Lamka - 1-6 : We Hear You

Hello.... Lamka - 1 : We Hear You

Hello...Lamka, we hear you. Na huging ka za uh hi. Na thawmging ka za uh hi. Na kihei na gamtat kong thei uh hi. Ka heina uh tuipi gal khat pan zong lungsim mitkha ah kong mu uh hi. Na lunggulh, na deihna kong theihpih uh hi. A diakdiak in hong tung pah ding "3rd World Zomi Convention" thawmging nak ngaih mahmah a, amun ah na upmawh uh sangin a gal ah na thawm uh ngaihzaw hi cih na tel un. Mun tuamtuam a om 'world' Zomi khempeuh in na thawm uh za in, na huging uh ka kitheihmawh thei kei uh hi. Kong za uh a, kong phawk uh a, kong ngai uh hi. Hong kihel nuam mahmah ung. October 25-27, 2013 sung Lamka ah hun kizang ding ka lungsim vuah, ka mitkha vuah vaibang thaam den ding hi ei; hong eng lua ung. 

3rd World Zomi Convention neih ding thu ka zak zawh a sawtkhit hangin, tuni in, tua tawh kisai laigelh ka patna hi. Kei mahmah ka pumpi in ka kihel thei tam aw cih ngaihsutna saupi ka nei hi. Ahi zongin tutung pen lemtheilo ahih manin a gal pan na thu uh leh na kalsuan uh na za in na en ding hizaw leng kilawm hi. Heina peuh ah Zomi hihang. 

Zomi Convention masa pen Champhai khua ah a om laiin Hnahlan khua ah sangkah ka hih manin ka pai thei kei hi. Khangno ka hih manun Pu Thang Khan Gin Ngaihte leh apawlte Hnahlan football ground ah zingsang galkap laam banga a lam ziahziah uh ka muh ciang ka cimul uh tho in ka lawm U Cin Ngaih Lian Buansing tawh ka botung panin en in Champhai ka paiphei utthu uh ka genkhawm uh hi. Kum 16 kipha to ding hita a tuadan vaite in thazang hong zeksak mahmah hi. Ahi zongin sangkah lai ka hih manun ka paiphei tuan kei uh hi. Ka khuanung zak uh ciang ka khua uh Murlen ah zong paisuk uh a (Zogam Tangval honpi khat) mipi kikhop bawl in "Tangbang nong dam maw" cihla te banah:

"Zolengthe lah khuangkhuang ding-a maw, 

Zo sinlai ah na sa'ng e, 

Zo huihkhi siang hong laang hiauhiaute in zong, 

Zomi na hi hong ci e,"

cih late sa uh a Zomite lungsim bun mahmah in khangnote thalawpsak mahmah hi cih kaza uh hi. Ka khuavengte tangvalno pawlkhat bang Zogam Tangvalte zuisuak in tudong mah Zogam Tangval hilai uh hi. Minam itna cih pen makai khat leh nih miten hong thahsak man, makai gina leh pil, hangsan leh thusiam neihman bek hilo in mihing lungsim sungah a omkhin, i sisan ah a omsa, i pumpi tung khempeuh a kizelcipsa hi a, tua sisan leh pumpi a kikhen kiuhkeuh mateng minam leh gam itna mihing pumpi sungah a bei hetlo na himawk hi. Pawlkhat in tua itna nuntakpih ngama, pawlkhat in tua itna zangkhia ngam in pawlkhat in tua itna kim leh pam leh leitung mong dongin puangzak ngam hi. A thupi penpen ah bel tua itna mihing lungsim sungah a beiloh ding a thupi hi. Minam leh gam itna a bei leh bel bangzah in pumpi pia in sisan luang taleh a mawkna hi a, minam itna lungsim bei kei peuhleh koi mun koi gam ah om in tuipi gal khat ah tualleng hitaleh ni khat ni ciang a minam itna a nuntakna ah hong kilangkhia veve ding hi. 

Tua ahih manin Zomi aw, Zomi na it pen nang deih man-a na neih hi kei. Zomi na it pen na ngetnget leh na ngah zong hibeek kei. Zomi na it pen na nu leh pa in hong piak, amau sisan pan na luahsuk zong hikei, Zomi a na pian mana Zomi a it dinga van leh lei bawlpa in mihinga hong bawl ciil limlim pan 'a tuaci ding ngiata' hong bawl hi. Hinpih lel in, kisuanglah ken, kidek ken, lawmthaw/ciil bawl ken, a bei ding hikei, a khangsemsem ding bek hizaw. Na khankhat in zangbei kei niteh, na minam itna om nawnkei, bei kikeuhta cih bang a om thei ding zong hikei. Minam khempeuh in amau minam itna a nei hi a, nang zong a nei mah na hilel hi. Mihing khempeuh in amau pianna minam ciat a it uh hilel a, nang zong na pianna minam a it hilel teh. Tua manin na pianna minam na it pen a lamdang hilo a, ahi ding mah ahi hi. 

Tua minam itna lungsim hong kigawmkhawm in Lamka khua ah thuthei, mipil, makai leh mipi mailam ding a khualte in minam sung a galdon ciang 'kisam veh aw' cih khat hong mu khia in tukum in zong Leitungbup Zomi Kimuhkhopna vai thupi mahmah hong hawm uh pen nakpi takin lungdamhuai a, angtanhuai mahmah hi. A gelte pil a, ngaihsun siam in zahtakhuai a, pahtakna leh pahtawina lianpi piakhuai hi (pahtawi ding lametna tawh a bawl uh hipeuhmahlo ding cih ka um lua hi). Zomi ten i pahtawi zo pah kei zongin 'hun' hong pai zel ding ah a thumuhna uh leh a nasepte uh hangin tangthu sungah a min uh bei ngeilo dinga, amau leh amau kipahtawi toto ding uh hi; tua ni ciang a gim a tawlna uh mangngilh tuam ding uh hi. 

Makai leh vaihawmte in hih banga Zomi te ading kimuhkhopna, tukhawm khawlkhawma thulian thumanpha kikum dinga hun nong bawl uh pen noh Lamka khua bek hilo Tuipi gal pan zong kiza hi, na za ung, kithawn vangvang hi, kiza vangvang hi, na gin uh ngaih, na thawm uh ging, Zomi bek hilo minam dang tampi te in zong na za uh, bil na dawh uh hi cih kong gen nuam uh hi. 

Tua hun ah ulian leh mipil, thukan leh thutheite in thugenna leh pulakna limci nono hong neihpih dinga - hun paisa ah bangteng ciamtehhuai, bangteng thupi, bangteng hangin bangteng piang cihte a gen uh zaknop mahmah ding hi. Zaknop bek hilo in ciamteh huai mahmah dinga, mailam kalsuanna ding lam hong lak meivak zong hingelngel ding hi. Hun paisa a thupi mah bangin hun neihlai mailam hunte zong thupi sem a, mailam ah bangci kalsuan ding cih pen a thupi ngiat ahi hi. Tua thu khempeuh hih 3rd World Zomi Convention hun sungah na gen khit manloh  uh hangin vai tuamtuam ah thulian tampi genkhia, phuangkhia, tangko man ding na hih manun a mun ah a za, a ngai, a mu kha dingte hampha a, ko zong ka ut mahmah uh hi. Bil leh pumpi tawh kong kihel zawhloh uh hangin ka zakding uh kilawmte, ka theih ding uh kilawmte zong hong hawmsawn zelzel un maw...

3rd World Zomi Convention sunga thu kigen dingte - Zomi te bulpi (koi pan piang, koi ah bangcih zawh ciang tuni dinmun kitung), Zomi te Ngeina leh Dan (bangci neih, bang hun a nei, koi ah kizang, bangci kizang), Zomi te in minam leh gam itna tawh minam leh gam kep leh khoi a kulzia hong theihcilna leh a nasepte uh, a maban uh leh a kikeptoh zel ding dan (political awareness), Zomi te leitungah bangci nungta to zel ding, bangci minam lianzaw leh golzaw lak ah minam a hong kibawlna leh hong kipiansakna kemto a bitsak, kipsak to zel ding cihte - zaknop mahmah ding hi. Tua bang thulian thulimci, thuhoih tampi kigen ding cih zong tuipi gal khat pan na za den ung. 

Convenor Pu R. Sanga thugenna ah (interview) - Cultural integration, Political integration, Geographical integration cihte a thupi mahmah a, limtak ka na sim uh hi. Tua banah 'collective survical kisam' acih bang tuhuna kisam penpen leh leitung globalization leitungah a kul, need of the hour ahi hi. Sticker bawl thute uh ka na za uh a, khoppi lawhcinna dinga thungetna tuamtuam - anngawl lianga thungetna neih ni bang omsak cihte khawng zaknop mahmah a, kipawlna tuamtuam Zomi Youth Association leh a dangdangte tawh mabunnate khawng zaknop kana sa mahmah uh hi. Mipi sungah thuzak kikim ding hanciamna (publicity campaign, public awareness campaign) ci a khua tuamtuam ah zin kawikawi a mipi te tungah - i maban hibang hi ei, hibang vai kinei ei ci a na tangko khiat thute uh ka zak uh ciang nuam ka na sa mahmah uh hi. Lamka khuapi sung bek hilo, Zomi te tenna khuapi dang tampi (a min uh gen dah ni) ah zong makaite zin, tangzangte zin in thu va kikum, va kiho, va genkhawm, geel khawm, semkhawm cihte zaknop kisa mahmah hi. 

Thugenpi dingte min kigual suk zihziahte zong kimu a Zomi te zong Anlangh te cih dan leh "Mi mawkmawklote" hihang cih hong kiciansak mahmah hi. Ahang pen leitung level ah zong a zumpih huai hetlo pilna, siamna, sangkahna nei leh sepna nei, theihna neite in hong uap ding, hong hilh ding, hong genuh ahih manin Lamka pau leng 'maimailo' hi. UK product, USA product, India, Kawlgam ah gambup lutang a sem vitvitte khawng in leitung level thu nak theihlua hi. Tua manin na hun gelna uh, na vaihawm uh thupi, lian, gol sa in - hong eng, hong duhgawh, hong kihel nuam mahmah uh. Kong kihelzo kei uh zong galkhat pan na thu uh na za hi ung cih nong theihpih ding deih ung. We hear you Lamka!

Mailam ah hunpha hong pai zel dinga galkhat pan ka zak bek uh hilo in tuni a vaihawm makaite zong leitung gam tuamtuam hong zin kawikawi in na Zomi pih te kiangah 3rd World Zomi Convention sungah theih ding ciamteh ding panlak ding omte hong gen kawikawi in hong zin kawikawi lai le uh cin cih tuipi gala omte in lunggulh mahmah ding hi ung. Zomi te, leitung kiu khat bek ah om lo a leitung kiuli ah kithehthanga i om zong 'thupha' namkhat hi cih i phawk ding deihhuai sa ing. Upate in 'Sial khekhap sunga uiphuk om' a cih banga mun khat, kual khat a omcip Zomi te hi nawnlo hi hang. 

Thukhupna:

Zomi ah i pian pen ei deihtel hilo a, Zomi Kimuhkhopna na bawl uh pen i deihtel leh i geel, i hanciam ahi hi. Ei thu tawh i bawl, i gelte pen kikhek thei, kilamdangsak thei a, ei thu tawh a kigel hilo, ei hong kidonglote pen ei khel theih hilo hi. Minam a i pianna pen ei khek theih, ei lamdangsak theih hilo a, ahi zongin minam kalsuan zia ding pen ei gel theih, ei kikup theih, ei sep theih hi a, ei sep ding mah zong ahi hi. Zomi khempeuh in Zomi kalsuan zia ding a gel ding a sep ding hi a, Zomi hilote in hong kinpih loh hong seppih loh, hong phawkpih loh hangin khasiat theih hilo hi. Zomi a na pian leh Zomi na hihna na khek thei kei dinga, na lungsim tawh na kitheihmawh bawl nop leh bel hithei kha inteh; ahi zongin na hihna, na sisan leh na pumpi minam dangah na khel thei tuan kei ding hi. Zomi na hih leh lungdam inla, Zomi na hih leh na hihna pom in, sang in. Na za hiam?  

Zomi a ka pian manin Zomi ka hi a,

Zogam ah ka omloh hangin Zomi ka hihna bei tuanlo hi.

Zokam a ka pau loh manin Zomi ka hihna bei tuanlo a, 

Zongeina ka zuih keileh Zomi vang kiam tuam ding hi. 

Zomi a laamto ka hih ding kei mawhpuak mah hi a, 

Zomi khantoh nading kei sepding(tavuan) mah ahi hi. 

Hello.... Lamka - 2 : We Are With You

Ka omna uh pan lungsim takpi tawh hong uap hi ung cih na phawk un. Ko zong noh mah bangin lawp in ut in ka hihtheih zah uh ka pang uh hi. A mun ah kong omloh uh hangin na thu uh za nuam, na kalsuan uh thei nuam, na malakna uh thei nuam in ka khuadakdak uh hi. Facebook ah en in, Zogam.com ah en in, Zomionline.com leh Lamka pana Thukizakna tuamtuam te en in ka omomna vuah internet tawh note kalsuanna theinuam in ka zongzong uh hi. Ka sim theih khempeuh uh ka sim khit uh ciangin ka lung uh kim thei mahmah tuanlo in 'a dang a omlai kha tam maw' ciin mimal posting leh mimal blogte peuh ka en kawikawi uh hi. Ka thuzaknop dan uh bel lawm kingai kimu ngeilo kimuh ding kal ngaklah bangin ka hi vilvel uh hi. Taksa pumpi in hong kihel zolo, hong omlo, na gamtat na luhek uh hong mu kei mah le ung laigelh tungtawn pan, lim leh video kisuaksakte tungtawn pan na mu nuam, na en nuam, na theinuam gige hi ung cih na mangngilh kei un. We are with you. Note tawh kong omkhawm uh hi.

Convenor Pu R. Sanga in bang thu a gen tam aw, 3rd World Zomi Convention malakna leh masuanna te mipi theih dingin bangteng hong pulak kiktam aw ciin na bildawh gige hi ung. Organizing Committee makai tuamtuamte malakna bang thuthak hong kisuaksak tam aw, koi lam ah bang thu thak a om tam maw cihte na bildawh in na kan pahpah hi ung. Kithawikholhna (preparation) leh kisinkholhna bangteng a om khin tam aw ciin na galdon den hi ung. Ka lungsim uh note tawh omkhawm den hi aw. Committee tuamtuamte malakna pawlkhat hong suakkhia khinte ka sim uh ciangin ko zong a mun ah om hile ung maw, a mun ah kihel hile ung maw ciin mopawi ni a mopa leh monu hih ding a ki-ut ciat bangin kong eng mahmah uh hi. 

Seminar thupi tak om dinga, mipil leh mi muanhuai pipi te in thugenna nei dinga, mipi in tu dimdiam in ngai in bildawh in a theihnop thute uh 'suakta takin' dong thei ding uh hi cihte ka zak uh ciang bang a thugenna vuah room sungah koh zong a tu khin, a thugen uh a ngai khin ka theihnop uh a dong dinga dingto khin bangin ka mitkha vuah ka bawltawm mawkmawk uh hi. Ka lungsim un na tutkhopna ding munte uh hawl dandan a, ka mitkha vuah Lamka khuapi sunga mipi kilawm taka kizem a Zomi Khoppi sim dinga kizui diamdiam te kilanga, Zolia leh Zotaang te Phualva nunnuam banga a kop a leng hialhial ding cihte ka galdon uh ciang ka lung uh zuangkhol, ka laidip uh nem khol in ka husan uh tom khinta hi. Hong om nuam peuhmah ung, hong eng lua ung. Ahi zongin ka pumpi bek uh hong kihel theilo hi a, ka lungsim leh ngaihsutna uh hong kihel den, hong omkhawm den hi cih na mangngilh kei un. 

USA pan Zomi thu tawh kisai limtaka a sut masa Dr. Vumson tanu Dr. Bianca Mang Khan Cing hong pai in thugenna leh thusinpihna limci tak hong neihpih ding cih ka za hi. Pu Vumson pen i theihciatsa mah bangin Zo History cih laibu gelhpa hi a, Zomi te tangthu gina taka kigelhna laibu a bawl masa pa ahi hi. A tanu zong tukum, nung deuh mah a Doctorate ngah hi a, Zomi leh Zosuante tangthu limtak a kan, a suut, a theinuam mi khat ahi hi. A suah a khanna ah Zomi tuhun bangin na tam lo ahih manin  a neutung pan English lim zatzaw a, nuamsa zaw in ahi zongin a minam hihna bulpi leh a khanggui thei nuam in hong sutkik a, mi zahtakhuai khat ahih banah leitung level ah thu gina tak a hong tangkopih thei ding Zomi te'n i neih khat ahi hi. 3rd World Zomi Convention vaihawm makaite in deihsaka thusiamtaka thugenna hun, Seminar paper te pia thei dinga deihsakna a tansak uh pen Zomi te Khuado ciang tukpak i kitonsak, i kilaptoha, i kipahtawina zah in thupi kasa a, a gel, a vaihawmte siam kasa a, Zomi te khantohna leh kalsuannate namtui in limci mahmah hi cih tuipi gal pan ka muhdan uh ahi hi. 

Prof. C. Thang Za Tuan pen Kawlgam laisimna kalsuanzia ding limtak a gel ditdet ngeipa hi a, gamkhat naupang pattah dan ding, naupangte pilna sinzia ding a gel, a bawl khat pen mi mawkmawk hilo cih a theisiamte in tel mahmah uh hi. Tua hang mah in tutungin zong Zomi makaite in Zomi Kimuhkhopna lianpi ah thugenna hun ban ah Thusinna makai ding khata hun a piak uh pen thupi in ngaihsun siam uh a, namtui in limci hi. Sak leh Khanga leng Zomite luitui bang luangkhawm in zingvai nitak vai hawmkhawm kipan ciauciau ihih manin limci in namtui a, i  maban nopci mahmah hi. 

Hihte gel kong genna ahang pen amau lenna leh Lamka a mun a mual kinailo a, a tuam vilvel a gelna ahih kei leh kisap, kideihsak hang in abaihlo thu ahi hi. 

Zinmang ding Indian Minister Oscar Fernandes bang hong kihel thei ding ahih manin Zomi te India kumpi level in hong theihpihta, hong kikholhpih cihna hi a, lungdamhuai kasa uh a, ka omna mun vuah na angtang mahmah ung (we are proud to be a Zomi). Hih banga milian, milal, ulian khat in Zomi te vai thupi ah hong uap ciangin a nungsangah kizop kikholhna zong olzaw dinga, mailam Zomi malakna te ah zong hong angvan thei dinga, en zong i kisap ciang va delh in i kisapnate va genthei ding hi hang. Manipur Chief Minister banah ama seppih minister tampi in zong hong uap ding ahih manin angtanhuai hi. Zomi thu, Zomi vai a tam theipen na za uh henla, na genpih unla, na kuppih un - hunpha hibang a tam theithei i bawltoh zel dingte ah manpha semsem ding hi. 

Tuzawh a sawtlo in Lamka ah khuadang pan in zong Zomi tampi hong tung khawm ding uh hi. 'Tunkim ni' in mi tampi Lamka khuasungah mithak kimu zuahzuah dinga, inn tampi ah mehlim nono kimeh ding hi. Bawngsa, Voksa, Ngasa, Aksa, a tuamtuam mehlim nono tawh zin leh leng kido dinga, a nitak cianga kipan Zomi thu leh la in Lamka khuasung bek hilo leitung mong dongin hong thawn damdam ding hi. Tua hun ciangin a mun ah omte in a mit uh tawh mu ding uh a, a bil uh tawh za in a kam uh tawh gending uh hi. Tua ni ciangin tuipi gal pan Zomi khempeuh in online pan kong kihel zawh kei uh leh na thu leh la uh theinuam in 'vot si duh' bangin na dak gawkgawk ding hi ung. Tua ni ciangin koh zong note bangin hampha nuam in hong eng mahmah ding hi ung. 

Na kalsuanna uh a nuam a om a, a haksa a om khak leh zong koh zong hong phawk hi ung, hong ompih hi ung cih hong mangngilh kei un. Koh zong hong nungthuap hi ung. Koh zong noh bangin na thuak hi ung. Tua ahih manin Zomi te adinga ahoih pen ngimin, gel in, kalsuan unla, a hoihpen ding mah na hanciam un. A hoihpen ding i gel ciangin a hoihlo sak ding zong om thei ahih manin tuate zong na palsat suak un. Saipi paiin pai in, Cinghpi bangin nungkiklo ding hi hang. No turning back Zomi. Noh bek a gal nawk, no bek a gim a tawl bangin na kingaihsun kei un. Lamka khuapi ah Zomi Kimuhkhopna ah kong kihelzawhloh uh hangin ka lungsim leh ngaihsutna te uh note tawh hong om khawm den hi cih na mangngilh kei un. We are with you. Zomi aw, mainawt zel in... 

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Hello... Lamka - 3 : I am a Zomi

I am a Zomi... hipah lel hi. Haksa lo lua. You are a Zomi. We are a Zomi. Zomi hihang. Zomi hihang i kicih leh Zomi hipah lel hihang. Zomi hikei hang icih leh zong ihihna a bei hituanlo hi. I minam hihna i theih ding a thupi hi a, bang minam ihi hiam cih i tel ding a thupi hi. Mite in Zomi hi uhteh hong cih manin Zomi i hihna a kiptuam hilo a, Zomi hikei uhteh acih manun zong Zomi hihna a kiam tuam hituanlo hi. Zomi hihna pen ei deih thu tawh a kikhangsak thei hilo a, ei ut thu tawh zong a kipeengsak thei, a kidausak thei zong hilo hi. Zomi hihna pen a kilim kep mahmah leh Zomi khempeuh adingin thupi in angtanhuai dinga, a kilimkep kei leh Zomi khempeuh adingin kamsiathuai in vangbei mahmah ding hi. Zomi khempeuh in Zomi ahih lam a kitheih leh Zomi khempeuh hampha dinga, Zomi khempeuh in Zomi ahih lam a kitel kei leh Zomi khempeuh hamsiatna ahi hi. Leitung ah minam khempeuh in a theihdinga kilawm leh hoih bel 'bang minam ka hi hiam' cih a tel mahmah ding thupi hi. Na minam hihna na tel mahmah ding thupi hi. Zomi aw, Zomi na hihna na kitel mahmah kul hi. Kisam hi. Pawimawh hi. It is a must.

Van leh lei a kibawl pan tuni dong a sungah teeng ding mihingte pen leitung a kem ding a zuun ding leh a puah dingin a kibawl ahi hi. Amau tenna gam leh lei ciat a puah a kep uh a bawlpa deihna ahi hi. A pianna uh kibangte minam khat in bawla, khanggui kizomsak in amau minam sung a kipuah ding uh, a kizuun ding uh leh a tenna gam uh a puah dingin thupia hi. Tua bang hunte hong patio zel a, eite hun zong hong tungta hi. Ei mai ah hun a tang masa zong om a, ei nungah hun a ngahthak zong omlai ding hi. Van leh lei bawlpa in mihing khempeuh ama bawlsa nate khempeuh a hoihpen a kembit dingin deih a, lamen in zong thupia kip hi. Tua ahih manin nang leh kei zong i pianna minam leh i tenna gam a zuun dingin piangsakpa in hong deih a, hong lamen in tua nasep eima liangko ah hong suan hi. I minam sung i puahnop kei a, i tenna gam leh lei i puahnop kei a, a sunga teeng nuntakna nei khempeuh leh singteh lohing khempeuh hong bawlpa deihna bangin zeek in zangin i kepbit kei leh midang tungah a mawh kisiiklo dinga, nang leh kei tungah hong kisiik ding hi. Nang leh kei, minam khat a hong bawlpa in hong gaam ding hi. Tua manin i minam min i theih a, kua hiam i hih i tel mahmah khit ciang i sepding, duty, responsibilities khempeuh i mualsuah ding a kisam ahi hi. Tua manin minam khata hong piangsakpa in Zomi a hong bawl ahih manin eite in tua mawhpuak/tavuan/duty i nei hi.

Kawlgam kumpi taangmi (ambassador) sem ngei Pu Vum Ko Hau, Ph.D. in, "I minam min ding UNO ah Zomi ciin na gelh khin ing," cih bang khat nidang in Magazine ah ka simkha ngei hi. United Nations Organisation (UNO) pen leitungbup minam khempeuh kipawlkhopna pawlpi lian mahmah hi a, a lianpen zong hipah hi. Tua kipawlna ah minam lian khempeuh, gam nei khempeuh min ki-at a, minam neu leh gam nei nailote zong a kikhum ahi hi. Tua sungah min a kikhum peuhmah minam om cihna hi a, a thupi mahmah ahi hi. Ahi zongin Pu Vum Ko Hau gelh leh gelhloh sangin ka gennop zawk khat om. Ama'n Zomi cih a gelh manin Zomi hituam hang cihna ding omtuanlo hi; Zomi a hikhinsa hilel hanga, a kipsakna hizaw hi. A gelh manin Zomi ihihna a kiptuam hi a, minam khat ihihna a kembit ahi hi. Tua bang nasep pen a thupi mahmah hi a, a nungthuap in a zuuntoto ding Zomite mah hipah hi.

A langkhat pan en leng UNO ah Zomi cih a kigelh manin Zomi hingeilo khat Zomi hipah veva cihna ding omlo hi. Zomi khat pen Zomi cih koi mah ah akigelh kei zongin Zomi mah hikhin a, tam veipi a kigelhgelh zongin ahihna pung deuhdeuh, khang hulhul cih omtuanlo hi. Zomite in Zomi ahihna uh a kitel ding a thupi pen hi a, a kitheih khit ciang a kipsakna ding mun leh mual khempeuh ah a sep kawikawi ding, ahih kawikawi ding ahi hi. Zomi hi cih kithei napi a kipna ding, a kho nading, a khantoh nading a sep kei leh tua mipa/minu a minam adingin na semlo, a minam a thupi simlo cihna hi a, gam leh minam adingin nasemlo, mapanglo, kalsuanlo cih pen a kamsia mahmah mi ahi hi. A gam leh a minam it kei leh amah leh amah a ki it mahmah hangin a kilawm mahmah Sazuk ki a kizatna a omlo mah bang hilel hi; kilawm mahmah, etlawm mahmah ahih hang bitna, kidalna in a kizanglo sazuk kikawng hilel a, gamsung khaugui leh lopate kibanna ding khawng hilel hi. Zomi te paunak ah "Sazuk kipuak" a kici bangin zatna omlo vanneih hilel hi.

Na minam pen na theihtel mahmah leh na minam a khanna dingin sem inla, a phungcing nadingin vuk inla, a kipna dingin zuun in. Zomi na hih leh Zomi adingin sem inla, Zomi mah khual inla, Zomi mah phungvuh in. A mailam limci ding na deih leh a hoih theithei leihoihza tawh buak inla, na pilna, na siamna, na neih leh lam na thatang a kul leh siit kei in. Na hih theih ciang siit hetlo in pang inla, na hihzawh val gam leh minam makaite cih thadah - van leh lei bawlpa in zong hong phutlo, hong lamen lo ding hi. Nam dang, gam dangte zong amau hihtheihzah ciat a sep uh ciangin a gam uh a minam uh khangto in kidawk a, mite theih in om in, mite phawk in om uh a, a kisam nek leh dawn, sum leh pai, pilna siamnate a kisam bangin zong thei, nei thei uh hi.

A kizuunlo minam leh gam bel puahloh in om dinga, Zomi leh Zogam kizun kei leh "Zunloh Zogam" "Zunloh Zomi" suak lel ding hi. Zomi leh Zogam kizun kei leh bang piang ding hiam? Na thei hi. A gam buah thilthel dinga, a singkung lopate kiphuk mangin bei dinga, Zomi te inn leh lo bawlna dingin sing leh guate kimu nawnlo ding hi. Inn leh lo neilo in om minam pen gamsa bangin munkip neilo in pheng vakthaap dinga, mun leh mual kip neite nawhna lamlam ah tai hawihawi ding uh hi. Zomi mahmah kipuah kei leh Zomite pilna siamna ah mite phalo in om dinga, naupang khangto dingte in siamsinna gina neilo ding hi. Khangthakte in pilna siamna sin kei leh mite phalo bek thamlo mite nek bang nelo, mite silh bang silhlo, mite neih bang van leh nate neilo in om ding uh a, 'gual eng' in a khantawn uh zangbei ding uh hi. Minam a hong bawlpa in midang eng dingin hong bawl hilo a, mite tawh liangko kikim dinga hong bawl ahi hi. Mite tawh kikimna dingin minam puah leh zuun kul a, minam i cih pen mihing mimal khempeuh ahi hi. Nang leh kei zong kihel a, na sisan laigui kizoppih, minam khat dinga 'tuun sung khat piang' khempeuh sepkhop kisam ahi hi.

Ka minam ka zuun ding pen kei mawhpuak hi a, midangte in hong zunpih leh zong a lungdam huai ahi hi. Na minam zunlo in midang zun lecin midangte in a hamphatna ding uh hong hawm khollo ding hi. Na minam pan hamphatna na ngah kei leh kuamah dang pan na ngah tuan kei ding hi. Tua bang ngahna na neih zenzen leh zong hamphatna hilo in 'sep thaman' hizaw ngel ding hi. Na gimpih zawh nawnloh ciangin hong nelhsiah ding uh hi. Numei leh pasal sum hauh mana sum leh pai deihgawhna tawh kitengte sum leh pai a bei ciang a ki-it nawnloh uh mah bang ahi hi. Hong kizat theih nawnloh ciangin hong kipampaih ding, hong kinawlkhin ziau ding hi. Na minam sungah na sem lecin na tek dong, na sih dongin na septheih om ding hi. Na minam hong zunpih thei ding minam dang tampi na kaihzawh leh zong tua pen pilna hi a, khantohna namkhat hi in, mite tawh a kikim minam hihna ahi hi. Na up kei leh gam khangtosa (developed countries) te na en in!

Thukhupna: Zomi ka hi a, Zomi na hihleh Zomi khantoh nading nang leh kei tavuan, mawhpuak ahi hi. Mawhpuak cih ciangin sep ding, bawl ding hi a, a tam thei penpen matut ding, tangtun ding ahi hi. A tawptan mualsuahte thaman tampi kipia dinga, a minam in zong hamphat lawh in khantohna in nei ding hi. Minam leh gam khangto cih ciangin leitung nuntakna ah - Nang kuami, bangmi, koi gam pan ci-in hong kidot ciangin 'kei tua minam, tua gam pan' ciin kidawng thei hi. Tulai leitungbup khuata banga kizopna manlangah minam hihna kitel mahmah ding kisam semsem hi. Tua bang hun ah Zomi a piang khempeuh in ama hihna a tel mahmah ding kisam a, a minampihte khempeuh zong amau hihna a kitel mahmah ding a sep mahmah ding zong kisam hi. Naungek khempeuh in pau leh ham a kisin mah bangin nu sung pan piang mihing khempeuh in kua minam hihiam cih a kihilh ding kisam hi. A nu in a hilh ding kisam a, a pa in a hilh ding kisam hi; a nu leh a pa in a minam hihna kithei kei leh bang a hilh dia?

Zomi i hi a,

Zomi i zun toto ding.

Mite in zong amau minam zun uh,

En zong i minam i zun ding hi

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Hello... Lamka - 4 : Vabang Hong Leng Nuam Si'ng 

Khaihmu bang lengthei hileng na tualnuam ah vabang lengin tuang hong tung nuam ing. Lamka khuapi ka muhloh a sawt nailoh hangin mu kik nuamta ing. Galkhua dak in maimit laukha tawh ka kongzing lamdung teng ka hawl ciang a sunga leng Zolia leh Zotaang te nunnuam in ngabang leng diamdiam uh. Zomi te laitual lenna vangkhua mubang hong ngai lua si'ng! 

Ka hawh masak penpen 1980 kum Christmas ma deuh hi a, ka hawh nihveina 1988 kumbul ahi hi. Ka hawhcil kumin ka Pi Puang (Rev. Khup Za Go nu) in vatawt na khawi lileih a, vatawt mu ngeilo ka hih manin a paidan lamdang sa in ka enen hi. Inn gei a tuikhuk kito (well) te zong ka muhcil ahih manin lamdang ka sa hi. Lamka khuasung ah bicylce leh mawtaw tam kasa a lampi ot den a kul pen nawngkai kasa hi. Ka Pu Do (S. Neng Do Lian, Zomi Cement Craft Industry) in meh a kan ciangin lothangsan (onion) kang namtui viauviau ahih manin tua pen tutan ka nak ah nam veuveu lai tawh kibang hi. Ka u Lian (Dr. Neng Ngaih Lian) pen Kalzang pan cyle tawh kileh in hong pai a, a mukmul hawi thilthel ahih manin ka mitkha ah a mangthei nawnkei hi. Ka hawh nihveina pen ka ni Zam Luan Cing te innkuan New Lamka Hebron vengah teng dingin a pem kha ka hi uh a, Christmas khit January kha ahih manin vot mahmah a, sun ciang vuikhu pianpian hi. "Tui Buasa Kiluak Kik Theilo" cih video hong suak tung ahih manin a en nuamin New Bazar Video Parlour khat ah ka paisuk uh leh na kipan khin a, Lengtong  Pauno lasak valval khat a pua lam pan ka za uh hi. Tuni dong kician takin tua video ka enkha kik nai kei hi. Khatvei Aizawl ah en kha napi kician mello, phe zuazua zel hi. 

Tua zawh pen ka hawhkha zeuhzeuh a, ahi zongin tutunga 3rd Zomi Convention kizang ding huna ka zin ut zah in ka zinnop hun omngeilo cih ding hi. Tutung pen leitung kiu tuamtuam pan Zomi te hong tungkhawm in mailam kalsuan zia ding kikum dinga, a sunga leng lia leh taang te ban ah nu leh pa u leh naute kimutuah in anlim, tuilim ne ding uh a, pianna khat minam khat ihihna a kician sem in thei ding uh hi. Tua bang hunpha kimu kikkik meng nawnlo ding ah a kihelkha ka hihloh ding pen na sa in ka dah mahmah hi. Ahi zongin hih pen a tawpna hilo ding ahih manin Zomibup Khawmpi kik ciangin kihel thei dingin ka lungsim in ka ngimteta ding hi. 

Zomi lasiam T.S. Khai laphuak, "Zogam khuapite" bang ka phawk heha hi. Zogam khuapi lak ah a minthang vangvang leh Zomi a minthangsak minlian leh zalian tampi a pianna khua hi a, minam leh gam adingin a sem, a gel, a ngaihsun tampi pianna, tenna, khanna leh laitual lenna ahi hi. India gam mihing billion khat val lak ah kumpi in laisiam mi tam ciin a theihna khuapi hi a, mun tuamtuam ah sangkahte gualtungtuang in pilna tungnung tawh Lamka a minthangsak tawm nawnlo hi. India kumpi thagui a lenkha ulian, zalian tampi om a, Zomi bek hilo namdangte in zong Lamka khua min a zak uh ciang Galngam leh Hangsai tangthu bangin, "A kihta sim pian pah hi," cih ahi hi. Lamka khua pan laisiam leh mipilte pen India kumpi in zong zattak sa in ulian zalian pia in dinmun sangpipi ah hong tawisangsak a, a mi tawm tawh teh in Bethlehem zah in a minthan loh hangin India gam sung ciangciangah bel a minneu hetlo ahi hi. 

Lamka pen buhsih leh sa kigai zolo hi. A kiim ah buhsih lim mahmah a kinek theihna dingin zanglo in umcip a, zanglo tui gei ah limnga te laitual lengin buhsih leh sa a kiningcingin a zek uh hi. Imphal pan Tedim Road in Lamka khuasung nawktan in Singngat ah Behiang ah tawnto suak a, Tedim a tun dongin lampi a vom dikdek tawh kizut in a gei ah khualzinte nilim dingin singkung lopa leh pak namtui cituamtuam a dim hi. Lanva lui, Lailam lui, leh a dang luite in a khua siangtho nadingin tui siang kilkel tawh khuapi sung leh pua ah luang sialsial a, aisa ngasa leh luisa namcin a kimu thei hi. Ka pai masak lai bang zingmeh nitak meh ding lui dung ah vak in kiman ziauziau thei hi. 

Tu in sanginn tuamtuam College, High School, Seminary leh a dang mihing khantohna ding kisinsakna tampi a omta a, tuate pak leh gah pen Zomite go leh gamh te ahi hi. Mihing pilna leh kipattahna a kicing Zomi adingin a kicing in a kineih zawh nai hetloh hangin a kinei sunsun picing takin a kizatna khua khat ahi hi. Inn a nu leh pa anbel pan anne a sangkah in kumpi ulian leh zalian suak thei in, leitung khuahun kihei leh sumbawlna, politics leh development mualdawn ah hong khuadak sak thei a, mite theih leh zak bang thupiang tuamtuam kiza thei in, mite neih mawtaw, inn leh lo, silh leh ten a kilawm hong neisak hi. Van leh lei a bawlpa nangawn tawh kizopna kicing a nei thei dingin Ama thu leh la sinna dingin Divinity School leh College nangawn kinei a, leitung gam khangto te in a neih uh van leh nate a hunkhop mah Lamka khua ah a om ahi hi. Internet pan thukizakna leh laidal tawh kihawm thukizakna nangawn nisim in a kihawmna khua ahi hi. Annek tuidawn a lim a al a kizuakna Restaurant leh giahna tunna kilawm Hotel leh Zinbuk hunkhop a omna hi a, khuapi lianpi ahih luat naihloh hangin khuapi kiningcing khat hitotota hi. 

TV leh Radio te a kicingtak in a kiet theih, a kingaih theihna khua hi a, leitung thukizakna ah zong a bilngong hetlo khua ahi hi. A khangto khuapi dangte mah bangin history leh a khantohna thu tampi na kibehlap toto a, a hau a zawng nek kicingin melhoihlo khat zong a omlohna khuapi ahi hi. Minam zun tampi omna khua hi in, minam adingin sum leh pai a pia khia tampi omna hi in, tha leh ngal, pilna tawh laigelh in nam leh gam a zun, cidamna tawh puah in mite a kem, a khoi, thungetna tawh mapangin mite a thapia, a hoihzaw ding gel den in khantohna a iplahte tenna khua ahi hi. 

Tua zaha Zomi te laitual lenna khua nuam leh minthang ah tutunga ka kihel theihloh ding mahmah ka ngaihsut ciangin na ka sa khol hi. Ahi zongin Lamka khua aw, hong phawk ung. Hong ngai ung. Hong ngilh kei ung. Na sunga thupiang leh na sunga khantohna awging khempeuh na za ung. Na sunga teng na von momno teng kilbang hong khang henla ngabang lenna tuunnu Zogam zun dingin pilna siamna sitlo in hong kalsuan hen. Na sunga piang na tate in nang hong zuun in nang hong kem ding uh a, na sung pan piang lia leh taangte in na mazap hong khual toto ding hi. Leitung minthang khuapite bangin nang zong na minthanna kilang semsem dinga, na sunga inn leh lo kilam kiciang viatvuat, sum leh pai kizeekte hangin na minthanna hong thang semsem ding hi. Guikhau banga zam hilecin na dawn in tawp neiloin na mite tenna mun cin hong zam in hong nawk kawikawi dinga, muhloh tongdam kisang hilo in melmuh tongdam kisang in sinthu zaicin i sutkhawm den ding hi. Tu in nang kiangah vabang kong leng mawh zong, lailung ah kong ngilhloh ngaih zozam bangin na hoihna, na paalna kong am den nuam hi. Cikciang mel in kong kik zen tam maw. 

Mel ah mulo zong lungah kong ngilhloh Zomi te lenna Lamka vangkhua aw!

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Hello... Lamka - 5 : Saipi Paiin Pai Ni

Marching on... Zomi in mainawt zel ding hi. Zomi in a mailam khuatzel ding hi. Minam khempeuh in amau mailam khuat a, Zomi zong a mailam khuat in pai zel ding, Saipi paiin pai zel ding hi. Ling a om leh hahsiang dinga, suang a om leh khukmang dinga, gam a buut leh vatmai phot zel ding hi. Khawl thei hilo a, tawlnga man zong hilo in a matut a tut mateng tangtak, hangsantak, pilvang takin a pai zel ding ahi hi. A tupna a tun zawh ciangin zong a mite phattuamna dingin a sep ding bei ngeilo ding ahih manin a sangzaw na ah kilamto zel dingin a mainawt den kul lai ding hi. Tua ahih manin Zomi aw, paipai in, paipai lel in. Na kiim na kiangah thupiang a om hang nang bel a tawlnga man, a mitsuan man, a khuadak man hikei teh, na mazap gam nuampi na tun mateng na mi na sate in hong ngak a, na mi na sate in nang hoihna pakzu dawn nuam in na liimbel ah tutkhawl nuam uh hi. Tua ahih manin Zomi aw marching on...

Cinghpi (rhinoceros) pen a mailam bek nawka kalsuan hi ci uh hi. A nungah a ta in zui taleh a mai a singluang om zong a kanzawh kei leh a ki tawh pik in a nunga a tano om denglum pahpah hi kici hi. Singluang nuai ah lut ding a lem kei a, singluangpi lah a kan zawh kei leh a ki tawh pik in lumlet a a nunga tano in thuakkha den hi, kici hi. A phul zawh mahmah kei a, a pik zawh mahmah kei leh bek kikhin pan hi cih sabeng mite gen za ngei ing. Zomi te pen sabeng, gamvaka gamsungah nek ding sa, singgah, anteh, singzik cih bang a uk ngiatte hi hanga, zong i tenna gam tawh kituak mawhlo hi. Ahi zongin Zomi bel Cinghpi banga nunglam khuallo a mailam bek a en, mailam bek a nawk hilo hi. A kim a kianga khuala gamtang, a tatna ding 'kuam kua' khuala gamta hialhial Sakhi bang hi a, lauh neilo, kihtak neilo a ama pai-a pai ngiatngiat Saipi tawh a kibang ahizaw hi.

Saipi in a nek ding gamgua a muh hangin tua gamgua bek tawh nitum lo in a maban zom in, a lawm a gual huai a, a hon lak ah taa in amah bek in gamnuam leh mun nuam ah tualbuallo a, a hon paina ah pai in, a hon makaihna ah zui in kiton diamdiam uh hi. A piancil in saino bawngla cia a phak hangin a ngek mahmah hi a, a pi in khoi in damdam in dingto sak a, a lampai theihna dingin a mawl tawh len in, a mawl tawh kai in pattah hi. A siam ciangin pai a, a nu nung bel zuizo taktak pah lo hi. Ahi zongin a pi, Saipi in taisanlo, nawhpaipih selo in tonpih a, kizuihpih in saino a ne thei sahang, humpi, vompi lak pan cingin, ngia leh sane ganhing lak pan humbit hi. Saino saipi a suah dongin a nu in taisanlo in pattah a, a pum leh a lungsim huai in kem a, a khangcingsak hi. Saipi a upat ciang, a khangcing ciangin a sih hun hong naih ciang a sihna phual uh zuanin tua ah amah a itte khempeuh in ompih, tutpih in tuili gei, ciktui gei, a munnuam khat ah bualpih uh a, a nuntakna in a cin nawnloh ciang a paisan a tano leh a lawm leh gual in ni bangzah hiam tutpih in khitui luangin sigal uh hi. Saipi  nangawn in tua zahta ki itna leh kikhualna nei uh hi. 

Zomi zong tua bang ding ahi hi. 

Zomi pen a Zolia leh Zotaang te bek in a zuun ding hitheilo a, Zomi upa, makai, khangham, thuthei, pilna nei leh a siamte in a makaih ding ahi hi. A khangdawng mahmah mihing khat, minam khat pen a khangcingsa, a khuamusa, a mitkeuhsa khat in a makaih kei leh a khuamuhna lian hathat theilo ding hi. Zomi khempeuh khantohna ding pen Zomi a khual, nu leh pa leh khangham uliante khut ah a om ahi hi. Thuthei khat in a khantohna dingin a sep kul cihna hi. Saipi in a no a taisan loh bangin Zomi in zong a minam a pattah, a huai, a kep, a khangcingsak ding hi a, a taisanloh ding ahi hi. Saipi nangawn in tua bang ngaihsun thei ahih leh Saipi a kem dinga piangsakpa in nang leh kei hong bawl pen Saipi sangin ngaihsutna kicingzaw tawh semkhia lo ding ihi hiam? Saipi mai ah Zomi a tai valval ding ahi hi. 

Saipi pen gamsa lak ah leitunga pai lak pan a gol pen, a lianpen hi a, amah zah in a lian omlo hi. Zomi pen a lianpen, a gol pen hi a ci ihi kei a, ahi zongin lungsim ah saipi cia kinei veve hi. Lungsim pen a golzawzaw in leitung makaih hi a, leitung a uk ahi hi. Mite itna a nei, mite khualna a nei, mite hamphatna ding leh khantoh nading a khualte in leitungah thuneihna a tang ding ahi hi. Zomi in zong a mite a khuala, a mite a it a, a mite a pattah leh a mite in leitungah kuamah englo in kuamah phaklah neilo ding ahi hi. A khual kei a, amah bek a kikhual leh bel a itlo, a ngailo leh a khualkiklo zong a om thei ding hi. Zomi in limtak ngaihsun in amah bek a ki it ding hilo a, a kim a kianga omte tawh kikhawl thei in, ahi zongin lungsim lianzaw tawh a makaih ding ahi hi. Lungsim saipi cia nei in lungsim saipi cia a nuntakpih ding ahi hi. 

3rd World Zomi Convention hong nai mahmahta hi. Pu Tun Kho Pum Baite tawh kisai laibu zong kibawl cih kiza hi. Khangnote lungsim ah minam itna a piansak leh tua laibu manpha ding hi. Tua ahih kei a 'sim nuam mahmah ei, thupi mahmah ei' cih ciang ahih leh bel a kikoihna Library leh laibusaalte etlawm sak bek lel ding hi. Zomi te'n a paisa thute phawk kawm, ahih hang a phattuam nawnlote zong kitheihmawhbawl a mailam ading kal i suan kul peuhmah hi. Hangsan taka mainawt ding a kul lua hita hi. Minam kician ihihna i tel mahmah khit ciang tua minam min tawh kalsuan ziahziah ding ahi hi. Zomi ihih i kitel mahmahta a, lungdamhuai hi. Nunglam ena dinkhawl man ihi kei a, lamgei a singkung lim ah tawldam kawma tutkhawl man ihi kei hi. Zogam nuam Zogam hoihna en in a dingding mante ihi kei a, Zogam hoihna a paallunsak semsem dinga sep ziahziah hun ahi hi. Zogam a hoihzaw sem dinga zem dingte ihi a, Zogam hoihna a tul theilo dinga puah leh zuun ding nang leh kei ihi hi. 

Pilna zong theite in pilna zong hen. Gam leh lei a puah theite in puah hen. Sum leh pai a zong theite in Zogam puahna ding zong hen. Zogam ah singkung lopa a kilawm  mahmah in a niim dildial theihna dingin singkung lopa, paak namcih suan in hah in kem ni. A paisa ah sum leh pai deihzah kineilo thei hi. Zomi te zong sum leh pai zon dan University ah sinin, College ah sin in milian milal tawh kikhawl in sum leh pai nei sumhaute tawh zong kikhawlta hi hang. Ulian, zalian, milian zong neita hihang. Zong neito zel lai ding hi hang. Tuate a manpha tak in zang ding hi hang. Zogam leh Zomi zuunna in zang ding hi hang. Hun leh tha a kisap leh zong midang in hong pia masa lo kha ding hi. Zogam zunna dingin Zomi mah kisam ding hi. 

I tunna ciangciang panin mainawt ni. I phaklah ding omlo a, i makhelh lah ding omlo hi. A sak a khangah diang khengkhang lehang leitung minam khangtosate gamtat dan, gampuah dan, gam zuun dan en zong i mu dinga, amau tung pan i sin theih ding tampi om ding hi. Nang mun ah nang, kei mun ah kei, i omna ciat pan i gam, i minam mailam lungsim ah koih in, khangtosak in, khangsawn piangsawnte adingin a kilawm Zogam nuam suaksak in, a etlawm Zogam mual leh kuam suaksak in, a zahtakhuai Zomi hisak lehang nang leh kei hong bawlpa in zong hong awi dinga thupha namcin tawh Zogam mual leh guam hong phungvuh in Zomi te lungsim leh ngaihsutna, a tha a zung leh a nuntakna uh van leh lei a bawlpa mah a minthanna dingin diangkhia in kuankhia semsem ding hi. 

Zomi aw, Saipi pai in pai zel in. 

Zomi is marching on...

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Hello... Lamka - 6 : Marching on...and on...

Hong tung taktakta, hong tung taktakta, Zomi Khawmpi hong tung taktakta. Ka omna pan zing tho in ka iPhone sung ka et leh Zomi Khawmpi sim ding mite Lamka khuapi ah kiphu nainai cih ka mu hi. Zan deuh in hong tung zungzung uh cih ka muh zawh sawt nailo mah hiven, tuni na hipah malam... hih ka gelh laitak bang a ni khat ni kizang khin hita sawnsawn. Zomi marching on... 

A masa pen ka hi diam ciin ka facebook ah mun tuamtuama Zomi omte thusun ka et leh Philippines ah Zomi omte bang kei sang na masa zaw thamtham. Australia pan hong lut te kei sang nakpi taka manlangzaw lai. Ka omna ah 9:00 AM hi ciin ka pulak leh Kabul lama Zomi omte in zingsang 5:30 AM a Livestream en dinga na kimankhin uh hidaihta. US ah lawmte khat bang zan ihmu ngamlo in Lamka khuapi sunga thupiang en nuama na zanhak liang hihtuak hi! Bangbang ahi zongin mihing pumpi sunga sisan pen a bawlpa in amah bek a kiit ding hilo in a mipih a sapih leh a minam, a gam, a lei it dinga a bawl nak hihlua hi cih kilang kasa hi. Itna i cih kibawltawm theih hilo a mihing sisan sunga luang, a DNA ah a omsa hiven maw. Zomi Paunak ah, "Bawng in a ho ngai" cih khawng, "Sial kang leh Sial kang kingai" cih khawngte pen pupa te in ana theihsa uh, amau nuntakna ah a muh teekteek uh, a tuak khak sitset uh pan a gen khiat uh ahih manin dik mahmah hi. Kibatpihte kingai, mipihte kingai, sisan kibatpihte kingai, sung leh pua kibangte kingai... Zomi bek hikei, namdangte in zong amau ho, amau gial kibatpihte na ngai diak uh hi.

Marching on... banghang in maw? Banghangin mainawt zel ding ihi hiam? Bang lunggulha mainawt ding i hi hiam? Zomi in mailam ah bang lametna nei a mainawt zel ding ahi hiam? I tup leh i sawm, i ngiimna leh i deihna a om kei leh mainawt cih bang om theilo hi. Tu in kua ihih lam kician takin kitheita hanga, bang minam i hiam cih kitel in mite'n kuate hi i hiam cih hong tel panpan uh hi. Lungdam huai. Mite'n Zomi ihih hong tel mahmah uh ciang hong pakta mahmah om dinga, hong haza zong omthei hi. Hong pattah nuam, hong laamsang nuam zong om dinga, hong langpang in hong dal nuam zong om ding hi. Tua pen leitung ngeina hi a, minam khempeuh in tua a nei uh ahi hi. "A gahpha singkung suangtum tawh kideng" a kicih mah bangin Zomi a gahpha leh mite in hong deng nuam tektek ding hi. A gahphalo singkung kuamah in a kinloh mah bangin Zomi a gahpha lo ahih sungteng kuamah in hong phawklo dinga, hong buaipih manlo ding uh hi. A gah a phat taktak ciang bel a gah a ne nuam, a a lo nuam hong tam dinga, a hamphatpih nuam zong hong tam semsem ding hi. Tuni in Zomi singkung bang hileh a gah a pha hiam? A gah a phakei hiam, na khuadak lecin na mu ding hi. 

Zomi te koi ah teeng, koi ah nasem, kuate hi uh, bang nasem uh cihte mite in a theih uh ciang hong hopih dan uh kidang ding hi. Hong zahtak pan ding uh hi. Zomi ten zong minam dang i theihte - kua mi, bang sem uh, bangciang hita uh cih i theih ciangin i hopih dan hong kidang hi. Mikangte ahih leh khua mu masa zaw deuh uh hi, ei sang a theih masak zawk uh om cih i tel hi. Mivom te a hih leh a khuamuh uh themkhat mikang tawh teh in ziakai zaw deuh cih i thei hi. Asia gam ah Japan te pen minam khangto masa, theih hau masa, theihnop kibehlap den minam hi cih i thei a; tu laitaka khan cihtaka khang China pen nidangin thauvui bawlkhia masa ahi uh cih i theihsa hi. Khangto ut, pil ut, hau ut uh ahih manin nakpi taka nasema thanuam mahmah minamte hi cih i thei hi. A hanciam a kuhkal manun hiciang a tung uh hi a, leitung gam tuamtuam in amau kiang pan sum leitawi nangawn na la ziahziah uh hi. Hihte i genna pen leitung minam khangto leh madawkte kimu diaka, kidawk diak uh hi. A khangto laitak te zong kidawk mahmah in mite in mitsuan uh hi. A khangto nailote bel hehpihhuai kisa in kipattah nuam, kihuh nuam, kilaamto nuam hi. Laamto lua liang le'ng lah hong makhelh ding kilau, laamto kei lua le'ng lah khantohna nawngkaisak sa zel cih bang zong om hi (eg USA leh Mexico gamte nih bang). Tu in leitung in, minam dangte in Zomi kua hiam, bang hi uh hiam cih hong thei semsemta ahih manin Zomi in a masuan a kalsuanna ah khawllo a tangtak a a pai ngiatngiat ding ahi hi. 

Leitungbup a om Zomi Khawmpi a 3-veina (mikangpau in The 3rd World Zomi Convention) ah thulu ding, ngimna leh tupna kammal dingin "Marching on..." cih hong teel uh hi. "Mainawt zel ni..." "Kalsuan zel ni..." "Khawllo in pai zel ni..." "Tawlngalo in pai zel ni..." cih ciang bang a deihna uh hiding hiam cih i theihpih kisam kasa hi. Ka upmawhna ah Zomi i hih i kitheih bek hunlo in mainawt zel ding, Zomi i hih midangte hong theih bek hunlo in Zomi khempeuh in masuan mazap a ban zom zel ding cihna zong hidingin ka um hi. Minam khat in piangsakpa in hong piangsak hi cih limlim i theih zong a thupi hi a, i theih bek hun hilo in i hihna tawh i kalsuan ding hi cih hong phawksak hi. Shillong sangkah laia "Zogam Hong Paal Ding Hi" cih la Zomi lasiam Tg. Go Lam Thang Hatzaw te in a sak zel uh ka mitkha ah hong kilang dandan hi. Pu Lal Engzauva Ngaihte in Shillong khuasung suk leh to ah Zomi Student's te mailam khualna tawh a khe guaka a sukvak a tovak a a naute hong pattahna te ka phawk hi. (Tun USA Kansas City ah om laitak) Rev. S. Kap Za Mang Ngaihte te pawl in Zomi sangnaupangte Pasian thu leh Pasian biakna lam ah hong makaihte uh ka phawk mahmah hi. Rev. Dr. JM Ngul Khan Pau in amah Tuiphum khangnote Pastor a sep kawma Zomi bek hilo minam cin Shillonga sangnaupang khempeuh hong makaiha Pasian thu ah an hong vak den nate thupi hi. Tua banga minam dang tawh Zomi kikholhna ah minam dangte kua hi a, Zomi kua hi hiam cih kithei thei hi. Khua tuamtuam, state tuamtuam pan Shillong ah kituahkhop ciang annek kibanglo, duh leh deih kibanglo, gamtat luhek kibanglo, ngeina tawndan kibanglo, nopna dahna hun zatzia kibanglo - tuate in nang kua mi, kei kua mi cih hong kitel sak hi. 

Tua ahih leh tuni in bang tawh 'marching on...' ding ihi hiam? Bang tawh 'mainawt zel ding...' ihi hiam? I hihna bangbang tawh mainawt zel ding hi hang. Zomi hihna pen tawh mainawt ding hi hang. Midang tawh kikholh ciang a kibanglo i neihte pen Zomi i hihna a lak hipah hi. Khuado Bawl i nei a, midangte in na nei lo uh hi. Anlak pawi a neih uh hangin Zomi Khuado tawh kibanglo hi. A hun a kibanglo bek hilo in a deihna kibanglo hi. A zat dan kibanglo hi. A ngimna kibanglo hi. Nau minphuak ciang Zomi te in a pi leh a pu tapsak masa hamtang hi. Leitung ah nau mintap kipia zong Zomi simloh a thei kiommello hi. (Chinese te in bel a zat ngei uh hih tuak napi, tu hun ciang kizang nawnlo hih tuak hi. I kinaihna khat bel ahi bilbel tam, theilo). India gam sungah nau min kitapsak cih kiza ngeilo a Zomi te in i zang hi. Ngeina kibanglo te tawh bangci in minam khat i hi thei dia? Minam khat i hihna a kilahna hi. Nau antawi khawng zong a zang a om hiam kitheilo hi. Mikangte birthday annek khop khawng tuhun ciang leitung khempeuh ah kizang naven Zomi te in naungek a suah ciang a pu leh pi in annekpih in anlim, tuilim na puak masa uh hi. Happy birthday hunma pek in Zomi te in na zangkhin na neikhin cihna hi. Nungak leh Tangval a kiten ciangin moman kingen, mo kilei, cihte a om tek teei hangin i zatzia kibanglo hi. Zomi Ngeina laibu leh research papers te ah sim leng Zomi Ngeina leh minam dangte a kibanglo hi. Pasian hing biakna a kineihma in khanglui biakna kinei ciata Zomi biakna leh midangte a kibanglo hi. Hihte khempeuh in Zomi ihihna hong lak a, tuate kem, zun, puah, a hun zui in lemtuah, bawlpha, nungtasak, mangsak kei leng Zomi a zun, a puah, a khangtosak ihi ding a.... Zomi pen a 'marching on...' sak ihi ding hi.

Banghangin 'mainawt' kisam hiam? Banghangin Zomi in a mainawt kisam hiam? A ngeina, a hihna, a zia a tong, a culture and traditions, etc kem in puah in khangtosak in zang kei leh Zomi khangthakte in thei nawnlo in mangsak ding a, midang hihna, ngeina leh zia leh tongte zuiin Zomi hihna mangthang ding hi. Tua pen leitung minam liante in minam neute a zawhdan namkhat hi. Depcip, khangtheilo omsak in amau ngeina zuisak cihte a kithang mahmah hi. Zomi zong a ngeina leh a zia leh tong te minam dangte depcip, liahcip dingin pammaih i sa hi, i phal kei hi. Tua manin zun in, kem in, i mainawtpih zel ding ahi hi. Zomi lasiamte, Zomi laisiamte, Zomi thu leh la theite in Zomi leh Zogam a zun kei leh a mainawtpih ding, a marching on... pih ding omlo ding hi. Tua manin kua ka hiam cih kitheih a, bang ka hiam cih zong kitheih ding ahi hi. 

Day 1: 3rd World Zomi Convention pan ka phawk thute: 

A mun ah ki omlo ahih manin tuipi gal pan internet hong in ka na en uh hi. A thu za in a lim mu in, a aw ka za uh hi. A mun ah omte bangin feeling kinei veve hi. Zomi hong ngaina, hong it, hong deihsak leh hong phawkte lungdam hi. Hong uap, hong ompih, hong tutpih khempeuh tungah lungdam hi. Hong kihel theilo napi phawkna thu leh la hong khakte tungah lungdam hi. Hong kihel sawm napi vai tuamtuam hanga hong kihel theilo te zong lungdam hi. Hong kihel dinga hong kamciam ahi zonga a nungsangah vaidang neia hong pai theilo te zong lungdam hi. Zomi hong phawk kha limlim leh Zomi khantohna, Zomi lim leh mel hong muhpih khempeuh tungah lungdam hi. Zomi kua hi a, Zomi koi ah teeng a, Zomi bang minam hi uh hiam cih a thei hong kibehlap peuhmah ding ahih manin lungdam hi. Media leh press lam ah a mapangte tungah nakpi takin lungdam a, mimal leh pawl a lawm leh gual kiangah a gen,a tangko leh a pulakte kiangah lungdam hi. Sum leh pai tampi beia Zomi a phungvuh leh a minam a puahte amah leh a minam  bawlpa in thupha pia ding hi. Ama pianna phungpi nangawn a vuk ngamlo leh a vuk utlo, a vuk theilo a om leh zong mailam ah hunpha om laiveve ding hi. 

Hih hunah thupiang tampi hangin Zomi hong kithei to semsem dinga, Zomi mawhpuak leh Zomi hihna hong minthang semsem ding hi. Minthang cih ciangin vangnei, vanglian, vangpha cihna hi a, sahang bang hileh a gial hong gol tektek ta ding cihna hi. Zomi Paunak ah, "Sahangin zong a gial zahtak" a kicih mah bangin Zomi hong minthan semsem leh Zomi khempeuh zong i gial, Zomi i hihna i zahtak semsem ding hong kisam ding hi. Zahtak cih pen zahpih cihna hilo hi. Zahtak cih ciangin i hihna minsia saklo dingin kem, khoi, puah, dal cihna hi. Minam a hong bawlpa in hong bawlna pen nak zahpihhuailo lua a, zumpih nading om lo lua hi. Zahtak dingin kisam zaw kan hi. Na minam na zahpih leh tua minam a hong bawlpa a zahpih na hi a, nang leh nang a kizahpih cihna hi. Amah leh amah a kizahpih mihing kuamah in thusimlo hi. Zomi hihna zahtak in i vang, i minam hihna kemin angtanpih ding hizaw hi. Angtanpih cih ciangin midang tungah va kisial ding, midang tungah va ki show ding cihna hilo in midang tungah, midangte kiangah zong "kei Zomi hi ing," cih ngam ding hi. Zomi hihna angtang ding hi hang. Zomi i hihna kiphatsakpih ding hilo in angtanpih ding hi hang. 

Zomi a hong bawl Pasian hangin i minam a zahtak ding, a zuun ding, a puah ding, a angtanpih dingte i hi hi. 

Facebook ah Zomi Ciamnuih Group khat om in, tua sungah ka sim ngei khat pen pulpit tung pan thugen ding upa khat dingto in khua dakdak in a thugen za dinga a deih (a kap nop, a cihnop) khat pen kikhawmlo ahih cianga, "Ka thugen a ngai dinga ka deihte hong kikhawmlo ahih manin kong gen kei zaw ding hi," ciin tusuk kik hi ci hi. Ciamnuih a hih hang a gennop om leh kilawm hi. Zomi Khawmpi ah zong hong kihel dinga i lamet leh i upte hong kihel kei khak leh zong a hang om hiding hi ciin theisiam ding hihang. Khawl tuanlo ding hi hang. Zomi pen zanni maha suak hilo a, Zomi pen zan deuh mah a piang hilo in Zomi pen nung deuha kibawlpak, min kiphuakpak hilo hi. Piangsakpa in leitung vantung a bawl cil panin a ngimna omsa tawh apiansak hi a, nang leh kei dal zawh thu tawh akidalzo ding, a kikhaktan zo ding cih banghilo hi. Nang leh kei in i puah kei zongin a puah ding, a zun ding Pasian in hong piangsak lel ding hi. Minam a bawlpa in khat leh nih lungsim leh gamtat bek tawh minam susialo ding hi. Minam khat a langpan leh a langdo cih zong a om thei mah hi. 

Minam khempeuh in amau a it (a minampihte) nei hamtang a, a itlo a galte (minam dangte, kua kua cih bel a tuam) a neih ngeina hi. Leitung pen gal leh sa a kineihna gam hi a, it leh ngaih a kineihna zong hi. Tua manin hong it om dinga, hong itlo zong om ding hi. Zomi zong tua dinmun pan peng thei tuanlo ding hi. Mihing khat in amah a it dingin midang khempeuh a upmawh leh khial mahmah dinga, tua mah bangin Zomi in zong minam khempeuh, mimal khempeuh in amah a it dingin a tuat, a ngaihsut leh khial mahmah ding hi. Tua bang om theilo hi. Tua manin kidalna, kihonna, kikepna kinei ciat hi. Minam in zong nei a, gam in zong nei hi. A thupi khempeuh in akidalna uh zong thupi hi. A kikihta sim tuak a hih kei leh khat zawzaw in nopneh hi. Zomi pen mite in a nopneh leh Zomi kikepna, kidalna cihtaak nailo cihna hi. A kidalna, a kihonna, a kikepna a thupi semsem leh minam dangte in zong zahtak semsem bek ding hi. A kizahtak semsem leh a kidal ding zong tam semsem ding cihna hi a, a dal ding zong gol semsem ding, khauh semsem ding hi. A tua bang ciangin minam leh gam a thupina leh a minthanna lian semsem pan hi. 

Zomi pen mi khempeuh in hong it dingin um keng. Mi khempeuh in zong hong mudah dingin um keng. Hong it leh hong itlo bel Zomi khempeuh in i theih ding, i tel mahmah ding kisam sa ing.

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