Who are the Zomi People
The term 'Zomi' meaning, 'Zo People' is derived from the generic name 'Zo', the progenitor of the Zomi. The word Zomi is used to describe an ethnic group, which is also known as the Chin, the Mizo, the Kuki, or a number of other names based on geographic distribution, that is a member of a large group of related Tibeto-Burman peoples spread throughout the northeastern states of India, northwestern Myanmar (Burma) and the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
In the past, they were little known by this racial nomenclature. They were known by the non-tribal plain peoples of Burma, Bangladesh, and India as Chin, Kuki, or Lushai. Subsequently, the British employed these terms to christen those 'wild hill tribes' living in the 'un-administered area', and was subsequently legalized to be the names for the newly adopted subjects by Queen Victoria of England. However, they called themselves Zomi since time immemorial. They are Zomi not because they live in the highlands or hills, but are Zomi and called themselves Zomi because they are the descendants of their great great ancestor, 'Zo'.
Christianity came to the Zomi people through the American Northern Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. in 1899. At least seven missionary families rendered their services among the Zomi, by which—along with English presence—western culture was introduced to the Zomi. The American missionaries introduced written form of the Zomi language, opened schools, and translated scriptures into the language. While these contributions strengthened much of Zomi culture at certain levels, many cultural elements and traditions were buried in Christianity by Western influence on the people.
A khaikhawm:Paul Thangpi (Pau Pian Thang), Germany
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