Who Are The ZOMI People In Burma?

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  Basic Facts Introduction Of ZOMI People.

        Zomi are one of the many ethnic groups who live in Burma, Bangladesh    and India. The collective name Zomi people inhabit Chin State, part of Sagaing  Division in Burma and part of Rakhine State in Burma. 

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   Mizoram state of India, part of Manipur state of India called Churachandpur        district and part of Chittagong Hill Tracts Bangladesh. Zomi or Mizo is the          most commonly known identity regardless of whether they live in India,              Burma or Bangladesh. 

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 The Zomi are considered to be of Tibeto-Burman race. The Burmese called them Chin, the Bengali called them Kuki, the Indians called them Lushai but they never called themselves by those names. 

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   The names given by their neighbors such as Lushai, Kuki and Chin are not their national names. Unfortunately, none of them recognize the term Chin though officially recognized and accepted so far, nor do they like to be called Chin orLushai. 

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 The term Chin is an old Burmese word for fellow, companion or friend. 

The term Chin and Chindwin are mentioned in the Pagan inscriptions from the beginning of the 13th century AD. Zomi or Mizo can be used interchangeable and have exactly the same meaning which means Zo men or persons. 

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  The Zomi identity issues was officially submitted to the British and India      Governments in the historical document calledMizo Memorandum by The Mizo  Union which was founded in April 9, 1946. In fact, Lushai was officially  replaced when Mizoram was granted Statehood on February 20, 1987.