By: S. Thangboi Zou
Ethnic Group Bangchina?
Modern Dictionary of Geography ah ethnic group umjie tambang in kigiel hi: ethnic group refers to a group of people united by a common characteristics… related to race, nationality, language, religion or some other aspects of culture. Ethnic group/nam-tum ichi khu north east India a kibuoipi pen leh silsuimi(researcher) ten zong alunglutpi pente lah a khat ahi. Ethnicity suidan chi ni(2) in khen thei hi: (1) Primordialism leh (2) Existentialism or Circumstantialism ahi. Primordialism khu khanggui khat, kipatna kibang, sisan kibang, tawndan, ham le pau kibangte namkhat ahi chia suina ahi. Circumstantialism ahileh primordialism dan hilou in, namkhat dinkhiet (nation building) na dinga vanzat poimaw, ham leh pau, khanggui-guilou, kipatna leh tawndan kichite toh kisai khalou in, a ut taphot namkhat a gawmkhawm a, gamtum khat nei ding chi ngaidan ahi. Unity in diversity chidan deu tobang ahi. India nation building umdan toh kibang mama ahi. Naga ten zong a nampi dinkhietna nasep ah tambang ngaidan peipi uhi. Ei Zo suante nam ngainatna (nationalism) khu primordialism concept apat (based) ahia, hinanleh, ikiim a unau Nagate a khu circumstantialism based ahi. Eiten Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi, etc. teng chikhat namkhat, ham leh pau kinai, tawndan kibang, chite pansan in namkhat ihina iphuong zah lai un, Naga ten koipou/anuom tapou Naga nam suoh thei/ahithei ahi, Naga min a kigawm thei ahi chi 1950s lai apat ana tang koupi ta uhi. Tuajieh in eimi nam toh kinai, hing kipatna leh ham le pau a iki naipi uh unau Chothe, Maring, Koireng, Anal, Aimol, Chiru, leh adang dang, nidanglai a British ten Old Kuki chia ana min vaw te uh, Naga toh akinai na um het lou pi in ‘Naga nam’ ah ana luut uhi. Ei ham/pau leh tawndan kinai namkhat a um thei ding teng atuom chiet ah ki um daih hi. Hibang a Zo suon namte bang chidan a atel-tel a kikhen neen sieng ihi uh e, chi themkhat bul suina nei lei chi lunggel kanei hi.
