Bongva Magazine - Vol 6

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Salai Thomas Lian

awchuah phun tampi in a um. Mah cucu Laiholh a rumnak, a tlinnak le a ` hatnak cu a si ti khawh a si. Holh ah kan rum tuknak a si. Lawngtlai peng Laiholh awcawi, Halkha peng Laiholh awcawi, Thantlang peng Laiholh awcawi, Matu peng Laiholh aw- cawi, Falam peng Laiholh awcawi tiin awth- luai ning tampi a um. Thantlang peng lawng hmanh ah tlangkhat le tlangkhat kan awcawi le thluai ning le thluk ning aa dang ngaingai. Asinain khakha a dihlak in Laiholh kokek viar an si ko. Tlangkhat le tlangkhat Laiholh in kan holh tikah kan aw cawining cio bak in kan ` ial a si ahcun! Tahchunhnak: A cunglei ah ka langhtermi “pa li’ khi, bia kan chim tikah kan khua kan tlang holh kek bakin kan chimmi a si hna. Sihmanhse- hlaw, holhnak le biachimnak a si lomi, ca kan ` ial tikah cun “Khoika na kal lai?” timi tlang khi kan hman cio awk a si lai. Ca kan ` ial paohpaoh ahcun kan biafang le cafang ` ialn- ing kha aa lawh khawh chung in ` ial kan i zuam cio awk a si. Cu nihcun Laica a fehter chinchin lai. Laiholh kan ti paoh ah Halkha khua holh lawng a si lo timi kha na lungthin ah um zungzal seh. A ruang cu: CACC zong nih Laica ` ialning phungzulh a dirh tikah pengt- lang kip holh kha buaktlak in a lak hnu ah, Halkha Station holh tambik lak in a sermi a si i, biachim holhrel awchuah ningtu ahcun Halkha khualipi awcawi thiam khawh i zuam cio ahcun a ` ha bik hnga. Mah khua le mah tlang holh hun bih duak ` han usihlaw, mich- Khualhringtlang- Khoika na kal lai? Halkha khua - Khoika na kal hnik? Thantlang khua - Khoika na kal la? A dangdang -Khoika kal na rel?

Kan Laimi ` hanchonak ding ahhin a herh bik ah ka ruahmi cu kan Laiholh hi a sullam ` hatter deuh le a ` ialning zong ` hatter chin deuh, cun tuchan ahcun Media hi a biapit tuk caah Tv in siseh Radio in siseh cauk le thawngzamhca in hehchet tiah thanh, phuan, chim kha kan i zuam a hau i, Chinland ah ca- holh ngan bik kan i ngeihmi cu Laiholh hi a si caah fek chinchin in kaar kan hlanpi a herh. Cucaah ka dawtmi Laitlai unau hna a tanglei thluak cheuhnak le caholh saduhthah hi rel ve ding in kan sawm hna. Pakhatnak ah: Chinholh in na holh tikah na aw pei kha a poi lo, ca ` ial ning aa lawhtu kha a biapi. Kan ram a liamcia kum 2014 milurelnak Sensus Code number ah Chin miphun cu phun ` engnge (Tribes) 53 an um tiah aa ` ial. Mah hi a dik lai lo tiah ka ruah, a dikthlir si lo hmanh ah ka kherhhlai khawh tawk ah phun 53 lawmmam kan sinak ding cu a si kho lomi a si. Chinmi ka sinak in ka ruahdamh ve ning ah Chin miphun ` engnge hi 35-40 kar hrawng kan um lai tiah ka zawn- damh. Cucu a dik kho, a dik lo kho. A zei si hmanh ah ka ` ial duhmi cu, mah vialte Chin ` engnge nihcun holh le ca kan ngei cio hna, cu lakah hmangtu a tam bik le Chin miphun vi- alte khualipi bik holh ah hman a simi Laiholh NRQJKLNDWODQJWDDUEDQJLQWDZLWH¿DQWHUND duh ve. Kan Chinmi vialte nih kan khualipi Halkha nih hmanmi “Laiholh aw-cawi” hi holh khawh ve le zeitindah a aw chuah a ka- lning timi cu kan theihthiam a hau tiah ka ruah. Atu hi tlangholh kong ceihhmai si loin, zeitindah Laiholh aw-thluk cu a si hnga timi kan zoh lai? Laiholh hi awthluk, awthluai, awcawi,

Bongva Magazine

114

Chin Baptist Mission Church—DC

2017