na tam mel lo ding ding hi. Ahih hangin 2015 kum pawlin computer tawh Zo Tuallai khet theihna ding Laipian Pawlpi hanciamna tawh kingah ta ahih i Zo Tuallai i puah i zuun nop leh baih tuam mahmah ta ding ahih manin sinhuai mahmah leh kepcinghuai mahmah hi.
Zolai ah Roman alphabet i zat khak sese manin Mikang pa leh lai tawh kinai tuam a, Mangpau leh Manglai zong i maingap tuam zaw deuh pah hi. Mikang pau, la leh la zong kisiam baih zaw bang hi. Hun khat lai bangin Zomite pen Mikang lai kiva ci-in hong kiciamteh ngei hi. Zomi sungah la lam a kiva leh Lai Siangtho sang a kah a hunkhop mah ki-om ahih manin Mikang late leh biakna lamsang laibu hoih nono zong tampi i tei theisawn ziahziah thei pah hi. Pasian’ gam nasepna leh mapan’na ah zong lai lo tawh ma kitelh thei loin kimuibun zo taktak thei lo a, gahsuah ding zong hamsa sak tuam hi. Zolai i neih khak manin Zogam sungah Khristian hong khang tuamsak a, pawlpi zong thahatsak tuam hi. Zolai in i kha mitte hong hon’sak a, hong pilsak leh i khuamuhna hong tangzaisakin, i upna hong kho sakin hong kipsak leh gahsuah sak hi.
THUKHUPNA:
“Lai nei lo minam pen pen a sawt loin minam mangthang hi,” a kicih mah bangin i lai lim takin kemcingin, i puah leh zuun kisam hi. Zomi hi ing kici buang napi-in mi pawl khatte in Zokam tawh kician leh man takin a pau thei nawn lo, Zolai nangawn zong a at thei nawn mel lo; pawl khatte a ngawng ciang, pawl khatte a awm ciang, pawl khatte a kawng ciang, pawl khatte a khuk ciang cih bangin mangthat lam a manawhnawh kitam mahmah ta ahih manin a dahhuai leh lunghimawh huai mahmah thu ahi hi. I lai kemcingin, i puah leh zuun kisam hi i cih ciangin sim lopi-in laibusaal leh singkuang sung khawng peuh ah mot koihcip ding i cihna hi loin bangci leh i laimal gawm leh khen ziate hong kikhat thei ding a, bangci leh i lai gelh zia hong kibang thei zaw ding hiam ci-in kamkupna leh thusinsakna (ZCLS in training leh seminar 1986, May 2000, January 2003 etc cih bangin a neih zel bangin) nei-in Zolai sinna neih zelzel a, khangnote pattahin lamlah ding kisam hi i cihna hi zaw hi.
Uiphuk khat tui vot kuang/beel sung khatah koihin a kuang damdamin satsuahin sosak le’ng a uiphuk in tuiso lam zong phawk loin (tui a vot mah sasa-in tuiso tawh si khawm hi ci-in scientists ten experiment a bawlna panun a muhkhiatna uh gen uh hi. Tui vot kuang sunga kikoih uiphuk bangin khuahun kiheel hi; hunte kikheel hi cih phawk kha loin i muan’ om luat (complacent) khak a, i pau leh i laite i awlmawh kei leh theih loh kalin minam mangthang kisuak ziau thei ahih manin Pasian’ hong piak i pau leh lai leh ngeina lim takin i zat, i zuun ding mimal khat tekin mawhpuakna kinei hi.
References:
1. Zo Minam Tawh Kisai Thu by Rev. Khup Za Go)
2. J.H. Cope leh Zolai by G.S. Pau’ Articles Tuamtuamte Volume III
3. Kampau, Lai, Ngeina leh Minam by Eddie Nang (Zomi Siamsin Magazine Vol. 2, 2008)
4. Zolai by H. Gin En Cin, D.D. (Zomi Siamsin Magazine Vol. 2, 2008)
5. Tedim Khua leh Kampau Hong Pianna Leh Sangte ah Tedim Kam-a Lai a Kihilhna [(Tedim No.1 Basic Education High School Golden Jubilee Magazine (1948-1998)]
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