ZOLAI: JOSEPH H. COPE ZOGAM AH HONG PAI LO HI LEH?

Zomite' ngeina leh taangthu i etkik ciangin dawibia ahih kei leh biakna kician nei mel lo mite hi kha thei dingin ka lamen hi. Ahi zongin Pasian itna khuavak hong puak sangmang Joseph H. Cope hangin Zomite pen i taangthu kilaih hiau mawk hi. I taangthu bek hi loin i ngaihsutna, tatzia hekzia a kipanin i upna leh pilna lamte ah  khantohna i ngah lailai hi. Zomite pen Mongolia panin kilal ahi zongin Kawlzang lam pan kikahto ahi zongin sangmang Joseph H. Cope hong tung lo hi leh Zomite' nuntakzia pen koi ci bangin kinungta ding leh bangciang tung ding cih ngaihsut haksa ka sa mahmah hi. Ahi zongin Pasian in Zomite hong mangngilh lo hi cihna pen Joseph H. Cope tungtawn in kimu thei hi.

1. Pu Pau Cin Hau leh Ama Lai

Pu Pau Cin Hau zong Zomite adingin a etteh huai mahmah Laipian phuankhiapa ahi hi. Kawlgam kumpi in hong uk loin Joseph H. Cope khamtung ah hong tung lo hi leh Pu Pau Cin Hau' lai pen Zomite'n i Zolai leh pau adingin kizang kha ngelngel ding hi. A Vang Liatna: Pau Cin Hau Biakna article sungah Zogam Lian, minsel leh minneu khat hi, in;

            Pu Pau Cin Hau pen aneu tung akipan kum 15 sung tawntung kumzawnin khanglui ngeina tawh biak   theih khempeuh bia-in, thoih theih khempeuh a thoih uh hangin dam tuan lo hi. Khangmoi lai khat tuabangin sawtveipi kumzawnin aom ciangin amahmah zong lungkia-in kisiamawh, kiciimtakin amah le amah kikaplum dingin thaukhat tawh pai khia hi. Khuanawl a tun ciangin sakhi khat natai dihdih a, a kap leh khapah lian in ama kithah nading thautang om nawn loin sakhi pumkhat tawh ciah kik hi. Tua khit-a kipanin a hunhunin Mangmu zeelzeel a, Pasian in. " Van le Lei a bawl Keimah Pasian ong bia-in damna ong ngen lecin damna kongpia ding hi," ci ahi manin Pasian kiangah damna a nget leh dam takpi hi. Tua bangin amah'n damna a ngah ciangin cina dangte in zong thu ngetsak dingin sam koikoi uh a, tuate in zong damna ngah uhi. Tua ahi manin mitampi in um in anungzui uh a, Pau Cin Hau Biakna akici ong piang a, Khamtungbup ah thatkhatin gamkang bangin kizeel hi.

Laipian Biakna hong phuankhiapa' mangmuhna pen thupi peuhmah a,  Topa Zeisu tawh kimu taktak ding hi ci-in Evan. Pum Khan Nang in genkhia hi. Zogam Lian in zong neutung a kipan cidam lo leh thoih theih leitung pasiante tawh kithoih adam zo lo khat pen vantung leh leitung a piangsak Pasian kiangah thu a nget phet in damna ngah hi ci ngiat hi. Tua damna hangin Pu Pau Cin Hau zong damsiang bek tham loin amah adamsakpa biakhawm dingin mi tampi in zui pah uh hi. Hih thupen a lamdang mahmah thu khat leh a piang taktak thu khat ahih manin Zomite adingin aciapteh taak mahmah taangthu khat ahi hi. Thu manpha mahmah khat i theih khak pen Laipian Lai hi mawk hi. Laipian Lai kici-in Pu Pau Cin Hau phuat lai hi ci leng zong kikhial lo ding hi. Hih lai pen tuni dongin a om van laigil khat hi-a, Zomite in i theih kim khak loh pen supna khat zong hi thei kha dingin ka ngaihsun hi.

2. Sangmang Joseph H. Cope leh Zolai

Mipil mahmah lah hi, Pasian a zahtak mahmah leh America gam nusia in khamtung ah a luphum i it mahmah Tuiphum Sangmang Joseph H. Cope pen Haka khuapi ah December 21, 1908 kum in tung hi. Ama nasepna lungkimzah hi lo ahih manin Tedim khuapi ah 1910 kum in kituah to hi. Tua laitak in Tedim gam pen Pu Kam Hau in ukpi asep laitak zong ahi hi. Atom kimin, Joseph Cope in Zomite adingin a tul ngei lo thu laigil lianpi khat ahi Zokam or Zolai hong bawlkhia hi cih Philip ThanglienMang Tungdim in Survey of the Zo Language Along with Some of Its Cognate Languages sungah gelh hi.Tan Lang panin Tan Li dong Zolai simbu khempeuh pen ama makaihna hangin hamphatna tampi i ngah hi. Rev Kam Khua Thang in Lai Siangtho Thuciam Lui leh Thuciam Thak hong letkhia in, Rev ST Hau Go in Thuciam Thak leh Late hong zawhsak hi. I Mualsungpi vive ahi hi. Rev Suak Za Go hanciamna tawh Hilhcianna Kithuah Lai Siangtho zong 2007 kum in kihawmkhia hi. Hih bangin Pasian' mizatte hangin Zomite sungah i muh ngei loh Pasian Kammalte ei pau in kisim ziahziah cih ka ngaihsut ciangin Pasian' min phat loin ka om thei kei hi.

Tua ahih manin Zomite ading Pasian' geelna pen lian mahmah in lai nei lote lai hong pia, a aal leh a khum na ngawn bangci nek ding a thei lote anlim nono hong pia leh gupkhiatna hehpihna thupha hong ngah sak i biak Pasian min i phatphat hi. Tua itna Pasian hangin Zomite pen ngeina kician nei leh mi nampi suahna thupha i ngahkha zenzen hi. Hih bang Pasian' kiang panin lungdamna thu ama nasem Joseph H. Copete nupa kiang panin za kha lo hi leng, vaimin leh ga tawh buai mahmah kha thei lai ding mite zong ihi hi. 

3. Zolai leh Azia

Zolai pen ZCLS dung zui-in khantohna tampi kibehlap hi. Zatzia leh lai gelh dan tampi kipuahpha hi. Zolai pen Sang panin kisin leh i inn tek panin kizang  ahih manin mi kimin i thei hi. Ahi zongin Zolai paizia leh gelhzia pen limtakin kisin kha lo ahih manin mi kimin i thei zo kei hi. Zolai kisin nading ahoih penpen laibu pen Lai Siangtho na hi gige hi. Lai Siangtho simsim leng kha tha bek hi lo pilna tampi om cih thusim kong gen nuam hi. Lai Siangtho sunga lai paizia bekbek zong theih ding thupi peuhmah hi. Gentehna in,

1. Lai kigelh maw or ki-at? Lai pen kigelh in, sa pen ki-at hi.
2. Kum saupi nungta maw or sawtpi? Ka pu pen sawtpi nungta hi, ka sial khau uh sau mahmah hi.
3.Guitar kitum maw or kisai? Guitar pen kisai in kuang pen kitum hi.
4. Bang hang in "ki" cih kammal kihel leh kammalte kimat in kigelh? "Ki"cih kammal pen noun cihna ahih manin kitawh kisai laimal peuhmah kizom in kigelh hi.

Zolai pen standard nei mahmah  khat ahi hi. Ahi zongin consistency kici thu leh late kizopna lamah Zolai pen nawngkai peuhmah hi. Gentehna in, laimal “a leh in” tawh kisai-in,

1. Amah in kei hong beel ahih manin amah ka pahtawi ding a, mun sangna ah amah ka lamto ding hi. Hih munah, “a leh in” pen athu tawh kituak in kigelh leh kikoih hi.
Zolai leh Zopau/Zokam pen tuni dongin “f, j,q,r leh x” zatna pen om nai lo hi. Pawlkhat pen Manglai panin lak theih lel ding zong kisam ka sa hi. Gentehna in, laimal “or leh doctor” cihte pen mikim theih hi ahih manin kitel kim lel hi.
Gennop tampi tawh khawlbawl kik leuleu ni. Zolai pian’ nading hong makaih Joseph H. Cope, Lai Siangtho letkhia Rev Kam Khua Thang, Laipian lai pankhia Pu Pau Cin Hau, Hilhcianna kithuah Lai Siangtho tawh kisai editor leh aletkhia Rev Suak Za Go cihte tungah leiba tampi inei hi. Tua lo lai lamah hong buaipih leh hamphatna i ngahna mipil tampi i nei lai hi. Khangthak Zosuan tate in hih thute sinin a zatsiam dingin Topa’n hong siam tek ta hen, Amen!

Note tawh a lungdam khawm,

Zam Piang

Grace Burmese Church

Chicago, IL