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Zomi Baptist Convention to teach Six Chin Dialects

In attempts to find ways of improving communication and understanding among dialectically diverse Chin people, ZBC (Zomi Baptist Convention) is set to introduce ‘language learning programme’ in six different dialects in 2010, reports Chinland Guardian.

Chin Dialects

(Chin Dialects)

The programme, which will publish a book of lessons in Tedim, Falam, Cho, Matu, Mizo and Hakha dialects, is to start with children and youths from Sunday Schools at churches, it stated.

As a Baptist Convention, ZBC is focussing on its strongholds i.e. Tedim, Falam, Matu, Mizo and Hakha dialects. Chin pastor Rev. Shwekey Hoipang, of Dai-Chin in Southern Chin State rightly pointed out that Khumi and Dai Chin-tribes seem to have been omitted by the ZBC although both are the main groups in Southern Chin State. It may be just because Khumi and Dai are not parts of the mainstream Baptist denomination. The Khumi belongs to Anglican denomination and Dai belongs to Methodist and Presbyterian.

Likewise, Mara too is not included in this initiative, one reason could be that nearly 90 percent Maras in Chin state do not belong to Baptist denominatin. Majority of the Maras belong to Mara Evangelical Church founded by Rev. R.A. Lorrain, an English missionary to Mara people in undivided India which includes modern-day Myanmar (Burma) and India.

Rev. M. Thawng Kam, General Secretary of ZBC, was quoted as saying: “ZBC is a place where each Chin tribe gathers and works together. Having been unable to use our own dialects in ZBC meetings, we have got to speak in Burmese, which we cannot speak fluently. And many others who cannot speak Burmese at all do not talk during the meeting. This difficult situation makes us difficult to understand and share with each other.”

This tells us that it is an initiative within Zomi Baptist Convention (ZBC) and may not include some China dialects whose majority speakers do not belong to Baptist tradition.

Overall, this is a good initiative.

Founded in 1953 under the leadership of Rev. S.T. Hau Go, the Zomi Baptist Convention, an association of Baptist churches in Chin State, has currently over 200,000 members, with 873 churches, and 28 associations as well as 6 local churches based in Rangoon. ZBC is sub-divided into Tedim, Falam and Haka Associations.

Read more from Chinland Guardian (much inputs made from this website).

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Posted: December 23rd, 2009 under News & Views.
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Comment from martin
Time: December 27, 2009, 2:10 pm

I Guess better than Nothing but still it is Nothing…..

We are like israeli now. We could have gone straight into Canaan but pain stakingly wondering around 40 years with conflicts.

I sort of asked a lot of Zo families in malaysia and overseas on about the Common language and what i heard is people are opening up. Dulien seems to be the Only one when people really want a Common language. A few seminars held in malaysia on Common language and dulien came up to be the sole winner.

hakha Doctrine (Lai), which are in practice in East Zoram ( Chin State)

1) Laimi = Chin n for that it includes Zo (mizo,zomi), Kuki

2) Hakha dialect = Laimi dialect = Chin Common Language

3) Peacefully or Forcefully Systematically Lainised every Zo families that is in Hakha and Thangtlang districts. Ex CNF control areas, CHRO control areas, Hakha control abroad ares, Lai doctrine in Chin Churches.

4) Attempt to make ” Chin ” the legal name for represting the Whole Zo population Zo ( Mizo,Zomi) kuki, Chin) in UN and world wide institutions. Lian Mung Sakhong is Top on the list on this.

5) By Using and Monopolizing the Term Chin forcefully putting all the Zo families under the term Chin and they say Lai=Chin and so all Zo are lai. That’s hakha mentality.

6) Use CNF as a right hand to smack down any anti Hakha(lai) movements at the same time proganding that CNF fights for all Chin to the world wide theatre n so taking all the political and financial support and that enable to manuver what they really plan to do hakhanization (laimi) in East Zoram ( Chin State). This can be cleary seen in conflicts in Chin Student Seminar among Hakha(lai) doctrine.

7) Make divisions as much as possible but at the same time shouting loud Unity in Chin. For them Unity means only Zos in Burma and which is not TRUE unity, only in that way they can manipulate what ever they want.

8) Use the manpower and resources with the Name Chin and counter check Zos activites in India like YMA, ZORO and ZRA.

9) Plays Mizos against Chin and so manipulates divission among Zo brothers (mainly southern Hakha) and so make them(hakha) more easy to ACT and rally against ANTI MIZO and ANTI dulien at the same time secretly promiting PRO LAIMI and PRO HAKHA dialect. When they successed in this area some Zo families (Chin) started to hate Mizos and started hating dulien dialect. Zo against Zo…hakha wins

10)They are not ashame of Lian Uk who says Laimi =Chin they are not ashame of van Kul who make Hakha villiage the Capital of East zoram. they are not ashame of Lian mung Sakong who is dedicated to drag the whole ZO population under the Burmese dog name ” Chin”. they are not asshame to tell a brother ZO u are CHIN so Speak Hakha. they are no ashame……………………………

Long live Common Zo identity…Long Live Common Language…..

Dead with the Hakha(Lai)………..ENEMY Within.

thanks
martin

Comment from ZoSangLiana
Time: January 26, 2010, 1:25 am

Hey,,martin u are so buzy!!!
Chin is Chin. Our Common Language is all CHIN languages…OK
Mizo is best language but, that’s ok for me that Our Common Language is all CHIN languages…
“2) Hakha dialect = Chin Common Language” hahah…You are funny ha.. Don’t be so halkha. AA vio suh ang ceh!

Comment from martin
Time: June 17, 2010, 11:25 am

The history of Dally (7) why and how she was killed that at that night about 9pm she was coming along with the Chin leaders and took the taxi. Where they will go we do know, however. We always watching the Imbi area, because who are from Burma (Chin or CRC) people are living here raise many crimes especially every Sunday evening because of most people are drunk. Through the rumor of from Burmese (Chin) that Dally(7) was killed by her father’ friends. Therefore we are not longer responsible for. May they could solve themselves that problem” said Federal CID Director D.C. Wan. In connection with the dead of Dally (7) is responsible to CNF leaders and her groups (Dr. Sui Khar, Dr. Lian Hmung Sakhong, Zing Cung and the most closed connection persons are Phelemon Sang Lian Ceu and Salai Za Uk Ling Editor of Chin Guardian News, Konumthung News and Rhododendron News who also working as coordinator of Suaram in Malaysia)
CRC leaders are appointed by CNF and CHRO with agreement of CHINFORUM, CHINGURADIAN and KHONUMTHUM NEWS GROUPD etc. e.g.: In Malaysia the first co-coordinator was Salai Simon Sang Kual, the successor is Plilemon Sang Lian Ceu (see. Chin Sianghleirun Sianghngakchia page 24 Bu 1 CSO A. Voi 239 1 17th September 2006: http://us.mc356.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=csoseihnma@yahoo.com). Therefore all the activities in Malaysia and India are responsible fro CNF/A. CRC leaders in Malaysia claimed that “Only the registration card from CRC can be get birth certificate for newly born baby (see: page 25 the same issue as above given). Only CRC has right to bring refugee to UNHCR office without CRC no one could not approach to. Even they claim that CNF/A with her piece of mouths (CHRO with agreement of Chinforum, Chinguardian, Khonumthum news groups etc.) the representative of the whole Chin State is absolutely wrong. Actually they are representative of Haka not for other else. “LAI” is not common in Chin State, the official language is Burmese another one the most using language is from the northernpart of Chin State namely “ZOPAU”.

This shows that the real population of Haka tribe and the CNF/A with her mouthpiece only stand for Haka tribe not for the whole. CNF/A still cheating outside people our country but inside still considered as “TERRORISTS@ ROBBERS@GANG” . “CNF/CNA would be the culpit…huge worldly organization like CHRO, CHINLAND-GUARDIAN, CHIN-FORUM, KHONUMTHUM MEDIA etc. who bolster-support the brutal-cum-barbaric and terrorist like insurgency. This kind of underground activities is not less than the worldwide crime makers like various Mafia-gangsters in differents zones of the continents” said Rex Victor.
“At this turn of history, the CNF/A, composed of a handful of activists from Hakha and Thlantlang, is trying to get recognition from the SPDC and to work with the SPDC inside the So what’s next?” said Hre Mang.
“Chin-Mafia in Malaysia ” said M. Rex Victor . Because of the oppressor upon the Chin people is not only the Military regime but also Chin National Front/Army too. Because of under the demand of two groups, many Chin people become as wanderers. It is noted that the demand of CNF/A is always bigger than the regime. For this reason the Northern part people in Chin State separately uses ZOMI in term of CHIN. Such as: Zomi Natioanal Congress party, ZRO, ZRA, ZIK, ZAM etc. Let me see some both activities
1. 1Military killed 7 persons in the whole Chin State . The CNF/A killed 73 persons even their relatives ( In northern part CNF/A killed 23 persons)
2. Military never collect to individual but CNF/A collect 300 Kyats for a person in Falam and Tedim township
3. When military wanted to visit and get in any villages give information but CNF/A never send information but they enter to the villages as the thief.
4. The military to Haimual the average taxes amount reach around Ks. 200 lakhs to 250 lakhs a month. But the CNF/A collects for one person Ks. 1000 to 10000 and amount reach around Ks. 700 lakhs to 900 lakhs monthly.
5. Let me see the news report by Khonumthung News 25 April 2007: Kalay to Haimual the average taxes amount reach around Ks. 200 lakhs to 250 lakhs a month. All the money is road to road construction. Self reliance system. Here. I want to added that: The CNF/A collects for one person Ks. 1000 to 10000 and amount reach around Ks. 700 lakhs to 900 lakhs. Which one bigger you can see. Khomumthum News 12 February 2007: The Mount of Lentlang is located in Falam Township but that in Tedim township, (Many times the news over emphasis upon the CNF/A

Comment from nyein chan
Time: June 18, 2010, 4:51 pm

Hi Martin U mentioned Chin = Burmese Dog Name It is absolutely wrong .if You do not know the history of their You should not talk so much.Do U want to make a problem among them? If U wanted to do U will be become as common enemy by the whole chin( lai,zo,mizo,cho,dai etc)

Comment from martin
Time: June 19, 2010, 8:23 am

Dear Nyein Chan,

Read some books and get a life.

thanks
martin

Comment from martin
Time: June 19, 2010, 8:28 am

sorry i forgot sth…

U fu_king burmese….go fu_ck ur own burmese cunts… always nose on ethnic issues which are not ur concern…. u guys don’t even like to call urself BURMA, BURMESE but BAMA !!! i hav met so many of ur CUNT race.

go straight to hell plz

Comment from Zaanttim
Time: August 8, 2010, 3:45 pm

U r the f**k barking dog with knowing whom you are

Comment from martin
Time: August 8, 2010, 8:18 pm

Deer Zaattim,

it must have taken a lot of brains to write that down… :) …..

thanks
martin

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