(T. Zokhai, written on 6 September 2011)
Tuhun Zomi dinmun nampi thum-in khensiam-a etding naakpi-in kisam-a, Zomite amun-amual zil-a etsiamna a-omding kisam mahmah laaitak-hi, banghanghiam cihleh Zomite’ social layer I-telsiam lohman-in buaina leh supna lianpitak a-omlian lohhang-in minam-sung kitukalhna (conflict) omthei tawntung ahihna kimu thei-hi.
Ataangpi-in, Leitunggam Khatna (First World Countries) atungsa Zomite khenkhat; Leitunggam Khatna leh Zogam kikaal-a Zomite, leh Zogam-a Zomite ci-in khenpi thum-in etding thupi-hi.
Leitunggam Khatna-a Zomite ataangpi-in USA, Canada, AU, New Zealand, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, Germany leh England-a kipan “gamhau, gamlian” I-cih gam-a omteng I-huamsak dinghi. Hih 1st World-a Zomite ataangpi-in Zogam-a Zomite-tawh akilamdanna-pen kum 2-pan kum 10 kiim ciangkhawng ahihi (deihna-ah; Zogam pan-in apaikhiat khitzawh kum 2 sung-a gamhau-gamlian atung omding, kum 3, 4, 5, – 10 sung-a atung omding cihnopna ahihi). Hih leitunggam khatna-a Zomite’ dinmun-pen akhangkhin gamte-ah social changes, social justice, social reform te’ hang-a hih dinmun atung-uh hilo-in kum 2 – 10 sungteng gaaltaai peemta ahuh kipawlna’ saanding ngaak-in silhoih abawl-tawh silsia abawl-tawh, amau’ neekzonna ciatciat-mah zomto kawmkawm-in hihbang gamhau-gamlian atung-uh (avekpi ahihloh hang-in) ataangpi ahihi.
Hihbang-in social kikheelna lo-tawh gamhau-gamlian atun-uh ciang-in amaute’ ngaakna gam nihna pan-a amuhkhaak-uh ahihkeileh Zogam pan-a abul (basic) siamna themkhat-tawh ahihkeileh leitunggam khatnate pan-a amuhtawm-uh technological information khoihna lam-ah abeisa hunsawtpi-tawh tehna-in nasiatak-in kithahaat mahmah-a, khantohna namkhat ahihi. Tua khantohna sung-ah technology khoih theihna tengmah-tawh amaute’ tunna akhangkhin gamte (developed countries)-a widwer community-tawh social level akikim bang-in kampau gamtat cihte hong kipan phangphang uh-a, tuate’ ziak-in minam-sung kitukalhna (conflict) hongpiang zeel-hi.
Gentehna-in, Zogam-ah bawngcingpa cipakni; belhpak gam (India, Malaysia, Thai, etc.) ahzong “ak bang-a muhtawm ne” (pulehpa’ paunaak)-mah hiveve, Leitunggam Khatnate hongtun ciang-in ama’ tunna gam-a standard of living asaang mahmah khinsa mite bang-in Zogam-a mipihte-hiam ahihkeileh belhpak gam-a mipihte-hiam’ tung-a atungtuanggawp bang-in thuhilhna, thupiakna, hapna, taaina-a kipan niammuhna-tawh akisun kampau/laigelh cihte hong-om ciang-in belhpak gam-ate hitaleh Zogam-ate hitaleh nana-dual hetlo veve ahihman-uh’n kinialna, mimal kiphinna, kikona, kisiatgenna leh atawpna-ah kilangbawlna ciangdong nangawn tungto theizeel cihthu Zomite’ groups neihsunte’ sungpan kimu thei-hi.
Hihbang minam kitukalhna aziak-pen leitunggam khatna-a Zomite akhial cihna hipah lo-a, ahizong-in tuabang gamhau-gamlian atungsa te-in theihding-a aki-naaksap mahmah thupaipi-khat amangngilhman ahihi. Amaute’ tunna-pen tuma kumzalom bangzahhiam laaipek pan-a Greek mipilte’ thuluan (theory) te, Christian nuntaak khuasakzia, minam, biakna, sumsinna leh politics ahualkop siamna ding-a naakpi-a akipantah khinsa mite (Zomite mahbang-a peemta-zong honkhat-mah omsaam naveencin) ataangpi hi-a, Zomite ahihleh “sial khekhaap kuaksung pan-a apusuak-khia uiphuk” (pulehpa’ paunaak) bangliinlian hi-kimlaai tua tualsung khuasakzia apiicing mahmahte-tawh akikim bang-a kampau gamtatte hongneih ciang-uh’n thu apaiding bang-in pai-thei nawnlo-in minam kitukalhna hong kipan cihna ahihi. US-a ateeng khinsa Pu Thang Khen Pau-in hunkhat laai-in, “hia, .. mite awngtutna-ah ciangkang azat nawnloh-uh kum 5-zong cing naailopi” acihpen kamhoihlo bang-a asaang a-omphial zong-in gamlian atungsa kilawmlo asak Zomi khenkhatte’ social background genna hi-a, naakpi-a reference taak-khat ahihi.
Thakhatthu-a munlehmual akikheel mihing peuhmah-in tua munlehmual adiak-in akhangkhin gamte-a social norms and values akici tualsung-a gamtat kampau ding-a kilawmkituak ci-a akiseh taangpi tanzil abatding naakpi-in haksa-hi. Ngeina-lamsang Dongtuakna (Cultural Shock), paukam salamkhaak (language barrier)-a kipan munlehmual kikheekna ziak-a buaina tampi kawmkaal-ah belhpak gam-ate ahizong-in, Zogam-ate ahizong-in tuate’ tung-ah thuneipi bang-in ahihkeileh thutheipi bang-in thulianpipi, vaailianpipi hong olgen ziauziau-uh, thupia bang-a hong hilhsuk ziauziau-uh ciang-in minam kitukalhna theihloh kaal-in aki behlaplap ahihi. Tua ahihman-in tuabang leitunggam khatna atung khinsa Zomite-in belhpak gam leh Zogam-a Zomite’ sang-in I-thutheihna, I-siamna naakpi tak-a asaangzaw-pah velval bang-a sehlohdingpen zia-om pilna namkhat ahihi. Zogam-a na- bawngcinpihpa’ sang-in kum 5-sung ansai/construction, cbt..-ah sumlawh-in na-om man-in namdangte paukam-tawh meh tuamtuam sapna, siiksek, leiseek, siiksem sapna cihte lobuang naakpi-a na-pilzawk nading thu-mahmah omlo-hi. Tua hi-a, gamlianpi I-tun man-in atunglo ahihkeileh atung naailo mipihte’ tung-ah nidang-a na-kizopna mahbang-a kizopna-in minam kitukalhna namkhat sumit zoding-hi.
Leitunggam Khatna leh Zogam Kaal-a Zomite: -cihciang-in Kawlgam-a Yangon, Mandalay-a kipan Kawpi khangsiah ahuam-in etding ahihi. Hih Zomite’ sungpan-in ataangpi-in neektawm zonna mahtawh athapaih-saam hang-in Zogam-a Zomite’ sang-in adiak-in information technology lam-ah naakpi-in thahaatzaw uh-a, adiak-in gampua lam-ate’ lak-ah hun azeeksiam pawlkhatte bang-in naakpi-in ahun-uh amau’ phattuamna ding-in manphatak zanghsiam uhhi. Tuabang kawmkaal-ah, gamhau-gamlian paitheih nading lampi-mah ataangpi-in hahkat-in zongciat uh-a, uut-in uut takeileh (adiak-in gaaltaai peemta huhte kipawlna abelhsawmte-in) minam vaai leh politics thembang theihloh hong phamawhta, biakna-ah tuituum ngeilo hitaleh biakna-mah theihloh hong phamawh, porter mah bangmah theih hong kuulta cihbang-in theihloh kaal-in minam sung-ah social change khat hongpiang ahihi. Hih kikheelna (change)-in amaute kheel takpi-hiam, kineihpak bek-hiam cihpen amau-mah atheipen hiding-a, pawlkhatte-in minam vei tosuak, pawlkhatte-in politics uuk tosuak, pawlkhatte-in ahihleh amau’deih angah khitteh angei-mah abangkiik zong-om, angei bangkiik beklo-in minam vei leh politics a-uuk mite alangpan kiikzong om cihbang-in minam-sung kitukalhna-mah hong-piang veve-hi.
Hih Zogam leh akhangkhin gamliante’ kaal-ah Zomite ataangpi-in thatang-tawh thumaantak-a neekzong ngiatngiat honkhat a-om mahbang-in amaute’ tunglam leh nuamlam saaituah-a alimci khollo sumzonna, minam, biakna leh politics vaaizong ahoihkhom-khat thei kisakna mah-tawh a-om ciang-uh’n leitunggam khatna-a Zomi pawlkhatte’ nunluui ngilhna ziak-a thugingte’ tung-ah thukhenna, ngawhna leh touna cihte hongpiang-a, amaute’ nuai-a bang-a aseh-uh Zogam-a mipihte’ ading-inlah noksak khoptak-a neumuhna leh “mualtungmi” cihbangdeuh lungsim-tawh hongbawl ciang-in minam-sung kitukalhna hongkizom toto-hi. Hih Zomite’ dinmun-zong atung-a akhangkhin gam-a Zomite’ sang-in khamuanna a-omlo zawdeuh bekmah hi-a, amaute’ social standard of living ahihleh kisuun simsim-in (lungsim ngaihsutna lamsang-ah) kikim pianpian-hi. Tua hi-a, amaute’ nuai-a bang-a aseh-uh Zogam-a mipihte’ piimuhna leh atung-a gamliante-a Zomite’ neumuh tuanlohna tengmah hong lunggulh man-uh’n minam kitukalhna akizom tozeel ahihman-in hihbang munlehmual-ah lametna-pen lametna dungzui mah-in cihtakna-tawh haanciam-a, Zogam-a mipihte-tawh ngaihsutna leh sahkhua lamsang nungdeuhmah-a akithuah, akibang, akitonkhawm ahihlam piicingtak-a phawkna-in minam kitukalhna nakhat saatmit zoding-hi.
Atawpna, Zogam-a Zomite:-pen ataangpi-in lungsianna leh kiniamkhiatna lam-ah athahaatpen ding-in I-seh dinghi. Ahizong-in siamsinna, zatui zaha naihna, mihing’ hihtheihna leh information tecnology lam-ah naakpi-in niam mahmah uhhi. Internet zattheihna mun-pen Kawlpi leh Tedim khawng bekmah hi-a, sumzat tawmding anei zawdeuhte, nulehpa ahau simsimte bekmah-in internet zanghzo uhhi. Adiak-in Tedim kiimteng leh Tonzaang, Cikha kualteng bang-ah internet kizangh naailo-a, lokhawh singpuak leh vanlei-vanpua-vazuak nasep tengtawh kitomsaan laaitak uhhi. Cidamna lam-ah, zatui zaha kicinloh baan-ah zato kicinglo, zatosiampi kicinglo, siamsinna lam-ah Kawlgam ukte’ sinsakteng ciangmah-tawh, biakna lam-ah cilehang amau’ pawltuam (denomination) ciat-mah sihpan vilvel bilbel, neektawm zonna mahtawh aki buaina kawmkaal-ah sumlehpaai zonna haksat ziakleh politics dongkholh ziak-in minam sung-ah peekkhat peeknih ngah nading ahihleh kheemngam maita, zuakngam maita cihbang-in minam naakpi-in tul-in vul-hi.
Sumsinna, neihna, pualaakna cihte limlim-ah suahtaakna omlo, kikhihcipna sung-a khuasa uh-a, free market omlo, freedom of speech omlo, company omlo, lokhawh nading gamlah keucip bangcihding, masuan kician kinei kimlo ahihman-in mite man (hunngah) mahmah zawsop uh-a, alungsiang leh akiniamkhiatpen ding-a I-seh kimlaai nana-tuaci deklo veve-hi. Tua manna (hunngahna) ziak-in ki-gensiatna leh ki-elna cihte-mawh nana-om veve-a, deihtak-in akigen-uh ciang-in kum 10 sung aki veengkhat hinapi akitheilo nangawn om (Tg. Thawng Mung pan-a zaakna) liang-hi. Tuabang munlehmual-ah tungsung kihualna leh tualsung kipawlna’ thahaatna khempeuh biakna pawltuamte bek-ah om-a, biakna lamsang-ah suahtaakna a-omloh nungsang-in biakna min-tawh tualsung aphatuam sakthei activity khatpeuh neihding haksa mahmah laai-hi. Sepkhop liailiai theihding-in sepkhop liailiai theihding na-mahmah omlo ahihman-in tualsung sahkhua kikheelna (social change) peuhmah-pen apiangthei naailo hilaai phot-hi.
Hih Zogam-a Zomite honkhatmah-pen amaute’ innkuanpih khat ahihkeileh atamzaw gamhau-gamlian-ah a-om neiciat uh-a, atung-a kitukalhna apiangsak mite’ thu naakngaih bilbel-uh ahihman-in (gentehna-in, “ka tapa-uh …..-ah om-hi, tuabang tuabang hongci-hi, a-omna-ah amah khauhpai mahmah-hi, ……………) cihbang kiphatsaknate-pen atung-a aki gensa “sahkhua asaang mahmahte’ lak-ah atun man-a ama’ sahkhua asaang mahmah-a asehkha” mite’ kampau/gamtat ziak-in Zogam ngiat-a mipihte’ lak-ah kitukalhna lawh-hi. Banghang mahmahhiam cihleh Zogam-a mipih ataangpi-in gamlianpi-a a-om mipihte thupi ngaihsut, alungsim uhzong namliante mahbang-a apiicing ding-in sehna nei-uh ahihman-in tuabang ana-hi khollo akhangkhin gam-a mipihte’ piicinlohna ziak-in Zogam-a tualsung kipawlna, biakna kipawlna cihte ciangdong nangawn lawh thei-hi.
Hih dinmun khenthum I-saaikaak ciang-in minam acidam zawdeuh nading-in akhangkhin gamhau-gamlian atungkhinsa Zomite (keizong khat kahihi)’ tung-ah apiicing lungsimpuakzia leh thukhualna, khingkhaaisiamna naakpi-in akisaplam kimu thei-hi. Lamkaal-a Zomite zumkong maangkong luut-a huhtheih a-omleh huhding longaal, ahihkeileh sumlehpaai-tawh huh cihlohngaal thuhilhna leh thupiak giapgiapnate kidaam theihding kisam-a, tuamahbang-in Zogam-a mipihte-in thupi hongsa-in I-thugente piilaak ahihleh thupilote genna kidaam pahding ahihi. Tuabaan-ah, internet-zong kaal khat-ah khatvei ciang nangawn haksa pipi-a a-en taitai Kawlpi, Tedim-a mipihte’ muh/sim ding-in I-kiim I-paam-a athupilua khantohna saangpipite I-naakgenluat ciang-in akimanna tampi omlo zawding-in ka-lamen mahmah-hi. Zogam-ah politics, biakna, education, health-a kipan suakta tak-a teelna (choice) a-om hetloh pipi-mah I-tunna gamliante-a tualsung khuasakna bang-in laaigelh-in kam I-pau zeel ciang-in Zogam-a mipihte ataangpi-in ne zolo zaw-uhhi. Agamdang-a atungsa mipihte leuleu ahihleh hilhding leh sinding alungluutte hilo-in ahilhding leh asia seemding alunggulh taangpi hizaw-hi.
Tua hi-a, I-ki hopihte kuate-hiam, amau’ social dinmun koiciang-hiam, amau’ omna koi gam-hiam cihte naakpi-in thupi-a, Yangon-a akhangkhia Zomi khat-pen Ciimnuai-a khangkhia khat bang-a I-va hopih zeel ciang-in ahihkeileh Ciimnuai-a khangkhia Zomi khat-pen New York, Church Street sung-a akhangkhia Zomi khat bang-in I-hopih zeel ciang-in hihte khempeuh tualsung, minam-sung kitukalhna nam-khat ahihi. Tua baan-ah, agamlianpi tungsa ei-mahmah-in zaanmah-a I-nusiat I-khua, I-gam, I-lawm I-gualte’ tungvuum-a (lungism ngaihsut leh khuasakna kikheel khollo napi) apilgawp, asiamgawp (siamsin thuahthuahzong omsaam naveni-in, ataangpi-in), vaanmi bangliang-a, gamlian tunnop man-a minam kipawlna-hiam, biakna-hiam pauhlappakna ziak-a a-Zogam, a-Kawlgam-a minam naseemte-bang hawmthawh-ek, aseemzawbang kisa-kha zawzeen cihbang-in I-om khaakzeel man-in hihbang minam-sung kitukalhna siahuai seemseem thei-hi.
Tua ahihman-in, Zomi a-itlo kuamah omlo hang-a, nulehpa, ulehnau, behlehphung atheilo kuamah I-omloh man-in I-nulehpate nulehpa ahihna mah-tawh, ulehnaute ulehnau ahihna mah-tawh, khuapih tuipihte, lawmlehgualte amau’ hihna ciatciat-tawh I-kizopna, I-ki itnate kitatsak lo-in, hingsak, nungtasak thamlo-in khangsak-in I-thahaat sakzawk nading naakpi-in kisam-hi. Lunggulhna banglianlian-in pulaak siamlo I-hih man-in kitelna-mah I-lamen hi!
T. Zokhai
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