CETIZEN APPLY NA AH KIDONGTE

CIVICS (History and government) Questions & Answers for the Naturalization Test
United States gammi suah nading theihhuai thute dotna leh dawn’na
U.S. Naturalization 100 Civics Questions and Answers In English, Zolai &  Burmese Translated by
Dr. C. Thang Za Tuan (English to Zolai)
J. Man Ngaih Hau (English to Burmese)
Edited by Pau Khan Sang

# The 100 civics (history and government) questions and answers for the naturalization test are listed below. The civics test is an oral test and the USCIS Officer will ask the applicant up to 10 of the 100 civics questions. An applicant must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly to pass the civics portion of the nationalization test.
# Gammi suah nading gammi tawh kisai (tangthu leh ki-uk zia) dotna 100 ahi hi. Laivuanna-ah kam aa dot hi aa, USCIS Ulian te’n, 100 sung pan 10 hong dong ding hi. 10 sung pan 6 limtak-in dawn’kik theih kul hi.
# If you are 65 years old or older and have been a legal permanent resident of the United States for 20 or more years, you may study just the questions that have been marked with an asterisk. (Pages 3, 5-10, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35-38)
# Kum 65 leh a tungsiah pha-in America gam-ah a om tawntung, kum 20 leh a tungsiah a om khin-te in asterish (*) tawh ki lak-te bek ciamteh ding ahi hi. (Laimai 3, 5-10, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35-38)
American Government
American Gam ki-ukzia Thu
A. Principles of American Democracy
American gam Democracy Thubulpite
1. What is the supreme law of the land?
USA gam ii zuih thukhun Upadi thupi pen bang hiam?
- the Constitution
- Gammki-ukna Thukhunpi hi
2. What does the Constitution do?
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi in bangteng vaan hiam?
- Sets up the government
- Gam-uk ding kumpi phut
- defines the government
- Ki-ukzia ding geel
- protects basic rights of Americans
- Americans mite’ septheih leh ngahtheih peuhmah peelhem saklo (protects)
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these
words?
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi sungah ei leh ei ki-ukzia ding lamlak kammal thumte bang hiam?
- We the People
- Ei mipite
4. What is an amendment?
Upadi Puahphatna/behlapna (Amendment) icih bang hiam?
- A change (to the Constitution)
- Akikheelna khat
- An addition (to the Constitution)
- Guanbeh (Behlap)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi sungah Puahphat masakna sawmte bang kici hiam?
- The Bill of Rights
- Hamphatnading Upadi
6. * What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Tua Puahphat Masakna ah hamphatna ahihkeh suahtakna khat bang ahia?
- Speech
- Suaktataka thugentheihna
- Religion
- Suaktataka Biakpiaktheihna
- Assembly
- Suaktataka Kikaihkhoptheihna
- Press
- Suaktataka Laigelh leh hawmtheihna
- Petition the government
- Suaktataka Kumpi tungah lungkimlohna gentheih/pulaktheihna
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi bangzah vei kipuahpha ta hiam?
- Twenty-seven(27)
- 27 vei
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Suahtakna Thutangkopina bang hiam?
- Announced our independence (from Great Britain)
- (Great Britain te kiangpan) suahtak tangkona
- Declared our independence (from Great Britain)
- (Great Britain te kiangpan) suahtak pulakkhia
- Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
- (Great Britain te kiangpan) Americante (United States) suakta hi ei cihkhiatna
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Suahtakna Thutangkopi in hong phal hamphatna thunihte bang a hia?
- Life
- Nuntak khuasakna
- Liberty
- Kiphalna
- Pursuit of happiness
- Nopsak banga zontheihna
10. What is freedom of religion?
Biakna Suahtakna in bang hiam?
- You can practice any religion, or not practice religion
- Biakna khat peuhpeuh ah na utleh biathei/bialothei lel a omna
11. * What is the economic system in the United States?
United States ah kizang neih-le-lam,silh-le-teen khantohna (sipuazi paizia) ah bangdan in pai
hiam?
- Capitalist economy
- Aziansian sanit (Sumneite bulphuh) paizia
- Market economy
- Sumzuaknamun thupitsakna (Zaykuat sipuazi)
12. What is the “rule of law”?
Upadi tawh ki-uk cih bang hiam?
- Everyone must follow the law.
- Mikim in upadi zui/mang ding
- Leaders must obey the law.
- Makaite in zong upadi zui/mang ding
- Government must obey the law.
- Kumpi in zong upadi zui/mang ding
- No one is above the law.
- Kuamahpeuh upadi huamkhakloh omtuansaklo ding
B. System of Government
Ki-ukna Kumpi kilamzia
13. * Name one branch or part of the government?
Ki-ukna Kumpi kilamzia ah akihel ahiang thupi khat min pulak sin aw.
- Congress - Hluttaw
- Legislative - Upadi bawlna
- President - President
- Executive - Thuvaanpite
- The courts - Thukhenzumte
- Judicial - Thukhenmangte
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Tua Ki-ukna ah ahiang khat in aana aneihluatloh nading in bangci ki-gak hiam?
- Checks and balances
- Ki-etcikna tawh
- Separation of powers
- Aana hawm/khenna tawh
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A thuneipi pen kua ahiam?
- The president
- President
16. Who makes federal laws?
Federal ki-ukna upadi kua in geel hiam?
- Congress
- Hlutdaw
- Senate and House (of Representatives)
- Pyine Kusale Amat leh Taangmi Kusale
- (US or national) legislature
- Gam ahihkeh Amyotha Upadi bawl Hluttaw
17. * What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
U.S Congress (Hluttaw) ah dawl nihte bang hiam?
- The Senate and House(of Representatives)
- Pyine Hluttaw leh Taangmi Hluttaw
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
Pyine Amat (Senator) bangzah om hiam?
- One hundred (100)
- Za khat (100)
19. We elect a U.S.Senator for how many years?
Senator khat in kum bangzah sem dingin kiteel ahia?
- Six (6)
- Kum guk (6)
20. * Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Tulaitak in no Pyine (State) ah Hluttaw (Senator)amat khat kua hiam?
- Answer will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should
answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives)has no U.S. Senators.]
- Dawnna atuamtuam suak ding.(District of Columbia-DC ateengte in bel neilo)
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Taangmi Hluttaw (House of Representatives) ah member mi bangzah kiteel hiam?
- Four hundred thirty-five (435)
- zali sawmthum nga (435)
22. We elect a U.S.Representative for how many years?
U.S. Taangmi Hluttaw kusale khat kum bangzah sem dingin kiteel hiam?
- Two (2)
- Kumnih (2)
23. Name your U.S.Representative.
No ii Taangmi Hluttaw Kusale kua hiam?
- Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident
Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate of Commissioner. Also acceptable
is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in congress.]
- Dawnna atuamtuam suak ding (Me khia khaloten neilo ahihteh Menzipa –Commissioner pa
min genthei)
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
U.S Pyine Hluttaw kusale khat in kuate ii taangmi ahihiam?
- All people of the state
- Ama pyine(state) a om mi khempeuh
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Banghang in State pawl khat ah Taangmi kusale adangte sangin tam zaw hiam?
- (Because of) the state’s population
- Amau pyine ah miphazah tawh kisai hang
- (Because) they have more people
- Amau pyine ah mipibup atamzawk hang
- (because) some states have more people
- Pyine khat leh khat ah miphazah akibatlohna hang hi
26. We elect a President for how many years?
President in kum bangtan sem dingin kiteel ahihiam?
- Four (4)
- Kum li (4)
27. * In what month do we vote for President?
President kiteel hun bang kha hiam?
- November
28. * What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Tulaitak United States ii President (Thamada) min kua hiam?
- Barack Obama
- Obama
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Tulaitak United States ii Vice President (Thamada azom pa) min bang hiam?
- Joseph R.Biden, Jr.
- Joe Biden
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
President in sem thei nonlo hileh kua President suak ding hiam?
- The Vice-president
- President zompa
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
President leh Vice President in semthei nonlo hileh kua President suak ding hiam?
- The Speaker of the House
- Hluttaw Okkathah Pa
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
Galkap lam ah a uk alian pen kua ahihiam?
- The President
- President pa
33. Who signs bills to become laws?
Upadi kigeel akipsak nading in kua in letmat thuh hiam?
- The President
- President pa
34. Who vetoes bills?
Kua in Upadi kigeel khat nial thei hiam?
- The President
- President pa
35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
President ii vuanzite in bang sem uh hiam?
- Advises the President
- President pa tungah thuko/puak ding
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Vuanzi za panmun nih bang hiam?
- Secretary of Agriculture
- Lokho (Agriculture) Vuanzi
- Secretary of Commerce
- Sumbawlnalam (Commerce) Vuanzi
- Secretary of Defense
- Gamhutna Vuanzi
- Secretary of Education
- Pilsinna Vuanzi
- Secretary of Energy
- Meitha (Energy) Vuanzi
- Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Cidamna leh Mihingte Nasepna Vuanzi
- Secretary of Homeland Security
- Gamsung humbitna Vuanzi
- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- Inn leh khuapi khantohna Vuanzi( Housing and Urban Development)
36.
- Secretary of the Interior
- Pyithezi Vuanzi (Interior)
- Secretary of Labor
- Nasepna lam Vuanzi
- Secretary of State
- Gamdang Vuanzi
- Secretary of Transportation
- Puhsaungzi Vuanzi (Transport)
- Secretary of the Treasury
- Sumkeem Vuanzi
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Galkapluite/Pensente Vuanzi
- Attorney General
- Sitnichoh zum
- Vice President
- President zom pa
37. What does the judicial branch do?
Thukhen mang in bang sem hiam?
- Reviews laws
- Upadi enphaphakik
- Explains laws
- Upadi telgenkhia
- Resolves disputes(disagreements)
- Kinialtheihnate lemtuah
- Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
- Upadi leh Gamki-ukna Thukhun kikeelkite khentat’
38. What is the highest court in the United States?
United States ah thukhen zum a sang pen bang hiam?
- The Supreme Court
- Tazazungchoh
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Supreme Court ah Thukhen Mang bangzah om hiam?
- Nine (9)
- Kua (9)
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
Tulaitak United States ah Thukhenmangpi kua hiam?
- John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
- John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of
the federal government?
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi nuai ah aana neihna Gambup Kumpi (Federal Government) in nei hi.
Gambup Kumpi neihtheih aana khat bang hiam?
- To print money
- Sum khenkhiasak
- To declare war
- Galsim ding khensat
- To create an army
- Galkap phuansak
- To make treaties
- Gamdang tawh thukimna laipi bawl
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi nuai ah septheih aana neihna pyinete ah kipia hi. Tua aana khat bang
ahi hiam?
- Provide schooling and education
- Sang leh pilsinna vaihawm
- Provide protection (police)
- Palik nei thei
- Provide safety (fire departments)
- Meiphelhna leh humbitna vaihawm thei
- Give a driver’s license
- Mawtawhawl letmat piathei
- Approve zoning and land use
- Gam leh lei zatna vaihawmthei
43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
No pyine aa alianpen Governor tulaitakin kua hiam?
- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a
Governor.]
- A dawnna a tuamtek hi ding hi. DC aa teengte in Governor neilo
44. * What is the capital of your state?
No pyine khuapi (myodaw) bang hiam?
- Answers will vary [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and
does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the
territory.]
- A dawnna kibanglo ding. (DC ateengte in myodaw nei tuanlo)
45. * What are the two major political parties in the United States?
USA ah naingnganzi party lian nih bang ahi hiam?
- Democratic and Republican
- Democratic leh Republican
46. What is the political party of the President now?
Tu laitak aa President pa ii naingnganzi party min bang hiam?
- Democratic (party)
- Democratic Party
47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Gambup Hlutdaw Okkathah kua hiam?
- (John) Boehner
- (John) Boehner
C: Rights and Responsibilities
Hamphatna Ngahtheih thute leh I Tavuante
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi ah li veitak kipuahphatna ah kuate in mee piathei dingte cih kilemthak
hi. Tua lak ah khat gen in.
- Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
- Gammi kum 18 a pha leh a tungsiahte
- You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
- Mee piak theih nading sumpiak kullo.
- Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
- Numei pasal a kuapeuh in mee piathei
- A male citizen of any race (can vote).
- Kua minam hitaleh gammi pasal khatpeuh in mee piathei
49. * What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
United States gammi bek ii tavuan khat bang hiam?
- Serve on a jury
- Thukhen semthei
- Vote in a federal election
- Federal (Pyine) kiteelna ah mee piathei
50. Name one right only for United States citizens.
United States gammi khat ii ngahtheih hamphatna khat bang hiam?
- Vote in a federal election
- Federal kiteelna ah thu neithei
- Run for federal office
- Federal ah meekuang lui thei
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
United States ah a teeng khempeuh ii ngahtheih hamphatna thu nih bang hiam?
- Freedom of expression
- Suakta takin thu pulaakthei
- Freedom of speech
- Suakta takin thu genthei
- Freedom of assembly
- Suakta takin kikhaikhawm thei
- Freedom to petition the government
- Suakta takin kumpi tungah lungkimlohna azukhan(dong) thei
- Freedom of worship
- Suakta takin biakpiakna nei thei
- The right to bear arms
- Suakta takin thau tawi thei
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Zahtak piakding Kamciam (Pledge of Alegiance) I neih ciang’ bang tungah thumaan citak ding I hiam?
- The United States
- United States gam tungah
- The flag
- Gam ii alan tungah
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
United States gammi khat na suah ciangin na kam kiciamna khat bang ahi hiam?
- Give up loyalty to other countries
- Gamdangte tungah muanna leh suanna nei nawnlo ding
- Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
- United States ii Gamki-ukna Thukhun leh Upadite humbit ding
- Obey the laws of the United States
- United States ii Upadi zui ding
- Serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
- U.S. galkap ah sem ding (akisap leh)
- Serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
- Gam ading nasep thupi sem ding (akisap leh)
- Be loyal to the United States
- United States gam tungah citak muanhuai ding
54. * How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
President a kiteelna ah mee pia theidingte kum bangzah pha ding hiam?
Eighteen (18) and older
- Kum 18 leh a tung siah
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
American te in Democracy vaipuak ah kiheltheih nading nam nih bang ahi hiam?
- Vote
- Meepia
- Join a political party
- Naingnganzi party khat peuhpeuh ah kihel
- Help with a campaign
- Mee suaina ah huh
- Join a civic group
- Civil kipawlna khat ah kizom
- Join a community group
- Veeng kipawlna ah kihel
- Give an elected official your opinion on an issue
- Thupi khat tawh kisai na ngaihsutna hoihte akiteel upa khatpeuh tungah pulakthei
- Call Senators and Representatives
- Hluttaw amat leh kusale te kiang hawh zeel
55.
- Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
- Thupiang thu leh la khat na deihna leh na nialna mipi maiah gen ngam
- Run for office
- Zum khat peuh ah ulianna semding kiteelthei, kihel thei
- Write to a newspaper
- Tadensa thukizaksakna ah lai at thei
56. * When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
Pyine akhun(tax) piak ding a ni nunung bang ni hiam?
- April 15
- April 15 ni
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
Galkap nasep peello in sem dingte kum bangzah kikal hiding hiam?
- At age eighteen (18)
- Kum 18 phak ah
- Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
- Kum 18 leh 26 kikal ah
AMERICAN HISTORY
AMERICAN TANGTHU
A: Colonial Period and Independence
Gamkekte hun leh Suahtakna ngah dong
58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
Gamdang mite America ah hong paina ahang khat bang hiam?
- Freedom
- Suaktanuam
- Political liverty
- Naingnganzi sepna ah suakta
- Religious freedom
- Biakna ah suahtakna
- Economic opportunity
- Nuntaknading baih
- Practice their religion
- Amau biaknop biakna peuhpeuh biathei
- Escape persecution
- Kigawtna/kibawlsiatna omlo
59. Who lived in American before the Europeans arrived?
Europe mite hong tun ma in America ah kuate teengkhin uh hiam?
- American Indians
- American Indians te
- Native Americans
- Native American kici America ah a teengciilte
60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Kua mite America ah sal in kizuak ahihiam?
- Africans
- Africa gam pan mite
- People from Africa
- Africa gam pan mite
61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
America ah hong lalte in banghangin Mangkangte (British) do uh hiam?
- Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
- Phiangsiah piak tamluat hang
- Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
- British galkapte amau gam ah a om hang
- Because they didn’t have self-government
- Amau leh mau ki-uk ding kumpi a neih loh hang
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Suahtaakna Thupulakkhiat kua in at ahihiam?
(Thomas) Jefferson
- (Thomas) Jefferson
63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Suahtaakna Thupulakkhiat cikni in kikipsak hiam?
- July 4, 1776
- July 4, 1776
64. There were 13 original states, Name three.
Gam kiphut tungin Pyine 13 om hi. Thum min pulak in
• New Hampshire * Delaware
• Massachusetts * Maryland
• Rhode Island * Virginia
• Connecticut * North Carolina
• New York * South Carolina
• New Jersey * Georgia
• Pennsylvania
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Gamki-ukna Kikupna Khawmpi ah bang kisemkhia hiam?
- The Constitution was written.
- Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi kigelhkhia
- The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
- Gamphutkhiacil Pate in Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi geel
66. When was the Constitution written?
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi (Constitution) cikkum in kigelh hiam?
- 1787
- 1787
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the
writers.
Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi sungah Federal tawh ki-ukna ding apiangsak lai-geelte lak ah khat min
gen in.
• (James) Madison
• (Alexander) Hamilton
• (John) Jay
• Publius
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Benjamin Franklin aminthanna ahang khat gen in.
- U.S. diplomat
- U.S. diplomat (Palai)
- Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
- Gamki-ukna Thukhun geelna ah a kum ham pen
- First Postmaster General of the United States
- U.S ah Postmaster General (Sadaih mang) amasa pen
- Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
- “Poor Richard’s Almanac” kici laibu minthang gelhpa
- Started the first free libraries
- Sumpiakloh (akhonkhong) laibusaal masa pen apankhia pa
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
“Ih gam ii pa” kua hiam?
- (George) Washington
70. * Who was the first President?
President masa pen kua hiam?
- (George) Washington
B: 1800s
1800 hun lai
71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
1803 kum in United States in Piantit (France) te kiangpan bang gam lei ahi hiam?
- The Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana gam
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
1800 hun lai in United States in a do gal khat min pulak in.
- War of 1812
- 1812 kum Gal
- Mexican-American War
- Mexican-American Gal
- Civil War
- Tual Gal
- Spanish-American War
- Spanish-American Gal
73. Name the U.S. War between the North and the South.
U.S. Saklam leh Khanglam kidona US galmin bang hiam?
- The Civil War
- Tual Gal
- The War between the States
- Pyine khat leh khat kikal kidona
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Tualgal a piangsak thubuai khat gen in.
- Slavery - Sila vai
- Economic reason - Neek leh dawn vai
- States’ rights - Pyine te phattuam ngahna vai
75. * What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Abraham Lincoln ii sepkhiat athupi mahmah khat bang hiam?
- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Silate suakta sak (Silate Khahkhiatna Pulakkhiatna)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Gambup kembit/humbit zo
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- United States tualgal sung makaih
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Sila khahkhiatna Thupulakna (Emancipation Proclamation) in bang sem hiam?
- Freed the slaves
- Silate suakta sak
- Freed slaves in the Confederacy
- Kipawl Kithukimna tawh silate khahkhia
- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Kipawlna a thukim gamte ah sila kikhahkhia
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
- Khanglam gam khempeuh phial-ah sila kikhahkhiata
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Susan B. Anthony in bang sem khia hiam?
- Fought for women’s rights
- Numeite ngahding phattuamna phu
- Fought for civil rights
- Mipi ngahding phattuamnate phu
C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
Tunai American Tangthu leh A thupi thupiangte
78. * Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Kum 1900 huam sungah America in a galdo khat gen in.
- World War I
- Leitung Galpi Khatna
- World War II
- Leitung Galpi Nihna
- Korea War
- Korea Gal
- Vietnam War
- Vietnam Gal
- (Persian) Gulf War
- (Persian) Gulf (Pinlekuih) Gal
79. Who was President during World War I?
Leitung Galpi Kido Masa hun lai in President kua ahi hiam?
- (Woodrow) Wilson
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Donghtuah Lianpi Hun leh Leitung Galpi Nihna kido hun in President kua ahi hiam?
- (Franklin) Roosevelt
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Leitung Galpi Nihna hun lai in United States in kuate do hiam?
- Japan, Germany and Italy
- Japan, Germany leh Italy
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
Eisenhower President a suahma in galkap mang General ahi hi. Bang gal do ahi hiam?
- World War II
- Leitung Galpi II
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Cold War kici kilungsimneih gal kidona hun lai in United States in bang buaipih pen hiam?
- Communism
- Communism kici Kawminit paizia vai
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Bang lungphona in minam kigimneihna beisak sawm hiam?
- Civil rights (movement)
- Tualsung hamphatna (lungphona)
85. * What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Martin Luther King Jr, in bang semkhia hiam?
- Fought for civil rights
- Tualsung hamphat nading vai phu
- Worked for equality for all Americans
- American te khempeuh liangko kikim nading sem
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
September 11, 2001 ni in United States ah bang thu lianpi piang ahi hiam?
- Terrorists attacked the United States.
- Mi-ngongtatte (terrorists) in U.S. sim
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
[USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]
American Indian minam sungah nam khat gen in.
[USCIS Uliante kiangah kumpi ciapteh American Indian minamte min kigual om ding hi.]
• Cherokee * Cheyenne
• Navajo * Arawak
• Sioux * Shawnee
• Chippewa * Mohegan
• Choctaw * Huron
• Pueblo * Oneida
• Apache * Lakota
• Iroquois * Crow
• Creek * Teton
• Blackfeet * Hopi
• Seminole * Inuit
INTEGRATED CIVICS
THEIHHUAI THU TUAMTUAM
A: Geography
Gamthu
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
United States gam ah a sau penpen gunpi nih lak ah khat min gen in.
- Missouri (River)
- Missouri (Gun)
- Mississippi (River)
- Mississippi (Gun)
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
United States ii nitumna lam ah om tuipi bang hiam?
- Pacific (Ocean)
- Pacific (Tuipi)
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
United States ii nisuahna lam ah om tuipi banghiam?
- Atlantic (Ocean)
- Atlantic (Tuipi)
91. Name one U.S. territory.
U.S. ii uk gam lak ah khat gen in.
• Puerto Rico
• U.S. Virgin Islands
• American Samoa
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Guam
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
Canada tawh kigamgi pyine min khat gen in.
• Maine * Minnesota
• New Hampshire * North Dakota
• Vermont * Montana
• New York * Idaho
• Pennsylvania * Washington
• Ohio * Alaska
• Michigan
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
Mexico gam tawh kigamgi pyine min khat gen in.
• California
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Texas
94. * What is the capital of the United States?
United States ii gam-ukna khuapi min bang hiam?
- Washington, D.C.
95. * Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Suahtakna milimpi koi ah om hiam?
- New York (Harbor)
- New York (Tembaw kholna ah)
- Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City and on the Hudson (River).]
- Liberty Tuikulh tungah
[New Jersey, New York khuapi kiang leh Hudson gun tungah zong kici thei hi.
B: Symbols
Ciaptehna lim
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Banghang in US alan ah agial 13 om hiam?
- Because there were 13 original colonies
- Akipatcil in pyine 13 tawh kipan ahih hang
- Because the stripes represent the original colonies
- A gial te in zong pyine khatta taang a ding lahna hi
97. * Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Banghang in US alan ah aksi 50 tuang hiam?
- Because there is one star for each state
- Aksi khat ciang Pyine khat taang a ding
- Because each star represents a state
- Aksi khat in Pyine khat taang suak
- Because there are 50 states
- Pyine 50 a om hang
98. What is the name of the national anthem?
Gam Lapi min bang hiam?
- The Star Spangled Banner
- Aksi Tediamdiam Dialkhai
C: Holidays
Mipi Tawlngak Nite
99. * When do we celebrate Independence Day?
Cikni in Suahtakni kibawl hiam?
- July 4
100. Name two national U.S.holidays.
U.S. ah tawlngakni nih gen in.
- New Year’s Day - Kumthak Ni
- Martin Luther King,Jr.Day - Martin Luther King, Jr. Ni
- Presidents’ Day - President te Ni
- Memorial Day - Daihawh Ni
- Independence Day - Suahtak Ni
- Labor Day - Nasemte Ni
- Columbus Day - Columbus Ni
- Veterans Day - Galkapluite Ni
- Thanksgiving Day - Lungdamkoh Ni
- Christmas - Lungdambawl Ni

lungdam

june 5, 2013

ZOMI HISTORY ZOMI TANGTHU

Pu Zo Net

Zo History Origin of Zo people It is said that there are 135 tribes in Burma. Of all the 135 tribes, 55 tribes are from Chin State. Chin is composed of 55 tribes. Furthermore, out of the 55 tribes of Chin, Zo tribe is one of them. According to Anthropologists, Zo people are from the Mongolian group, Mongolians generations. On top of that, to analyze this Mongolian group, Zo people are from Tibeto-Burman group. The primordial residence of Zo people, the historical links and moves of Zo people according to Scholars and historians The first Father (Pu Zo) of Zo tribes (2000-BC) in Tibeto-Burman group lived in China, Thaung River, in Kansuh region. We studied that they would be the first fore father. At that time, they could raise livestock and they could produce earthen pot and they had already begun to have neolitic culture. However, they were called as “Chiang” tribes which mean guards of sheep and goats. At that time, they had already grown rice and possessed plantation fields. In the period of Shang dynasty ( 1500-1000 BC ) , as the Shang King came to wage war with the Chiang tribes from time to time, the Chiang tribes moved to the West. In the period of Chou dynasty (1000-300 BC), the Chiang tribes shifted to the North-West of China and settled in the region near by between Yangtze and Wei rivers. In (150 B.C) fearing fighting of war, the Chiang tribes moved to the south-eastern part of Tibet and settled there. In the period of Han dynasty, some of these Chiang peoples came up to Mountains in Tibet and occupied the area and began to inhabit there. The Chiang peoples who did not go up to the mountains and the Hans who were extending the territory had war. Since the Chiang peoples could not resist the fighting with the Hans, they moved toward South again. They went along the beginning of Tanlwin and Mekhaing rivers and they came to the upper part of Burma. They were divided into two. Thet, Naga, Zo and Kachin group tended to the west and Burmese, Pyu and Lolo group moved to the east. The place or region where they, the two groups separated was known as the “Assam-Burman parting region.” The Penetration of Zo peoples into Burma/Myanmar From the upper Burma, the region of Assam-Burma, Zo, Naga, Thet and Kachin tended to the West. From there, Thet entered into Burma. Before reaching to Burma, first and foremost, Thet came to Manipur State and from there, they moved to the northern Chindwin river and further from the Chindwin river, they resided along the Irrawaddy river. Naga tribes also moved to the northern Chindwin River and occupied all the possessions of the tribes and lived there. The Zos or Zo peoples came along Hoe River and from there; they seized the areas along the Chindwin River and lived there. The Zos and Thets quarreled over the possession of the lands throughout the Chindwin River. As a result, Thets were sub-divided into two. One group moved to the West, Manipur and Assam and another group to the East. Then, they erected Takaung village. Some of them dwelt along the Irrawaddy River. Besides, since the Nagas could not bear the suppression of the Zos, they also left the Chindwin river and shifted to Manipur. On top of that, some also moved to the East and established Hongmalin, Khanti where they have been living till now. Thet tribes by the name of Kantu founded Takaung city and invaded the areas along the Irrawaddy River and in the mean time, the Zos also possessed half of the areas of the Chindwin River. Some historians believed that the Thet tribes would be the first Zo tribes. In reality, they were not the first Zo tribes. In the ancient time, the previous or primordial peoples who were living in Manipur State and the tribes of Thaman, Malin, Inkye in the upper Chindwin river, the tribes of ‘Kanan’, Kanu (Kadu) who were residing in Takaung city before the entry of the Burmese peoples into Burma and the ‘Dai’ net tribes who were living in Pagan areas were called as Thet. These ‘Dai’ net tribes moved from Pagan to the lower Chindwin river areas when the Burmese peoples became very sovereign and they took up the old areas of the Chindwin River where the Zos lived. In A.D. 1300, the Arakanese King Min The came to fight the Thets and defeated them. Finally, the Arakanese King used the Thets as slaves and they are now residing in Sitthew Township. Takaung City was existing until A.D. 1300, when Pagan period came to an end. In addition, the Thet tribes are still settling in all parts of Burma and they are not known as Zos / Chins. They had war with the Burmese peoples and the population is decreased. Later, they were mixed with the Burmese people and scattered to everywhere. The Zo tribes entered into Myanmar dividing into two. Some moved to the South West Manipur and from there to Bangladesh and Arankanese State. They came to Arakanese State earlier than the Arakanese and they are known as ‘Khami’ over there. The time of penetrating of the Zo peoples into Burma is estimated to be around the beginning of AD 300 years. In China, in the period of Tang dynasty (618-906), the Chinese businessmen traveled around and had had relation with Zo Kingdom. In the record of Tang Chinese businessmen, there were Pyu City, Mon City, and Zo city between the Irrawaddy river and Chindwin river. According to the record of Tang Chinese Diplomat, Fan-Chio, there was a large moat in the region where the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers are met and the distance/ length of the moat between the north and the south was 30 miles and the distance between the East and the West was 20 miles. The walls of the moat were wooden fence and the King, by the name of Zo ruled/reigmed the region for many years. The King was so sovereign, powerful, mighty, well-known and great that no enemy could surpass him. That King was assumed to have been one of the Zo ancestors or heirs because according to { Lehman, F.K., Illinois Studies in Anthropology No. 3, the University of Illinois Press Urban 1963, Page 179 }, the generations of that Mighty King, Zo are residing in the border of India and Burma or Myanmar. They have a practice of Pusha – ancestral worship. They cannot be admonished and the people still bear the name Zo. In addition, we also have some usages over the King such as “Mang Pa / Leng Pa”. With regard to the moves of Zo peoples, many historians and scholars have various assumptions. On the other hand, it is also hard to explicitly say about the moves due to not having proper records over the moves. Nevertheless, I would like to present some of the records done by scholars and historians. First of all, scholars say that there is a link between Zo and Zhou Dynasty (BC 1050 – 771) and this had been an interesting one among the Zo people as well as an arguing question. In fact, the Zo people from Burma belong to Tibeto-Burman Linguistic group which is of Mongolian stock where as the Zhou dynasty in western China and in ancient China are thought to have originated from the areas west to the Shang strongholds, possibly Shangxi and Gansu provinces. However, as of now, there is not enough evidence to establish the link between the Zho dynasty and the Indo-Burmese Zo. According to a Burmese historian and scholar Thantun, Tibeto-Burman probably once inhabited the T’ao valley of Kansu province in north-west China. Because of the frequent Chinese incursions, the Zo peoples might have moved to the north east of Tibet around 200 BC. In order to avoid those incursions, the Zo peoples traveled across ridges and forests and moved further south. The journey probably took hundreds of years and eventually landed in Upper Burma. However, it is difficult to substantiate such claims with hard evidence. To present another assumption, the first Father (Pu Zo) of Zo tribes (2000) another speculation was that the Zo came from Yunnan province of China (cf. “Yao” people of Yunnan) before they were harassed and driven south by the Mongol invasion into Upper Burma along the Chindwin river. They reached Yaw valley-upper Chindwin extending up to Kabaw valley sometime in the eight century AD. In the Yaw valley, they practiced wet-rice cultivation and gave up their nomadic life. When they approached from south west China up to Kabaw valley, they faced no warlords, except some skirmishes with the expeditions of the Shan States, who then begin their infiltration in the Upper Burma following the Irrawaddy river towards the end of the 13th century. In the course of time, they settled around Khampat and established their kingdom which survived from the 13th to the 15th century AD. At the beginning of the 15th century AD, they confronted a threat from the Shans who aimed at expanding their suzerainty. The Zo people were the second people to face the onslaught of the Thai imperialist who moved upward with their mighty Tai (Thai) force marauding the Burmese and Zo peoples on their way to Assam. Then, they moved about further south up to the present Chin Hills and started settling in the hill regions, which was then No Man’s Land. After leaving Khampat Kingdom, it appears that there was none to trumpet their conscience. From there, they scattered all along the hill ranges in different directions, divided into clan-based leadership. Some Zo peoples settled in the Chin Hills and made Tonzang as their headquarters under the leadership of Pu Khanthuam. The arrival at Chin Hill After the Zo Kingdom had been destroyed by Nancho tribes; the Zos were spread and settled in different places. Some still remained there and many of them crossed the Chindwin River, tending to the West. After AD 900, the Burmese people who came to there, named the people in the region of Chindwin and Irrawaddy rivers “Chin” and the location was also called “Dwin”, which means the collective residence. Chindwin implies the collective residence of Chin. Therefore, the river was known as the river of the collective residence of Chin, the Chindwin River. In fact, the river was called as Talawaddy River. Nevertheless, from the time the Burmese peoples arrived, the tribes in the regions of the Chindwin River and the Irrawaddy River were known as Chins. In addition, there is also a Memorial Stone, which is two miles away from Sibani village, in Monyawa, Sagaing Division. The Memorial Stone is 4.3 (13 feet) high. The Burmese peoples call it as Chin Phaya. Besides, there is also a Chinua (Zo Khuo) near by the Sagaing Bridge even though the people in the village speak Burmese. They still practice the old tradition and customs of the Zo peoples. In Sagaing town, there is also a village, “Chinsuh” (A collective residence of Zo (Chin) peoples). It is obvious that the Zos had ever lived in that area. After they crossed the Chindwin River, the Zos arrived at Saw, Yaw, Gangaw and Mitta village in the regions of Chin state. When the Burmese peoples became more powerful and extended their territory to the place where the Zos lived, the Zos in the Pagan area no longer felt happy to be in that neighborhood. Finally, they ran to Thanhlang area, Chin Hill or Chin State and some to all parts of Chin Hill/ Chin State. The history is proven true by looking at “Mintaipen Village” which is known as Chinpit (the village which the Zos left). It was in the period when King Naya tihah – patih, who fled for fear of the Chinese raids. Of all the Chin Hill tribes, Khami tribe was believed to the first to have entered into Chin Hill. They did not live in the plain for long and they were also believed to have arrived first at the districts of Hakha and Thanhlang. In AD 1400, Lai and Falam tribes came to the region of Hakha and seized the region for their settlement. Then, they also moved to the south and reached Paletwah. The tribes holding the areas are Khumi, Khami, Anu, Khaungsu, Pawmnau and Mro. Subsequently, Asho, Sho and Matu tribes shifted further to the south. Cho tribes occupied and possessed the region. In the meantime, Matu tribes controlled and possessed the province of Matupi. The Asho tribes were the most populous and they came to Sitohtaya region. From there, they further moved to Thaet area and to Man-aung sea bank in Arakanese State. Moreover, from Ma-Lwin village along the Irrawaddy River, they crossed to Pyinmana in the East. From there up nearby Shan State and to Taungoo in the south, they settled. From the north, Pagan and the surrounding Mount Popa, they inhabited. The Asho called Mount Popa as Pu Pa Mual which means Forefather’s Mountain. It is said that the Burmese peoples copied this name Pu Pa as Popa and now-a-days, they call the Mountain as Popa Mount. The latest tribes who ran up to Chin Hill were Zo, Lai and Mizo (Lusie). They followed along the Mittha River and late lived around Kalaymyo area. In AD 1374, the Shan Sultan, Kyitaungnyo founded Kalay town/ city. When he built the moat, he used the labor of the Zos. Since they had to do hard work of constructing the moat, they could not endure the physical hard work and eventually, they moved upward to Chin Hills. The arrival period to Chin Hill is assumed to be around AD 1400. Mizo group got to Mizo State. Lai tribes pulled in “Lailung Rock Cave” nearby Sunthla village in Falam Township. Further from there, they extended up to Hakha and Thanghhlang regions and inhabited there. We, the Zos and Sim (the current Teddim tribes) landed up in Tedim province and established “Cimnuoi Village” Some of the Zo tribes remained in the province of Kalaymyo and lived together with the Burmese people and mixed with them. As a result, the Zos come to speak only Burmese. The Zos who give preference to the Burmese are called as Yaw and they are mostly residing in Gangaw district. Actually, although the word “Yaw “is not rhythmic with the word “Zo”, it is because the Burmese people could not pronounce the word Zo properly. Further Clarification of Zo and Zomi Unlike other tribes of Zomi who later come to claim as Zomis, these Zo tribes or Zos are the only specific people who are originally called and known as Zo and these Zos are the only prior generations of our progenitor, Zo or Pu Zo and they still firmly keep and practice the old traditions and customs of our progenitor, Zo. Now-a-days, many of the Zomis who are originally registered and firmly used to be called and known themselves as Tedims in the general and public census and record of the government come to know and proclaim/ claim that they are also the generations of our progenitor, Zo. Nevertheless, some of them still love to be known and called as Tedims or Sims which they later come to ignore or omit. Prior to that, these Zos had been called and known as Zo generations who preserve the customs and traditions as mentioned above and today many of the Zomis come to copy those customs and traditions from the original Zos or Zo tribes. Nevertheless, upon making researches, we come to know that these Zomi and all other tribes of Chin State are also derived from Zo or Pu Zo. They are out of touch or connection with Zo or lost from connecting with Zo. However, today, Zo peoples , the generations of Zo, Pu Zo, who have been keeping and living with the generic name of our progenitor, Pu Zo or Zo live mainly in Chin State, in other parts of Burma, India, Bangladesh, and now –a-days, all many countries of the world, such as USA, Australia, Newzealand, Norway, Sweden,. Zo people identified as Pu Zo generations since time immemorial Based on histories, oral traditions, cultures, ballads of our ancestors, we guarantee that we are the only and sole original generations of Zo or Pu Zo. This fact is not just an assumption, nor an imagination. This is a real fact and in order to prove this, we have some histories and traditional ballads which were composed by our forefathers that we are the descendants of Zo/ Pu Zo. This practice has been firmly kept and passed on to generations to generations of Zo people, through a well-trained and gifted narrator in each clan of Zo people, till today. Another fact is that we live according to our customs which were originally instructed by our progenitor, Zo. In terms of historical research methodology, in order to prove a history, it must be acceptable, reasonable, historical, and scientific. As far as I observe, the histories of Zo people are complied with the historical measures. Scientifically, it may be hard to prove some scenarios because of lack of materials. Nevertheless, we still have a few articles, materials and utilities which were used by our forefathers to earn for their daily living. On acid test of reason, very few peoples of the world can prove their very originality because our forefathers were illiterate and did not write any document on their histories. According to Metternich, the man we study about / the man who made / created history did not have the time to write of his own history. Likewise, our progenitor might not have the time to write on his history and even might not have an idea of writing his histories, too. Yet, with regard to our derivation of Zo or Pu Zo, we have in-disruptive cultures, customs, traditions and ballads handed down by our forefathers, which are undeniably true. In addition to this general truth or criteria, I also want to emphasize that we, Zo people have a history of keeping our Pu Zo name if we look back at the past. To preserve the racial name and to make the future generations remember it, our forefathers named their lands where they got to, by means of bearing them, our generic name ” Zo “such as Zo gam ( Zo Land ) Zo gun ( Zo river ), over our daily utilities such as Zo puan ( Zo attire ), Zo thau ( Zo gun ) and on the animals they belonged to, such as Zo Aa ( Zo hen ), Zo Sial ( Zo Mithun ), Zo Vok ( Zo pig ) and what have you! These practices are usually done in memory of their beloved progenitor, Zo (Pu Zo). This means that our forefathers and the generations today, remember, love and keep the name of our progenitor, Zo (Pu Zo). On the other hand, our forefathers composed a lot of traditional songs/ ballads over the genealogy of Pu Zo/ Zo which is not just a mere thinking or an imaginary so as to be able to make the name of Zo or Pu Zo known to the generations from age to age. On top of that, we also have some written records that we are descended from Zo/ Pu Zo, our progenitor, which is officially recommended by the historians, scholars, and the Burmese government, Indian government, UNHCR and many other countries including USA. In the book of the Chin Hills vol. 1, the Zo peoples were separately mentioned from other tribes living in the northern Chin State such as Kamhau, Kuki, Sih Zang, and Zo. In Chin Hills vol.2, it is written that the villages of Zo peoples are Lom Zang, Tual Mu, Gam Ngai, Phaitu, and LungTak where Zo peoples inhabit till today. Moreover, in the book of Chin Hills, vol. 1, the varieties of the major tribes living in the northern Chin State are Sih Zang, Suh Te, Kam Hau, Tha Do, and Zo. At a stretch, the Chin Hills, vol.1 mentions that “the People call themselves by the name of Zo, but Man Lun family considers that they have a right to be proud of their birth, Zo. (Chin Hills – vol. 1 ) Note: This denotes or refers only to the clans among Zo people. Man Lun clan is one of the main heirs of Zo. There are over 60 clans of Zo, and all of them claim that they are descended from Zo, Pu Zo, and our progenitor. In the book of Chin Hills – Vol. 1, page – 140, it is written that “No Suhte claims to be more superior to Zo people. Between 1885 – 1887, in the wake of the third Anglo-Burmese War, the Upper Burmar was officially invaded by the British Colonies, including Chin Hills. On 28 September 1892, the political officer of Chin Hills submitted a scheme for the future administrative rule of Chin State. Zo was included as one of the five tribes inhabiting the Northern Chin Hills. The Other tribes were Nwite (Guite), Thado, Kamhau, and Sihzang. The Zo tribe was placed under the jurisdiction of the Tedim post. But the new scheme of boundary demarcation proposed to award the majority of the Zo population to Manipur in India. On the other hand, the British interest in revenue collection in the Chin Hills produced statistical information for Zo villages. Official statistics for the year 1893 showed that the Zo tribe consisted of nineteen villages and 630 households, inhabiting a tract lying between 60 and 90 miles, north and north-west of Fort White. Now-a-days, there are over 60 villages in the country. The Zo tribe had the second largest number of villages in Northern Chin Hills, next to Tedim and Thado. In addition, in the history book of the tribes in the West – Northern Chin State, published under the Union of Burma, the categories of peoples living in Western North Chin State are mentioned such as Tedim, Tei Zang, Zo, Thadao, Sih Zang and Sai Zang. Pu Zo, the oldest brother of tribes of Chin State Zo people are the only people who have been known and recognized as Zo throughout the history of Chin State and it is also a known fact. In Myanmar Chronicle Vol. 5, Page – 225, Chin and Kachin are brothers and among the Chins, Pu Zo race is the eldest or big brother to the rest. In the book of the History book of the northern Chin State, published by the government in 1967, it mentions about the varieties of people, in the northern Chin State. The peoples living in the north-western part of Chin State are Tedim, Thado, Zo, Siyin, Tei Zang, Sai Zang and Zo race is the second largest peoples in the population of Tedim and Ton Zang area. We, Zo peoples are a registered ethnic race in Burma and India. Religion The religion of Zo peoples in the ancient time was Lawki / a religion of believing in gods and practicing ancestral worship (Pusha/ Pusa). However, today, 99% of Zo peoples are converted to Christianity. Zo dialectical group and Zo as the Origin The Zo dialectical group is only a branch of the larger Chin- Kuki-Lushi (Mizo) ethnic group. In addition, a bulk of Zo people in Burma live together with other trtibes such as Tedim- Chin, Sihzang, Teizang, Thados, Falam- Laizo, Zangiet, Ngawn, Hakha, – Lai, Senthang, Zo Tung, Zophei in the northern Chin State and in Southern Chin state, Mindat, Matu, Mara and in the plain, Tawngdwinkyi district, Pyi district and in the regions near by Arakan State, the Chins are called themselves as Asho, Cho, and got assimilated with them in dialects, cultures and traditions. The same process is also visible among the Zos in India. In general, all the Chins in Chin State, north and south alike, and in some areas in the plain side, Myanmar come to Zo when they study their lineage of ancestors. Nonetheless, in the Chin Hills vol. 2, the author called the Zos separately from among other tribes, such as Tedim or Kamhau Clans, Kukis, Sizang in the northern part of Chin State. He emphasized the Zo villages, too. He also mentioned that the residential villages of the Zos were Lomzang, Tualmu, Gamngai, Phaitu, Lung Tak, etc... This means that Zo people have been a specific race that has been known and recognized as Zo since time immemorial and furthermore, definitely, taking everything into consideration, Zo people are the only original people who have been keeping all the old traditions and customs related to Zo. Repeatedly speaking, for others who were familiar with Zo Chins, such as the British English, they called us with the name, Zo when they were in Chin Hills because we have been called as Zo since time immemorial. This means that we are the origin as far as Zo is concerned. Zo Identity There are two major connections between Pu Zo and the present generations. One is Siminlawh and another one is Simleeh Na. Siminlawh is a recitation of genealogy over when one of the Zo male dies and the tribal Chief Priest or Siem Pu, reads out the genealogical link between Zo and the present dead man. This is performed for the burial of the dead man and a gun shot is made to commemorate this fact. This depicts that we are the genuine generations of Zo or Pu Zo. This practice has been kept by the generations of Zo people till today. Simleeh Na is also a kind of the same recitation of genealogy and a biological link over a male dead man of a Zo family with Zo or Pu Zo made by the tribal Chief Priest, Siem Pu. No other tribe of Chin State has a tradition like Zo people. This verifies that we are the genuine generations of our progenitor, Pu Zo who is our Forefather. As of now, other than Zo people, we have never seen any race or tribe of Chin State who has the same connection of genealogy and link with Pu Zo / Zo. Only Zo peoples from age to age always take a lead in relation to telling and preserving Zo History In the period of American Baptist Missionary, J.H. Cope to Chin Hills, especially in the Tedim Township, with a view to making the locals improve and advance in education, he made an effort to publish a Zo History book composed of Zo cultures and folktales. Up on making a research over this with the leadership and assistance of the Chief Leader of Tedim town, U Ngul Langh, they gathered all the elderly people who were considered to be good at telling histories of forefathers, particularly in the history of the great grand father/ Pu Zo, our Progenitor and the intellectuals / graduates within and the surrounding area of Tedim town. However, having listened to all the narrators of the Zo History, who were present, J.H. Cope could get satisfactory and provable historical evidence from none of them. Furthermore, he approached the Tedim town president again, and asked for another additional help to find people who would be able to tell the Zo History more appropriately and in more detail. The Tedim Leader, too, advised J.H.Cope to get the necessary history from the real Zo people. At that time, there was a well-known gifted narrator of Zo history, Pu Tuong Za Go (Man Lun Clan of Zo) one of the Zo history tellers in each Zo Clans from Lom Zang village, one of the Zo inhabiting villages, in Ton Zang Township. As expected, Pu Tuong Za Go could tell the history, genealogy, and folktales of Zo people in detail. It took him over two weeks to finish telling those things by which J.H.Cope very much appreciated. Since then, the histories and folktales or fables of Zo peoples were included in the text book of Zo Literature, which is taught at Standard One – Fourth, established in 1925. Zo King, Zo Kingdom, Zo City, Zo Generation and Zo Culture Zo King It can be seen in the record of Fancho’s and that of the Chinese Businessmen, that Zo people had ever had a King bearing the name of Zo and Zo Kingdom. In the record of Fan-ch’o ( AD-863 ), the Irrawaddy river was known as “ Lishui ” and the Chindwin river was called as “ Mino” and the people along the Chindwin river were known as “ Mino ”, but the King’s name or the King was known as “ Zo ” Likewise, in the linguistic usages of Zo people, there had ever been usages over the King such as “ Leng Pa ”, “ Mang Pa ” = Lord/ Master. Zo Kingdom To describe the location of the palace where this Zo King lived, according to Fancho, there was a long moat in the region where the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River meets the distance and length of the moat between the north and the south was 30 miles and the distance between the East and the West was 20 miles. The walls of the moat were made of woods and the King by the name of Zo ruled/ reigned the region for many years. The ruling territory of that Zo King was known as Zo Kingdom. In China, in the reign of Tang Dynasty (618-906), the Chinese businessmen traveled around and had ever had relation with Zo Kingdom. Zo City In the record of Tang Chinese businessmen, there were three major cities in Burma/Myanmar, such as Pyu City, Mon City and Zo City. Zo Generation Furthermore, according to Lekman, illonois, the generations of that Zo King are still residing in the border of Burma and India, they still practice the ancestral worship called “Pusha” and they are the people who are hardly admonished and told. The Zos / Zo people are the sole and only people who strongly practice and keep the lineage of the Zo generations such as Siimlehna and Siminlawh. There is no such a tradition and a custom among other tribes of Chin state such as the so called Zomis who later come to claim Zomi. In fact, almost all of them lost their link and connection. That’s why, today, they have to approach to the real Zo people when it comes to Zo genealogy. They do not have a gifted narrator in each clan like the very Zo people. They all have to depend on Zo people in connection with Zo history and tradition. Zo folktales All the stories or folktales such as the stories of Cing Khup & Ngam Bawm, Gal Ngam and Hangsai, and Neino that are very widely popular throughout the North Western part of Chin state and other parts of the world where Zo people reside were originally written and spoken in pure Zo dialect. Zo Culture Like other tribes of the world, Zo people have some cultures, traditions and customs which only Zo people preciously keep and conserve. At the same time, this fact makes Zo generations superior to all other tribes who claim to be Zo descendants’. This practice can only be found in Zo generations. Zo Cultures and Customs There are 12 categories of Zo cultures and customs: (1) Ton, (2) Ton and Han, (3) Ton and Taang Aih, (4) Taang Aih, (5) Kimulvu (6) Khuodo ( Khal leh Ginua Khuado ) (7) Sielkhup (8) Si vailhak (9) Si Cieng aa diel khaina (10) Mo laakna (11) Ai sanna (12) Nau aaitahna Zo Traditional Ballads There are 18 categories of Zo major traditional ballads / songs: (1) Lapi (2) Laguui (3) Si la ( gaal la, sa la, simai la ) (4) Si pusuoh la (5) Daak la (6) Lampisuh la (7) Taang la (8) Lamkiil la (9) Sawlnei la (10) Lakawi (11) Latawm’ (12) Tomun la (13) Tuivai la (14) Loma la/ Lakap (15) Tuibuong/Phaaisat la (16) Haaidawi la (17) Sim la (18) Zawl la/ Lataang Zo Dances There are also 10 categories of Zo traditional dances: (1) Khaw Khai Dance (2) Saipi Khupsu Dance (3) Phiit lam (4) Doldeng Dance ( Daak lam )(5) Daai lam (6) Khuongtung Dance (7) Khangtung Dance (8) Lumsui Dance (9) Lamguui Dance (10) Phiit kengpaih Dance Note: These Zo Cultures and Customs, Zo Traditional Ballads and Zo Traditional dances mentioned above are the only precious and valuable belongings of Zo people. It is strictly prohibited to make a copyright on them without the prior permission from Zo people. The intention of exposure of these Zo customs and cultures is that Zo people are the very genuine generations of the progenitor, Zo/ Pu Zo people with customs and traditions handed down by our Progenitor, Zo/Pu Zo through our forefathers from age to age and they are the identity of Zo people and many today merely and mistakably interpret Zo in various ways without knowing and understanding of the core meaning of it . Recommendations by Scholars and scholars of ethnic Chin In the book of the Chin Hills Vol. 1, it is written that the major people officially recognized in the Chin State are Siihzang, Suhte, Kamhau, Thado, and Zo. Before the ruling of Suhte people, the Zo people had already governed the northern Chin State over 300 years. In addition to many scholars and historians around the world, who made a thorough research over the Zos, many local scholars, who are the closest brethren relatives such as Tedim Scholars to the Zos also admire how the very Zos could keep, tell and love the traditions and customs handed down from age to age by our forefathers. Among the Tedim scholars or intellectuals, the most prominent persons who confirmed the Zo people as the prior generation of our progenitor, Zo, were Captain Khup Za Thang and Captain Sing Khong Khai. According to Captain Khup Za Thang, if we want to find out our origin, we have to study the history of Zo people who are the origin and main heirs of Pu Zo, our progenitor. What is more, if we look at what Captain Sing Khong Khai said about Zo people who are the original generations of Zo, Pu Zo or our Progenitor, “we should correct our attitude and recognition that Zo people are known as Zo, based on their residential locations because they are filled with historically provable facts, customs and traditions of their original derivation from Zo or Pu Zo Speculation on Zo/ Zou, Jou, Yo In many writings on Zo, many authors and scholars emphasize and say Zo as Zou, Jou, Yo, Jo. In fact, there is no difference at all in spite of spelling variance. When the British Colonialists were in Chin State, they called our Zo people as Yo or Jo just for the sake of convenience in the usage of Zo. It does not matter at all despite spelling difference over the usages of Zo/Zou/Jo/Yo. Zo/Zou/Jo/Yo has the same accent, pronunciation and the same meaning. There is no special requirement on usage of Zou, Jo, Yo, and Zo. Whatever the reason, Zo has the same accent with Zou, Jo, Yo which has the same meaning and no other particular clarification is needed over this usage. The Zotes or Zote mi When we read about the tribes of Chin State, many Tedim tribe leaders, scholars and historians claim and write the name of Zo people, as Zote mi or the Zotes. This is only their point of view and in fact, it is not the real name and the usage of our people. The emergence of Zomi usage, Zomis/ Zomism or its real meaning and definition The term “Zomi” was blossomed/ existed in the 1950s for the sake of religious reason, especially for the integration of Baptist Churches in Chin State. It is a created name. In 1953, at the Khuasah village of Chin State, in the celebration of Golden Jubilee for Pastor Thuam Hang and Pastor Pau Suan, the use of Chin was transformed into Zomi under the leadership of S.T Hau Go. For instance, Chin Baptist Convention was converted into Zomi Baptist Convention. There is no usage of Chin in all the dialects of Chin people. Upon observing the respective ethnic names of the tribes of Chin State, among the Chins, many of them bear the name of Zo, such as Zo, Zophei, Zotung, Lai Zo, Bawm Zo, Zo Khua and Zo fa by Luseis, later known as “Mizo” in addition to Tedims, Sims, Falam, Hakha, Thant Hlang, Senthang, Matu, Mara, Asho, Acho, Kanpelet. In fact, the Chins do not call themselves as Chins, but they are called with their own ethnic names, mentioned above. Of all the names of Chins, the name of Zo covers all of the ethnic tribes and the leaders discussed and confirmed the use/ usage of Zomi to represent the terms “Chin”. As a result, the term “Zomi” came about and it is widely accepted in Chin State. Yet, now-a-days, it is very wonderful to see some Tedims using and acknowledging themselves as Zomi which is regarded as a common name. Today, although Zomi is a universal name, representing all the tribes of Chin people, the majority of Tedims strongly hold it as the name of their race. They announce the usage of Zomi or Zomis via media, such as Newspapers, Internet and so on. Zo has another meaning Many of us are frustrated and messed up with the meaning of Zo and the idea of interpreting over the word “Zo. It has two meanings, one as a race/people and another one as the high cliff of mountain. Here, Zo as a location of the high cliff of mountain is a region where it is very cold because of its height. Another comparative word combined is “Sim” which has the lower place where the climate is not as cold as the high cliff. Some people mistakenly interpret that the people residing in the high cliff of mountain, which is Zo are known as Zo people as well as the people living in the lower part of the mountain are also called as Sim people or Simte. In fact, this is merely a perception which does not have any base. Really, all kinds of tribes of Chin live in the high cliff of mountain, but they still have their own racial name and they are known as their own name. They are not called as Zo people even though they inhabit in the high cliff of mountain, which is known as Zo. Likewise, a plenty of tribes of Chin also live in the lower part of the mountain. Nonetheless, they are still known with their own racial names.Racial name does not come from the location or locality or a region, however, a region is named with the respective racial names of the people living there. Therefore, this scenario of Zo as a high cliff mountain is not proven to be true. Comparatively speaking, Chin has two meanings in Burmese. One is the name of tribes living in Chin State. Another one “Chin “is Basket. If so, is it true to say that Chin people are Basket people? Not absolutely! Attitude or Theory on Chin Chin is the General name of the tribal peoples in Chin States. In terms of the Pagan inscriptions from the beginning of 13th century AD. The term “Chin” is designated to the various hill tribes of the Chin State of the Union of Myanmar (Burma), the Mizos of Assam State of India, some of the hill tribes of Chittagong hill tracts of Bangladesh and the “Thados” of Manipur State. According to the government record, there are 53 ethnic Chin peoples. To name them, they are as follows: Chin • Dai ( Yindu ), Dim, Eik-swair, Gunte ( Lyente ), Guite, Hualngo, Ka Lin Kaw ( Lushay ), Kaung Saing Chin, Kaungso, Kebar, Khawno, Kwangli ( Sim ), Kwelshin, Kwe Myi, Lai ( Hakha Chin ), Laizao, Lawhtu, Laymyo, Lhinbu, Lushei(Lushay), Lyente, Magun, Malin, Maramagyi, Matu, Meithei ( Kathe ), Mgan, Mi-er, Naga, Ngorn, Oo-Pu, Panun, Rongtu, Saing Zan, Saline, Sentang, Tanghkhul, Tapong, Tay-Zan, Thado, Tiddim ( Hai-Dim ), Torr (Tawr ), Wakim (Mro), Yin Gog, Za-How, Zahnyet ( Zanniet ), Zizan, Zo, Zo-Pe, Zotung Zo generations first ruled Cimnuai village According to our Zo historical record, “Cimnuai Village”, which is the initial residential village at the arrival of northern Chin State, was established by Pu Songthu, who is one of the main heirs of Zo or Pu Zo and it was consecutively ruled by (1) Pu Songthu, (2) Song Kip (3) That Lun (4) Le Phua (5) Taa Vai (6) Ngawng Tom and (7) Hang Ngul. Zos’remarkable and traditional ballads: We have a habitual tradition of composing songs/ ballads whenever our forfathers first founded their residential village or also whenever we kill some wild animals or whenever we win over our enemy. Likewise, Pu Hang Hill and Pu Milun composed a song on establishing the village of Khul: (1) Zo tawi Lunmang Khul ah tung e, Sakam keibang gei ingh e! (2) Tungkhai mubangh Dawi aii kasan, sawntel kasim teng aw e! The following ballad is also a remarkable ballad composed by Pu Milun upon the primordial village, which is “Khul” where they resided “ (a) Khul mun dawng hong, Zo tawi ngalhliem, pilh taang bang kithe lo’n. (b) Siing tawi ta lo, sang leh laal bang, dogaal in kibawl lo’n (lo in). (c) Tuon aa pupa, laizomh niin thum Khul aa pieng te hi meel i ce. (d) Laizomh niih thum Khul aa pieng teng, Zo ta vontawi lie leh taang te hi meel i ce. ”Moreover, Pu Hang Hill also composed a song over the founding of Bumzaang village: (1) “ Bumtui nen ah miming kamkei kuol ingh, zalui tung ah muvanlai khat laam ingh, (2) Zalui tung ah munvalai khat laam ingh, sawmtui kuol uop Mimang suolguo bang aw’ng!” Modern popular Zo traditional ballad: “Cingpien dandan e, Cingpien dandan e!” “ Piandan khandan, tong kongsandan, namel nathang neicimaw, cingpien cingpien cingpien dandan e!” “Cing piendan leh mualtum taizaw, pallai konglozo dieimaw, cingpien cingpien dandan e!”Composed by the late Cin Suan Thang (A ) from the village of Tuikhaal, Tamu township, Sagaing Division. Verbal rituals: “ Suimuol Khuo ah Pu tawh diato, Pa tawh diato” This is one of the main phrase of words used at exorcising and from here, the inhabiting at Suimul could be known. Zo inhabits villages In Burma, Tamu town, Zanglienphai, Lalim, Kanan, Khampat No. (1) and ( 3 ) , Nangkateih, Nangkhaukhau (Buongkung ), Kyuantaw Yeshin or Tuikhaal, Phetya Yeshin or Kuonglien, Kann Oo, Taazi, Kalaymyo, Senam, Thuambuol, Khianglam, Lungtah, Gelmual, Khuamun, Anlun, Naazaang, Tonzang town, Tedim town, Phuntong, Salzang, Tahzang, Lomzang, Gamngai, Tualmu, Phaitu, Khamzang, Sehsi, Singtum, Sielthawzang.. Etc... In India, the residential towns and villages are : Sungnu, Singtom, Gelngai, Salem, Paldai, Sahich Tampak, Kathoung, Khollian, Moulnuom, Zangzom, Zangdung, Khoungtal, Denlha, Muolnuom, Lamka ( Churachandpur ), Zoumun, Khianglam, Geltui, Gelzang, Busau, Hiangtam, Khounou, Singngat, Behiang, Khuaivum, Tuining, Singheu, Sangaikot, Kuvan, Tuaitenphai, Tuibul, Saiboh, Gangpimual, ZO Bethel, Khaukual, Muolom, Khuainuoi, Phaisan, and Phaist …. etc…. Zo population Zo people are the second largest population in the northwestern Chin state, especially in the townships of Tonzang and Kalaymyo. In addition, in Burma, the population of Zo people is estimated to be 50000 and 60000. Similarly, in India, Manipur state, Zo people are the 29th Government recognized people and according to the census of India in 1956, there were 30567 in Manipur State and it was the 10th largest population of Manipur State. However, today, the population of Zo people in India are between 35000 and 40000. Zo literature First of all, in regards to literature, we will discuss about the literacy rate of Zo people in India for there is a systematized record over the literacy among Zo people. In terms of the structural record of 2001, , Zo language is one of the compulsory subjects that every student has to learn at schools and colleges of Manipur State, India. Analysis of closeness of ethnic tribes from western northern Chin State! The major people living in the north western Chin State, especially, in the townships of Tedim, Ton Zang, and Cikha are Tedims, Tei Zang, Zo, Sih Zang, Thado ( Kukis )in the north western Chin State and Falam, Hakha, Thantlang, Zo Tung, Zo Phei, Zo Khua, Bawm Zo, Mindat, Matupi, an Kanpalet in the Southern Chin State. Although all these ethnic tribes of Chin State are said to be descended from Zo by the Scholars, no other tribe has as much connection or root as Zo tribes does with regard to genealogy and history. Zo tribes remains and exists bearing the name of our progenitor, Zo since time immemorial. Zo Zo race is mainly comprised of over 60 sub-divided tribes and Zo and Zingphawh ( Kachin ) were brothers and to mention of the major tribal clans of Zo peoples are : Zo – Kip Mang, Chin Hil: Kip Mang – Naw Phut, Toh Lun : Naw Phut – Naw Song, Nei Mang, : Naw Song – Song Thu, Song Za, Song Kip. The major clans of Zo people To mention of the subdivided groups of Songthu, Songthu had two sons, Hang Hill and Milun. Hang Hill had another four sons, Man Lun, Man Tuong, Mang Son, Hang Vung, and Mat Mang. On the other hand, the generations of Songza are Za Hong, and Ngawn Tom. Za Hong had four sons, Suan Tah, Suan Te, Gal Te and Se Tah. Suan Tah had two sons, Suan Zo and Baai Te. Suon Zo also had two sons, Nei Lut and Nge Ngu. Nei Lut had four sons, Nei Keng, Lam Keng, Lam El and Dop Mul. In addition, other major contemporary clans of Zo are Taithul, Mate, Samte, Malneu, Phiamphu, Lianzaw and Nga Man Zo’s present residential places In Burma/ Myanmar, Tamu, Zanglienphai, Lalim, Kanan, Khampat No. (1) and No. (3), Nangkateih, Nangkhaukhau Tedim The major tribes/ clans of Tedims are Teizang, Suh Te and Kamhau. Tedimkam or Tedimpau is one of the major languages of the whole Chin or Zomi, Kuki, Mizo, Manipur, Paite, and Pawite tribes of people and it is an easy language for other people to be learnt and spoken. It is not a mere dialect such as the Siyin or Sihzang or Saizangpau, but it covers the following 12 dialects: (1) Sizang, (2) Khuano (2) Saizang, (4) Zo, (5) Teizang, (6) Phaileng, (7) Paihte, (8) Thahdo (In Myanmar), (9) Losau, (10) Vaiphei, (11) Dim and (12) the Simte. Therefore it is unique among other spoken languages in the Chin State. Furthermore, Tedim language is a created language derived of seven tribes such as Zo, Saizang, Teizang, Dim, Guite, Thado (Kuki), Vaiphei ( Hualngo ). In the reign of Pu Kam Hau at Tedim town, there were three major customs and traditions which were practiced in Tedim town. They were Zo Ngaina (Tradition), Teizang Ngaina (Tradition) and Dim Ngaina (Tradition). According to Sangmang Hau Go and Pu Ngul Langh, in the period of the seven main tribes, young lads and lasses of Tedim created a language based on Zo dialect and Saizang dialect, varying the accents of both the languages. They made it a common language, which later became Tedim dialect. For instance, in one usage of Zo dialect, “ Tuaa ciding ” and another usage in Saizang dialect, “ Tuh ci di ” were added into one, which is ( Tuaci ding ). In this way, they created a language, which is later known as Tedim language. Zomi The Zomi includes these subgroups: Tedim, Pawite (Falam namte), Laizo (Laimite), Zo, NuaiZo, Zo Phei, Lusuang (Luseite), Paihte (Simte), Thahdo (Kuki), and Meitei (Manipurte). The people who live in the Tedim area or Tedim Township call themselves Tedimmi. The residents of the town of Tedim are called Tedimte. The language spoken in the area is called Tedimpau or Tedimkam, the land and space area it covers is called Tedimgam or Tedim Uksung. The governor and or rulers are called Tedim Uk, or Ukpi, the styles and fashion they use and the way they live called Tedimdan,Tedimzia and Tedim zia leh tong. The Languages of people in Tedim town and Tedim Township Languages spoken by the Tedim people of Tedim town are Tedimpau, Dimpau, Khuanopau, Losaupau, Paihtepau, Phailengpau, Teizangpau, Vaipheipau, Vangtehpau, Saizangpau, Sihzaangpau and Zopau Zo Literature and Zo Script According to the statistic of 2001, in Manipur State of India, the literacy rate of Zo people is 61.6 percent. Today, Zo dialect/language is a compulsory subject in the schools of North Eastern India. Originally, the English Alphabet is used for Zo people. However, now-a-days, we come to have our own created language, which is known as Zo Script. Nevertheless, English Alphabet is still used among Zo people. Conclusion This writing on Zo history is intended to keep the customs and traditions of Zo, the Progenitor, Pu Zo alive till today among the Zo generations. In addition, the name of Zo ought not to be messed up with Zomi which is later created for the sake of the uniformity of all the tribes of Chin, but, Zo, being the original name of our progenitor, has his generations who have been known and called as Zo specifically, since time immemorial by the neighbors and this is also to prove that we, the genuine generations of Zo value and admire being called and known as Zo or Zo peoples for it is our generic name. Another reason of writing and presenting this Zo history is that today, due to the influence of media by our fellow brethren Tedims who are later known and called themselves as Zomi, it is forgotten that there are Zo people who are called and known as the genuine generations of Zo or Pu Zo. Zomi is a created name, a philosophy of some Tedim scholars. In fact, it is meant to present the entire Chin people. Last, but not the least, this is merely a collection of historical sources done by me over Zo people. All you feedback and evaluations are warmly welcome. I do apologize you and request you to remind or comment me If I hurt somebody or other tribes through my writing of this Zo History in brief. References or Bibliographies Fancho: Man Shu – Book of the Southern Barbarians, Translated by Luce, G.H. and Edited by Oey, G.P, Ithaca, New York, Cornell University, Southeast Asia Program Data Paper No. 44. 1961 Lehman, F, K.: Ther Structure of Chin Society, Urbana, 1963 Lehman, F.K., Illinois Studies in Anthropology No.3, The University of Illinois Press Urbans 1963, Page – 179 ) Carey B.S. and H.N. Tuck; The Chin Hills, Volume – 1, Page – 140 Sangermano, Father ( 1833 ) A Description of the Burmese: Compiled chiefly from Burmese Documents, ( Translated by William Tandy and reprinted by Susil Gupta, London, 1996 ) Myanmar Chronicle Volume-5, Page – 225 Dr. Than Tun: Studies in Myanmar History Number One ( 2002 ) Zomin Puo na Laibu Genealogy of Suantak Dopmul Khangsimna Laibu ( Go Za Pau ) Tedim No. 1 Basic Education High School, Golden Jubilee Magazine, 1998 Chin Wakepedia Chin Hills ( Vol. 1, Vol. 2 ) History of Chin People in Northern Chin State ( 1967 ) A collection or Excerpts from Kam Khen Mang ( Muvanlaai ) A collection of Dr. Lal Pu ( History ) A Collection of Zo History from Mang Kang Zou Collected and presented by Mark Hau Lian Khup (M.A) History Tam PUZONET pen Burma, India leh leitung mun tuomtuom a om (Pu ZO suon) ZO mi teng AWKHAT aa iluonton thei nading in hing ki bawl khie ahihi. Tua ahizie in, mipi ading phattuom na a piethei thu & la, Leitung thulam ahi zong, Gam sunglam thu leh Biena lam thute suosah nang ahihi. PUZONET in nang tung pan THU & LA hoih lam-en den hi. Leitung mun tuomtuom a om ZO teng kizop na ahi aa, member1900 val bang hi-in, tua teng in nisim nang lai giel en/sim den vuh hi. [ Nang zie ma hizel !] Mailam ah PUZONET in a septo ding thute ahi leh: 1. ZO Ngai nate puohto aa, On-line ah kep cingh nading, 2. Leitung mun tuomtuom a om ZO tate teng kizop nate hing hoih toto nading, 3. ZO tawh kisai thu leh late Net tawh hakhie ding, 4. ZO pen MINAM pikhat ihi nate minam dangte kung, Pu Zo Net tawh lahkhie ding. ZO DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATION NETWORK By : Admin Go Sian Sang Zo ......(✔ ) ဇို (✔ ) Zo Mi = Zo People Zo is the name of our forefather Mi = People It is two words not one word Zomi Nam Ni 

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