NA MAWHNA NA KIMAISAK HIAM?

Rev. Dr. J.M. Ngul Khan Pau

St. Augustine in mawhna leh Khristian nuntakna a genna ah hun li in khen hi. Tua hun lite hih bangin kikhen hi:

1. Posse peccare (Able to sin) Mawh theih hun (Adam leh Eve mawhna ah a pukma hun sung).

2. Non posse non peccare (Not able not to sin) Mawh loin om theihloh hun (Mawhna sungah puk zawh cianga piang mihing khempeuh).

3. Posse non peccare (Able not to sin) Mawh loin om theih hun (Jesu Khris sunga nuntakna ngah mite adingin mawhna tungah gualzawhna neih theih hun).

4. Non posse peccare (Not able to sin) Mawh theih nawn loh hun (Vantung i tung khit ciangin).

Mang dan khempeuh zong hoih khin sam kei!

Mang dan khempeuh zong hoih khin sam kei! Tual Khan Suan "Na sem leh sem hiathiat", "lam pail eh pai hiathiat", an nek na ngawn ne hiathiat". A bang ci dan a, lawm", ci leh, "A mang dan ee", ci. "Aw! Tua dan maw leh" cih a om hi. Leitung ah minam neu (tawm) te'n minam picing zawte ngeina leh dan pen thupi sa zaw tawntung hi. Zomite'n zong ei minam ngeina tawh kituan ta kei leh, Kawl, Kala (Vai) leh Mikang a kipan minam tuamtuam te dan pen kisang thei baih lel hi. "Amau dan hi" cih tawh a veng pah thei lel hi. Ei leh ei kikal ( beh leh pung, khua leh tui kibat lo man in a kilam dang thute )ciangin bel, "Aw! tua dan maw, a ma gamtat dan hi'n teh maw" cih ding hamsa kisa mahmah hi.

The Thadous

By Paominlien Kipgen Introduction: The Thadous are found in Manipur, Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram in India, and in Chin state and Sagaing Division in Burma/Myanmar. In Manipur, they are mostly found in South-Western Hills and Sadar Hills, Churachandpur district, Ukhrul district, Jiribam and Chandel district. From time immemorial, the Thadous have a culture of their own and distinct language, literature, dress, social life, and self-government. Livelihood, Defense, Marriage, Divorce, Naming a child, Kut Festivals, Saguol Kengkhai, Vaphol  lam, Lakoi lam, Khongbai lam, Lamkuol, Saipikhup, suh  folk dances, Jhuming, Domestic animals, Religion, Hunting etc..

The Vaipheis

By The Kukiforum The Vaiphei, which falls under Mongoloid stock, is one of the many Kuki tribes. The belief that the ancestors of the Vaipheis emerged out of Khul (cave) exists among the Vaipheis. Most of the clan names and name of individuals among the Kukis are derived from the eldest in the family, but the Vaipheis opted for deriving their name from a village name Khovaiphei. The Vaipheis should in fact be called Suantaks, had they been derived their names in the same way as their other brethren Kukis had done. While the Suantaks were ruling in Khovaiphei, the Suantakpa (chief of Suantak) collected all the taxes and revenues like se-le-kai, samal-leh-changseo. The Suantakpa had a very different way of collecting his samal (hind leg of animal killed). The person to give the samal was to dress the samal, and also cook it as directed by the Suantakpa.

The Gangtes

The Gangtes  By The Kukiforum The Gangtes are one of the tribes of the Kuki nation. They have their  ethnonym derived from a place known as Ganggam. The word Gangte simply means person from Ganggam. But the exact location of this place is not ascertained; the name of the site being mentioned during the customary sacrifice known as Vawkpithah. This customary sacrifice is held by the Gangte families, compulsorily at least once in three years. It consists of the priest reciting the chronological order of ancestral inhabitations unto dates in the name of the head of the family. This recitation is known as Khawchuk and includes all the places from the earliest time to dates except the place they settled less than one year.

The Aimols

By The Kukiforum  20 August 2003   The Aimols are one of the Khul origin Kuki tribes. They lived in close proximity with the Chothe, Purum and Maring. Their social structure, culture, customs and life style is very similar to that of the Chothe, another Kuki tribe. Like their other Kuki brethren, the Aimols have a custom of blowing Goshem (a typical Kuki musical instrument made of bamboo pipes). The Aimols are mostly distributed in Unapal, Satu, Kumei, Chingnunghut, Aimol Tampak, Khodamphai, Ngarong Aimol, Chandonpokpi, Soibong (Khudengthabi) and Kha-Aimol, Luichungbum village. They participated in the two Kuki war of independence 1917-1919 & 1942-1945 to defend their land from the British imperialists.