A mun: India mal-sak leh Burma mal-khang kici, sim leh mal zuiin Himalaya mualdung pan kipanin sim lamah Bay of Bengal tuipi pha dek in, sak leh khang zuiin Kawlzang leh India zanggam kikal sung, mualtung gam teng pen Tibeto-Burman kici khamtung minam tuamtuam in luah uh hi. Tibeto-Burman hiang khat ‘Zo minam’ ten pen Imphal zanggam pana sim lam Chittagong mualtung gam kiang dong luah in, tua pen Zogam ahi hi.
Zo minamte pen hih lai munah a saklam Kawlzang panin kum zalom 12-na khawng panin tung in, minam khata a kipian cila kipanin Pasian in Zotate adinga a kamciam hih gam pen a luahpih leh a neihpih namdang kuamah om loin Zotate in Zo ukgam a phuhna hi a, Zogam hong piangkhia ahi hi. A gamvengte tawh lim taka gamgi khung om ngei loin, mal lamah Manipur leh Cachar gam, sim lamah Arakan leh Chittagong mualtung gam, khang lamah Tripura gam leh sak lamah Kawl-zanggam cih ten umcih hi.
Zogam pen namdang kuamah tawh kiciau loin Zo minam tuamtuamte gam ahi hi. British ten 1890 kum pana a awp-a kipanin Ciau lui tawh khenin sak lam teng pen Chin hills vawh a, khang lam teng pen Lushai hills vawh in, mal lam teng pen Churachandpur District vawh hi. Ahi zongin hih thum ten Zogam teng huam kim zolo hi. Chin hills-ah Zomi leh Lai (Pawi) namte lian pen in, Lushai hills-ah Luseite lian pen hi. Tu-in Lushai hills-ah mihing 900,000 pawl om in, Chin hills-ah mihing 500,000 khawng leh Lamka (Churachandpur) District-ah mihing 200,000 kiim om hi. Zogam sunga khawpite pen Kawlgamah – Tedim, Tonzang, Thuklai, Kawlpi, Gunkhawm, Khampat, Tamu, Homalin, Halkha, Falam, Thantlang, Matupi, Kanpelet, Paletwa leh Mindat khuate hi. Mizoramah – Aizawl, Lunglei, Saiha, Lawngtlai, Chawngte, Champhai, Kolasib, Serchhip leh Mamit khuate hi. Lamka District-ah – Lamka, Thanlon, Singngat, Parbung (Tipaimukh) leh Henglep khuate ahi hi.
A zaina: Zogam pen sim leh mal teha a dung lam pen Equator mal lamah latitude 21.56 degree leh 24.30 degree kikala om hi a, tai (mile) 250 khawnga sau-in kituat hi. Sak leh khang teha a vai pen longitude 92.16 degree leh 94.20 degree kikal hi-in, tai (mile) 220 khawnga zai-in kituat hi. Mual leh guam tawh kidim, a kantan lampi kician om lo ahih manin mile in ahi zongin, kilometre in ahi zongin a zaina teh ding haksa mahmah hi. Lushai hills pen 21,087 sq kms in zai in, Chin hills pen 14,000 sq miles in zai in, Lamka District pen 4,570 sq. km. in zai ahi hi. Hih thum in a huam khak loh Zogam zaipi om lai hi. Zo minamte luah gam teng khempeuh zaina pen sq. km. 1,24,500 pawl hi ding hi.
A leitang: Dr. Vum Son, Geologist muhna panin, Zogam leitang pen moi mahmah lai hi. A suangte pen Mikang pau-a ‘sandstone leh slate’ nam pian vive hi in, guahtui leh hawktui in a nawt`mai theih namte hi. Leitangte zong kip lo a, guahtui lut thei in, men cim baih mahmah hi. Leitang uham dan tehna-ah Lushai hills leitang pen Corezoic Era hun kici tu-ma kum then (million) 10-15 lai khawnga piang danin kituat hi. Lushai hills sangin Chin hills leitang pen taak zawin ham zaw pek hi, kici hi. Zogam leitang leh Switzerland-a Alps mual leitang ‘flysch’ tawh kisun mahmah ahih manin pawlkhat in Zogam leitang pen ‘Zo flysch’ ci uh hi. Zogam leitang sungah ninerals tampi tak a om ding ki-um hi. Kawlzang tawh kidepna Gullu Mual-ah Chromate leh Nickel tampi omin kimu hi. Linestone leh suangphek (slate) zong tampi mah om hi, kici hi.
A lim a mel: Zogam pen a vekpi phialin mual leh guam vive tawh kidimin singkung lopa namcin in bawmin hing dildial hi. Mualsang dawnte mei in bawm dimdem zel ahih manin lunglenhuai mahmah hi. Mualsang dawnte pan ciktui phul in, mualdung leh mualdung kikalah luino luipi in luang sialsial hi. Zogamah mun zang tam loin mual leh mual kikala mun zang tawmtawm omte buh ciinna in kizang in, Zogam bupah Champhai zanglei zai pen hi. Mual leh guam kawmkalah tuili no cikcik om kawikawi in, a gol pen Ciau lui tunga ‘Lih’ leh Chhimtuipui-a ‘Palak’ li ahi hi. Mizo tual biakna-ah misi khua lampi in Lihli tawn hi, ci-in ki-um hi. Zogam bup sunga mun nuam pen Tedim uksunga om ‘Len Nupa’ hi in, Mizo ten ‘Buannel’ ci hi.
Khawhun: Zogam pen leitung bupa khawhun hoihna pen pawl ahi hi. Equator leh Tropic of Cancer totna sana om hi in, Mikang pau a ‘Sub-Tropical’ gam a cihte ahih hangin ‘Tropical Gam’ kici ziau zaw hi. Nitang leh guahtui hoih muh in, a singkung a lopate tawh kilem mahmah hi. Khua lum lua loin vot zong vot lua lo ahih manin sing leh khai ciin theih loh om lo hi. Phalbi hun sung pen November kha leh February kha kikal hi in, khawkhal hun sung pen March kha leh May kha kikal hi hi. Tuk sung sawt penin June kha panin October kha dong awh hi. A pongpi in Zogam khawhun pen Phalbi laiin 1 degree C leh 15 degree C kikal pawl hi in, khal laiin 20 degree C leh 30 degree C kikal pawl ahi hi. Guahtui hoih mahmah in, a pongpi in kum khat sungin guahtui kia zah inche 200 khawng pha hi.
Mualte: Zogam sungah mualsang tampi tak om a, a minthang diak nih pen khang tangthu panin Thangmual leh Lentang ahi hi. Zogam bupa mual sang teng pen Chin hills-ah om in, a sanna pen Khawnu Vum/Mt. Victoria (Feet 10,400) leh a nihna Tedim uksunga om Thuam Vum/Kenedy Peak (feet 9,000) ahi hi. Lushai hills-a mual sannna pen Chhimtuipui District-a om Phawngpui Vum (feet 7,100/ 2157 m.) leh a nihna Sialkaltanga om Lengteng Vum (feet 7,050) ahi hi. Lamka District-a mual sang pen Thangching Vum (1999m) ahi hi. Tua lo, mualsang minthang dangte in Chin hills-ah -Thangmual, Innbuk mual, Lunmual, Bawipa mual, Awtaraw mual, Lentang, Takmual, Suangvum mual leh Khumvum mual ahi hi. Lushai hills-ah – Surtlang, Lurhtlang, Zopui Tlang, Sialkaltang, Sakawrhmuituaitlang, Reiek Tlang leh Dahpa mual ahi hi. Lamka District-ah – Lentang, Hiangkot Tang, Lungthul Tang, Kaihlam Tang leh Vangai Tangte ahi hi.
Luite: Zogam mualkuam teng lui tawh kidim in, Gun lui minthang pen hi. Meitei Gun a ci zong om hi. Gun lui pen Manipur gam pan kipanin Tedim uksung tengah sim lam manawhin luang in, Pawite gam panin sak lam nanawhin Mitta luipi tawh kimat in, tua panin Tuikang gun (Chindwin) sungah lut hi. Lui minthangte pen Chin hills ah – Gun, Kaladan, Bawinu, Ciau, Sialtang, Mitta leh Lemro-te ahi hi. Lushai hills ah – Tlawng, Chhimtuipui (Koladyne), Khawthlangtuipui, Tuirial, Tuipui, Tuivai, Tuirini, Serlui, Tuichang, Mat luite minthang mahmah hi. Lamka District sungah Tuivai, Tuivel, Tuitha, Tuilak, Tuisa, Tuili, Tuizang, Tuikui, Tuilian, Ngazam lui, Tuipi, Lanva luite luang hi.
Sing leh sa: Zogam khawhun pen hoih mahmah ahih manin singkung lopa leh nuntaakna a nei ganhing nam tuamtuam tawh kidim hi. Zogam ah taaksing, neisok kung leh gua tuamtuam tam mahmah hi. Tua lo Dol, Hiang, Tei, Mawng, Vau leh Vong singkungte zong pha mahmah hi. Paak nam tuamtuam – Neisok, Palpi, Heisa, Zozam, Tuntai, Phuitong, Lingpaak tuamtuamte a hunhunin paakin Zogam etlawmsak mahmah hi. Sahang tuamtuam, Vom, Gamsial, Ngal, Sazuk leh Zawng nam tuamtuamte teenna gam hi a, vasa nam tuamtuam – Vaphual, Tawlawk, Mu, Gamak, Vagik, Va-ak, Vaki, Simbu, Baibek, Phengphelepte tam mahmahna ahi hi.
Hih bangin Pasian in Zogamah Zomite nuntaak nadinga kisap teng a kicingin koih ahih manin Zo minamte pen minam hampha mahmah ahi hi. Tua ahih manin hih gam pen itna leh zahtaakna tawh a kep ding Zo minamte mawhpuakna ahi hi.
TUUNNU ZOGAM (Zam Dal)
Pianna etlawm Zogam, lobang tul ding phal keng
Nim dildial singcin paal, albang mang ding phal keng
A luang sialsial damtuite a kang ding phal keng
Paak narn cinte a vul ding phal keng ee
Phuitong ngeisok paakna, Zogam rnualsang dawn teng
Zolawkta a tauna, Zoheisa a palna
Zatam tui kigawm khawm etlawrn meitei gun
Rih tuili aw maimit suan cim laang ee
Zogam aw, Tunnu Zogam
Zaitha nemsak lo aw, mimva bang thum lo aw
Taikhua hong val dek ta, zing Ni hong suak dek ta
Na vontawi ten paak bang hong tawi ding
Kumkhua sawt nawn lo ding hi
Na vontawi zatam ten, sesum minthang lawh ding
Siamsil mimlian paak bang, tawi nang siam bang sin ding
singta gam vanglai ah pheiphung suan leng unq
Na sakmel lawmsak ding hanlung clam ung
Lia leh Tang Ciin leh Tuai, banzal ziatsuan khat in
Selung khu vabang pil maciang suankhawm ve ni
Sinlung gialbang khinglo hanLung ciamkhawm leng
Tunnu Zogam a paallun ding hi ee.
J. Thang Lian Pau (2002)
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