Hoomi Khali Kashungnao kathāda haophok? By K. K. Hugh Awo-Ayi thotli Shirui Kashungwui eina Hunphun kala Hunphunwui eina ram khangatei phāzatta leilakha apam akhali ngasotnao kachungkha samngaroka.  Athum ngasoda ram phāzat mamānlaga naoda apam khamathā akha samphanga.  Apam chi aruihon Tallawui Torei kaphungwui eina ngashānshang akha atungshong khalei khare kachāngwui Hoomi shimpam kachama china.  Aruihonwui vanga khamathā shimpam maningmana.  Kha …

Tuihao Haokaphok – Kashungnao kaho aming hi KASHUNG kaho chiwui eina kharāna.  Tangkhul ngaleili khalei kaphung saikorali chuimeikap kaje, Hunphunwui zimikshoshong khalei kaphung chiwui aming KASHUNG HOI.  Aruihon Shirui kashong da kaho ming hiwui kachangkhatpāva Shirui Kashung kachina.  Khikhala chila kaphung hina zimikshoshong shungkhamda khaleiwui vang Kashung da kahuna.  Kashung kaho kaphungwui makāli (ngalemli) kapam khabing chili kashung hoi.  Chiya …

Kazing suipurpur roakha phasā mayikhavai khumkorli Nāmpho phunga.  Nāmpho hi raincoat thāda shichin kasāna.  Hi khaneinā (palm leaf) eina rakkakhui otna.  Nāmpho ayur khani lei; Phokhār:  Hina paikhamei yurna.  Phokhār hiya ākhamāng (single) eina raka.  Chieina langpongda kazing ro akha makhāngmana.  Tara zanghaowa.  Shapshap mamei khāngkhavaina.  Mayarnaona phungzārlāka. Phova:  Hina mathākhamei yurna.  Khanishida (double) raka.  Kala Phovaliya tara mazangmana.  Khumshong …

Ngakhum hila kazing kharo atamli shichinkhavai otna.  Akui eina haophoklaga kashan tāshungda ngakhum khavaina.  Hili hakmei kala sāngmeida phei tākashung chili khumva hoya. Written by Tsivyo Kasom Sources:  P.R. Yangkahao & V. Zingkhai Writer’s Email: tsivyo@gmail.com (The writer is available, if you have any question or concern)

Achālakha Khumlāng hoda shātin/shārtin/umbrella kathā ngavāsai.  Hi Ngakhumnālong maningakha hākor (bamboo sheath) eina sākakhui otna.  Yāmkokthāda kahaka eina sāya, kha yāmkoklila hakmeiya.  Kala alungli shātin/shārtin/umbrellawui thing thāda singkhavai kāya. Kaikhana luilila ngavavāya kala kasār kafa luimavāla shimli kapambinga khaya sāda kayāngli shunlaga pama. Kaikhana shātin/shārtin/umbrellali khayarār hosada hānga, kha khayarār machila Khumlāng chini kaje phāmeilapai. Written by Tsivyo Kasom Sources: …

Khumshong hi Ngakhumnā eina sākakhuiya kuihonwui ayur akhana.  Ngakhumnā long hi ara Tangkhul ngaleili matheilui thura, shimānhaira.  Hi khaneilongwui ayurna. Kazing roakha kui kala phasā mayikhavai Khumshong hi ngakhuma.  Khumshongli khangakhum chiya khangahon machimana.  kuihonli khangahon chiya.  Written by Tsivyo Kasom Sources:  P.R. Yangkahao & V. Zingkhai Writer’s Email: tsivyo@gmail.com (The writer is available, if you have any question or …

Achālakha sināpun, mariham maleimada Lengkhorli tara sanglaga sop eina phungsāya.  Kashanli tara makharekrorkhavai lāngtan hoda khaneinā eina rakkakhui shichin sai. Written by Tsivyo Kasom Sources:  P.R. Yangkahao & V. Zingkhai Writer’s Email: tsivyo@gmail.com (The writer is available, if you have any question or concern)

Achālakha Phungcham ngaleili Yāngyāwo Ngahor kaho yārsho akha okthuisai.  A nganuilaga ava avāna lumtir eina nganaosai.  Lumnāhaida mailamlāk eina okthuisai.  Mailamhaoda phākazā phākashak ātamlila han katheo masāmi akha avali sheikhautchinga.  Kala tantak vārānlila āva eina āvāvali mailampamhaida tantaklila shurra chichinghaowa.  Marak marakliya awui ningai kasā chi makhāngkharar eina ashi ava eina avāvali tantak ngasovāchinga.  Ana hithāda maikhalam otsak kasā chi …

Shangkhana Naothei Sangkhami Akhama kathā ama chi ungura jihaoda, agatona pamngaretli athai.  Pānguki kaji eina amana, ‘Amei, Ieishiyada mahānglākalo, chithā shārkho’ da hānglaga zathaowa.  Zatta kong kānnaikha kaji eina, agatona, ‘O amei, Ieishiya’ da vaotārasai.  Amana malung vātlala maphāphalungmara jihaoda latvālaga, khisāda ‘leishiya’ jikhala da akharara.  Kala chithāda vaolui akhaCHINAOSHAI zangrakhoda hānglaga zathaowa.  Agatona kharewuithāda ngashānpam shona kala kong kānuki …

Tangkhul Women’s Participation in Decision Making, The Past and Today -Dr. Sinalei Khayi Lecturer, Pettigrew College, History Department ‘It was the practice in the past where a special seat was reserved for Mother.  This special seat is called Ava Hampam which signifies the importance of mother in the family.  No one can take that seat, not even children and guests. …