Friday, August 20, 2010

Some thoughts on Zo Culture, Customs and Language

By P. Kham Do Nang in his unpublished B.R.E Thesis; Upto date history of Zo tribes March,1994 (Zo ngaina leh tuonthu khangthu); Yangon, Myanmar(Burma).
We all know that our nationality would remain and exist only as long as we preserve our cultures and customs. But nowadays we can simply say that some of our sons and daughters ignored our own cultures and customs., and are ashamed of it because of being Zo tribes. Some cannot speak our mother tongue(Zo/Zou language). They even avoid and shun from observing and abiding their own cultures and customs. Some even substituted other national names instead of their traditional names. Some modernize their personal name which their parents named them at their birth. Some even look down and curse their own tribe of Zo people. These are the great mistakes and faults of their parents or guardians, who carelessly allowed them to ignore and terminate their precious culture and customs from the very beginning of their childhood.(Page 330).
Donot let your whole family speak other dialect except our mother tongue(read: Zo) especially in your residence and its compound. Never forget to give first priority to your nationality, culture, custom, mother tongue and God. Keep your nationality by preserving your valuable cultures and customs which are as precious a silver and gold, that your almighty God purposely and especially provide for you from the beginning of the creation of the world.(Ibid.Page 332)
Actually, words that are used in Zo songs are common language which are widely used by Zomi of Tedim and Ton Zaang townships. In fact, some Zo traditional songs have been used in Christian songs. To be in line with the present situation as well as for the preservation of Zo traditinal songs and cultures, the Zo Christians should consider the used of Zo traditional songs in praising God. Since, Zo traditional songs are as precious as silver and gold, it is our task to maintain and preserve such a valuable merit handed down from generations to generations. (Ibid.Page 333)
The original tongue of the Zote might be Hâidawi dialect. As the Israelites retained the Hebrew language so also if we are going to retain our real mother tongue, we must speak Hâidawi dialect, for it was the first and lingua Franca of the Zote descendants. Similarly, if anyone among the Zote descendants would like to print any book or Bible, he would use the Hâidawi dialect words, not because of its fitness but only for it originality. I believe we all agree to give first priority to Haidawi dialect as our Zote- original mother tongue.(Ibid.Page 442).

Minutes of the 1st Executive Committee, UZO Delhi Unit

Posted on by ZSPDelhi source Zokuomthawn

UZO Delhi Unit 1st Meeting








UNITED ZOU ORGANISATION, DELHI UNIT in 19th December, 2009 [ 6:00-10:00] nin # No.48, Delhi Govt. Officers Flats, Greater Kailash, New Delhi ah 1st Executive Committee Meeting nei ua, UZO, Delhi Unit Formation, Finance Secretary Pu kitawpna lai, Zogal Memorial Hall Project –Calender 2010, UZO DU Fund leh Letter Head leh Seal aat ding thute genkhawm uhi. Tam genkhawmna a athupuosahte uh tam bang ahi.


Thuphasah 1 Na.: UZO, Delhi Unit pen, Delhi ZOTON 2009 dated 24th November 2009 ni apat Unit function pan ahita chi puonkhietna neu uhi.

Thuphasah 2 Na: Finance Secretary Pastor S.K. Mung in Hattuom a Pastor ahina suonlam a apan mun apat ki suutkhietna di’a kingetna apieh ngaituona nei ua, meeting kia chienga genkhawm ding in koi uhi.

Thuphasah 3 Na:
(i) UZO GHQ in abawl, Zogal Memorial Hall Project – 2010 Calendar copy 100 a’ng thot uh genkhawmna nei ua khat ah dangka Rs.50/- apat atunglam ngap dandan a zuoh ding, tualeh Delhi leh akimvel a Zousuon Inn teng a zuosuoh teitei dingin thupuohna bawl uhi. Tualeh ZYO, Delhi Branch mawpuohna pieh uhi.

(ii) Zogal Memorial Hall lamna ding a Delhi & NCR a Zou suonte’n bangchia pan la ding chi ngaituona nei uhi. Tam toh kisai a Appeal Letter (ngetna lai) mi sing chin a hawm ding in phasa uhi. Tam Appeal letter (ngetna lai) pen Pu T Zamlunmang @ Zolengthe in abeiteng hing tuohvang in Appeal letter zong hing bawl vang achi man in Committee in kipapithu puong uhi.

Thuphasah 4 Na:
(i) UZO, Delhi Unit letter Head leh Seals (President, General Secretary, Finance Secretary leh Round Seal) ban ah Receipt Book bawl dingin phasah uhi. Pu Philip Thanglienmang, President in phatuomngai in hing bolvang achi zieh in Committee in kipathu gen pai uhi.
(ii) Pu John Zamkhomang, Vice President in phatuom ngaiin Register Bupi leina’ng dangka 200/- sepdoh a, Committee in kipathu gen kia uhi.

Thuphasah 5 Na:
UZO Delhi kiphukhiet lopna, Pasien kunga kipahthu tutna leh latna hun khatvei neiding in hoi sa uhi, ahun leh ani ding pen meeting kie chienga guotdi’n ki thukim uhi.

Tam atung a teng ngaituo leh phasah ahijou in –UZO, Delhi Unit in peipi ding taangpi tam anei a bangon ngaituona nei uhi. Delhi & NCR a Zotate; Kolgam-Vaigam, Aneu-Alien, Ahau-Azawng khentuom a neisih ding, Khotang hinkhuo ettuup ding, Pupa tawndaan kepbitna leh Sangnaupang te lawchinna ding ngaituo zing ahi ding hi. UZO constitution bang jel a kalsuon ding in kihanchiem uhi.

Pu Zamlunmang in Pasien kung a kipahthu genna toh Ankuong thumna nei in hunkhata uhi. Inn tenu Nu Rebecca Nuomzavung in feltah in member peikhawm teng nitah ann nesah den ngal hi.