Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Vaiphei hung kipat daw dan leh a thusim

VAIPHEI HUNG KIPAT DAW DAN
LEH A THUSIM

PAUNEIKHAI VAIPHEI

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mr Pauneikhai Vaiphei served as the Deputy Minister during the chief ministership of Mr M.Koireng from 1963-67. He was later elected as a member of the Autonomous Dictrict Council from Haupi constituency in 1973 and was elected Chairman of the Churachandpur I’DC in 1976. He was also elected as an MDC from Torbung constituency in 1978. Earlier, he served as the Headmaster of Chongkhozo Govt L.P.School between 1946-1950. Ne entered active politics in 1950 and was elected General Secretary and President of the Vaiphei National Organisation(VNO) in 1958 and 1960 respectively.


Vaiphei kiti hi min bulbal phatak umlo ahia, himaleh hun sawt tak ah kipat in zia min hi ila putau ahi. Ahinla, a kipatna chu khua leh tui inei phat ziak uh leh inei let ziak ua zia mm hi hung kipua chu ahia, a thu chu hiti hih ahi.

    1780-1790 AD lai ah kipat 1820-1830 vel chan ah khan Chin Hills gam ah ila cheng uh ahi. Zia hun lai ah chun Suantak, Thanglette chu Hiangpek in a urn ua, Hansingte chu Phaiza khuan a urn ui. Lutngulte chu Hairnual in a urn kik uh ahi. Zia hun lai ah chun Tinvuk Khaute Upa-pen chu Khawzim in a cheng ah, sak lehthang kidona liantak a urn nai pua, nuam a sa ma mau hi.
   
    Zia hunlai ah chun inn tampi pi a cheng khawm ua, a khawdung uh a sau thei a, a vai a han ah, zu leh sa’n a niang ua, nek leh chak a kisam puau ah, gal leh sa aman thei ma mau hi. A kihan taw talc uh leh “Ikhaw vaiphei ah” “Khaw vaiphei lai ah” tia gual elna deu ah pau thak a nei ua, a mat a mat uh leh “Vaiphei” hung ki phuden kha ahia, chun, ei baw kiti na mai hilo in khaw hiang hei midang haw chun zia vel ah pat chun “Vaipheite” ei titau ahi.
   
    Zia hilchianna ding ah hanla pakhat urn chu “Ka thang e, namlin khawvaiphei lai ah ka thang e!” ti hih ahi. Zia hanla hi iet leh pautin phungtin lcd chengkhawm ah tam ihiu em, ahilo leh nam dangte khawlai tiang ah le va thang ihiu em khat tei sam sam thu hi ding alii. Vaiphei mm hih pronoun dan hizawlo ah khawdung khawvai let leh neu thu ah kipat in a hung kipan zaw ahi. Ahinla, “Khawvaiphei” mun tak chu a chuam a urn pua, itam nau, iphat nau mun mun chu “Khawvaiphei” ahi ziang zaw ahi.

    I puu ahi theilodan chu hilchet na pekit hitiu. Sa leh gal mat ah iki mm law nau ahiloleh hanla sak nau ah “Vaiphei” aki 10 (gen) kha him him pua, chun ila lui teu, mithi mel tak uh leh in-thian sakna isak sek uh “Bollong” la chuleh “Thazing” la pi Salu Ia, nate haw zosia isak nau ah chun le “Vaiphei” hih a pang kha lo mawng mawng ahi. Etsaknan, Salu Ia khat ah chun “Losua mual Ieh ‘Neilut’ tu ki lawm lawm hi, na thing nuai leh ‘Vanglua ‘ tu ki lawm hi” kiti a urn hi. Zia la ah hin ci hingtu mm a ki sam a, “Vaiphei-tu” ti chu a umlo ahi.

    “Chung ah zamkholei (aksi) hi Heng-ngul hi suan” atia, Khaute Ia ahia, “Vaiphei suan” ti hih a pang Tha a kimulo ahi. Zia hin Vaiphei hih ei hingtu ahilo dan a kilang hi.
Vaiphei hung kipat dan bep hilo in, ci uh Chin-Kuki-Mizo kiti haw zosia huapin neukhat yak takiang hitiu.

Chin : 750 AD vel ah hin Kawigarn ihung tan phei phat un Kawlte’n Chin lu, Chinmi tia ci la konau ahi akitii.

Zomi : Zomi kiti hih China gam ah Yaw kiti nam mm chu ihun punk pek uh dan ahi. Dr Vumkhawhau, Ambassador (retired), gendan ah chun Arakan Hill Tract a chun Jumi kiti narn mawl ma ma pawl khat a urn ua, sapte a hung masate chun ziate haw chu tawh kipua ci sau a, Jumi ah kipat in “Zomi” hung um dawk ahi tin a gen hi. Chun, a lekhabu Profile of a Burman Frontierman ah chun 1783 vel ah hin Father V.Sagermano Mn ci haw hih Saw, Yaw, Zo, Jo tiin ci la tepte hi tiin a gen hi.

Kuki : 1777 AD lai vel ah thuhiltu Sir Alexander Maekenzies in 1884-1888 ah “Report of the Lushai Expedition” tia ala zikna ah chun ci haw hih Kookis (nam mawl) tin ala gen hi. Chun, Sir Lawrence in Tripura Bengali upa haw a dawt na ah chun Bengali haw chun thingnuai ganinuai ah a chuam chuam ah urn tina in Kusis ml ala tiu leh, Sir Lawrence chun gamlak mi Cooki tiin, zia ah kipat chun Kuki hung pawt ahi. Zia hun chu 1792 AD tuam ahi. East India Corn- pany solkar in zia mm pu ah a Ia tepteu haw chu Hrangkhawl, Lepcha, Biate, Lusei haw hih ala hizawu ahi.
   
    Chun, Burma lam ah hung lut haw lawi chun plain-mi haw, Burmese lekhathiarii ma sa haw ahung dawt nau ah kipat in Chin, Zo or Jumi tipo in ci hun hiau ahi. Ziagual tak ah thingtangmi sapte’n a hun hawl limlai uh hinle nam bing mm hih a kilang him him lo ahi. Vaiphei kiti bep hilo in, iunau dang dangte haw Paite, Gangte, Hmar, Simte haw hih le a mm mu khak ding a umlo ahi.

    Ahinla, “North East Frontier Thbes “ leh “The Chin Hills” kiti 1ekhabute ah chun AD 1871-1872 lal vel thu a gennau ah chun “Vaiphei”, “Thado” “Guite”ti te haw hih ala zik khaknau leh gen khalmau a kimu zeu zeu hi. A kiha muna ahileh chu Shakespeare zik “The Lusei Kuki Clan” (1912) leh Grierson “Linguistic Survey of India” (1910) te haw hih ahi.

    Chun, Burma lam ah kipat ahilo leh Chittagong lam ah pat ah Chin Hills hung lut hawn “The Chin Hills” lekhabu sung ah General Vuthal, Political Agent, Manipur in 1871-1872 vel ah chun hiti hin a gen kit hi. Chin Hills ah chun “main tribe” pali a urn a, ziate chu Jashon (Falam), Haka, Sygin (Suantak) leh Sukte ahiu . Manipur lam chu nam thu detail takin a gen pua, himaleh, Sukte leh Meitei gain gi chin ah chun Thado-te a urn ui tiin
a 21k hi. Chun, General Faunle Ieh Major Raike in 1889 vel ah Sizang bial, Sukte bial a tawvel lai ua chun mun khat khat ah chun Tawntak, Sygin, Taute ti’n zik ui.

    Bangcheng hileh mm hih a phalo talua a urn pua, a neiten chawihawi in puazo lehin a pha ngen ahi mai hi.

    Vaipheite hin ipu min pulo maleu hin a siatna a urn puai. Ahinla, a chawihawi dan leh kep dan thiam a ngai mama hi.

    Lampak la ah chun “Tam pul giat tui bang a tai, khawsak Vaiphei a” ti a urn hi. Kialpi (Thingpi-tam) chu khaw that rnai Vaipheite khua bep ah mug thei puan tin, sak lam gam pumpi genna ahi zawi. Chun, tutiang ah hin Sizang gam ah hin “Vaiphei” te khawmun khat a urn a, ziachu ahileh AD 1840-1845 vel ah Sialkal Pawi in ei sim mang a, zia phat ah chun Sizangte phabep iva bel ua, zialai ah ichenna mun uh chu tuni tiang ah hin Vaipheite khawmun ei ti piak ui. Zia ah mibel ah va chiate chu Hansing, Tongpimang-te lamkaina ah ahi. Zia ah chiate ahiu leh Thangniang, Hansing, Sialiap, Singphun, Dulian, Khaute leh a dang dang ahi. Ziate haw lawisia chu Britishte’n a gam uh a hunglak guat phat un, a hausateu Khaikam leh apa Khuppau a ki surrender nawplo ziakun sapte’n a gam uh genthei takin a bawl ua, a tawp in AD 1891 kum ah hin Manipur gam zuan in a hung suk tau.

    A hung suk nau ah chun a nunglam uh a ngai thei ma ma ua, Chingnuampa’n Ia ziagual hin a phuak hi.
(I) A gam minthang mat gam tel ka tung
jawng a, nualsia sirnlei tual kana nuarn umlo e. (II) Mong bang ipemna pen a Singkhonern a muanna damtui urn te paw
do nuam ing e, ati ahi.
A hunlai thu ngaitua in lung hel urn ma ma ding dan ahi.

    Bangcheng hilehie Vaiphei chu zia hunlai ah hinle ila paw tau a, AD 1800 vel ah pat ahin ila puak pat uh hidin ginchak a urn hi. Tuni hun tiang ah hin Khawsak gam ah Vaiphei khawrnun chu nidang lai pek hilo in khawsak ah ibeteu ihang bel lai ua khawmun uh min ahi ti
hiatchian a kul hi.

    Zia masang ah chun le AD 1830 vel in Simgam nusia in Malgarn ah ihung thang tha suk ua, chawmkhat zaw in Lusei Hills zuan in ichia kit tau. Zia ah kipat chun Sirngam lutto kit in, zia ah kipat chun AD 1891 in Malgam, Manipur chu ki zuan suk kit ahi.