The designation Zomi referes to a group of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by tribal peoples in parts of the hilly border country of India, Burma and East Pakistan. [...]
From time immemorial we call ourselves Zo (Jo, Yaw). This fact had been admirably recorded by Father V. Sangermano since the year 1783 when he made his [...]
Fan Ch’o continues: They (Chin) call their princes and chiefs shou. [Is this the Chin word for themselves?] The Mi-no have long white faces, the Mi-ch’en short [...]
The Western mountain (of Burma) are occupied by the Chin tribes and the related Naga to the north. [...]
The term “Chin” is imprecise. It is a Burmese word (khyang), not a Chin word. It is homologous [...]
The Chin people, numbering more than 1 million, live in the mountainous Chin Hills area of North-western Burma, [...]
The Chins use two words in referring to the Burmans: Vai(civilized) is used to describe Burman society as [...]
CHINS Synonims. Cuci Khyang, Khyeng, Kookie, Kuki ORIDENTATION. Identification: Although Chin speakers as a whole have no single [...]
To the east of the Chien Mountain, between 20.30 and 21.30 north latitude, is a pretty nation called [...]