~ Lal Dena
Ei thupui hi D.M.College-a Hmar MIL hmasuon mek le
Hmar tawng hi tawng boral inlau um a nina le hmatieng peia a ngirhmun ding
thlirlawkna zuk nei met ei tih.
1. DMC-a Hmar MIL hmabak: Ei hriet seng angin Hmar
Literature Society (HLS), Assam le Hmar Literature Society (HLS), Manipur,
hmalaknain Assam University (AU) le Manipur University (MU) hnuoiah, Hmar MIL
ei inchuk thei ta a, lawm a um. Amiruokchu, Mizo MIL angin Hmar á¹awng inchuk
theina college-haia khawm zirtirtu an um naw chun ei student-ha’n an inchuk
thei chuong nawh. Hmar á¹awng inchuktir dingin lecturer post khawm ei nei thei
bawk nawh. Hmar á¹awng inchûk theina college-haiah khawm zirtirtuhai tlawmngainaa
thaw á¹awk á¹awk a nih. Entirna dingin, D.M College-ah hin unau Paitehai le
Thadouhai chun lecturer an nei a, Paite MIL le Thadou MIL chu awlsam takin an
inchuktir theih a nih.
DMC hi Hmar student tamna pawl tak a nih a; HSA Unit
hiel indinna hmuna a nih. Amiruokchu,Hmar
lecturer ei nei nawh. Hmar lecturer um si lo a, Hmar MIL ei nei thei khawm hi,
thilmak tak a nih. Hi subject hawngna ding hin pawisa a sangtela deposit a á¹ul
a. Chu chu HLS-Manipur-in phal takin a mi hung thawpêk a. Chu el chu a tawpna a
nih nawh. Directorate of Higher Education, (DHE), Govt of Manipur, Imphal le
DMC karah file movement-hai Pu Darliensung-in tlawmngai insuoin a lo bawzui
vawng a; a chunga ei lawm tak zet. Directorate of Higher Education le DMC karah
iengkim fel vawng sienkhawm, College Development Council (CDC), Manipur
University remtipuina a la á¹ul rawp a. CDC chun DMC-ah Hmar MIL inchuk theina
dingin infrastructure á¹ha tawk a um am ti on the spot inspection thaw a phut a.
A hmaa ei hril ta angin, lecturer ei nei naw leiin DMC le MU thuneituhai chu Pu
Darliensung, Selection Grade (Retd) le Prof Lal Dena’n tlawmngaia Hmar MIL
class la dingin an assurance an pek a; chu hnunga chun college inspection team
tir a nih. Inspection team hin negative report a pek a; amiruokchu Pu David K
Zote, Joint Registrar, Manipur University-in minority language humhal le
sukhmasawn hi University policy a ni bawk leiin, inspection report chu VC
overrule inthawtirin DMC-ah Hmar MIL inchuk theina University-a inthawkin ei
hmuh thei chauh a nih. Pu David chungah ei lawm tak zet.
Tlawmngai insuoin, mani sum sengin Pu Darliensung le
Lal Dena chun an hun remchang ang peiin class an lak á¹an a. Sienkhawm Lal Dena
ruok chun class sawt a lak zawm thei nawh, a san chu Manipur University-a
inthawka DMC tlungna dingin motor á¹um hni thleng a á¹ul a; college gate tlung
hnung khawma iemani chen kea lawn a la ngai nawk leiin.
Tu khawm hin Hmar MIL inchukna dingin DMC-ah hin
prospect a á¹ha tawk am? Hmar MIL hi lakzawm thei zing ning a tim? A hmaa ei
hril tah angin, lecturer ei nei si nawh a, suktawp a ni el dim a nih? Hi thu hi
DMC HSA unit, HLS Sub-Committee, Imphal le HSA Jt.Hqs, Imphal á¹hang ruola an
rang thei anga khun taka an ngaituo a á¹ul. Tlawmngaia inchuktirtu ding poutieng
mi lak a á¹ul. Hlaw ei pek thei naw khawma, lawmman anga a tlawm a zawng ei pek
a tul. Chu ding chun sum ei mamaw nghal. Ei nei tasa khawm enkawl harsa ei lai
zingin Hmar MIL hi College dang hieng G.P.Women’s College le a dang dangah lak
theina dinga hmalak a tha dim? Hieng issue po po hai hi HLS, Manipur le HLS
Sub-committee, Imphal le inrawna ngaituo vat ni thei sien nuom a um.
2. Hmar tawng boral inlau umna: Hienga hmabak inkho
taka ei ngir lai zing hin, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) chun India hmar saka á¹awng iemani zat chu á¹awng boral
inlau um (endangered languages) ti’n list a lo siem a. Chulaiah chun Hmar, Mizo
le Meitei tawng an thang a. Ieng basis-a tawng boral inlau um ti hi an siem am
a na? ti ei hriet nawh. Tawng boral inlau um, endangered language umzie ruok
chu a hnuoia ang hin UNESCO chun hrilfiena a pek a; “an endangered language is
a language that is at risk of falling out of use, generally because it has few
surviving speakers. If it loses all of its native speakers, it becomes an
extinct language”. UNESCO chun á¹awng an him naw dan indawtin category pali a
siem a: 1. Vulnerable-V; 2. Definitely endangered-DE; 3.Severely endangered-SE;
4. Critically endangered-CE;
Khi category pali dungzui khin eini Manipur
context-a á¹awng him lo le an him naw dan level UNESCO record dan chu a hnuoia
ang hi a nih: Aimuol (CE); Anal (V); Gangte (DE); Hmar (V); Kabui (V); Koireng
(CE); Kom (DE); Liangmei (V); Mao (V); Maram (V); Maring (V); Meitei (V); Mizo
(V); Paite (V); Tangkhul (V); Tarao (CE); Thaduo (V); Zeme (V).
Ṭawng him tawk lo hai le an him tawk naw dan level
le degree an dawtin ei hriet tah a. Iengleia á¹awng chu a him tawk naw thei a?
Meitei tawng hi VIII Scheduled-ah chuong tah le regional language UPSC examna
le parliament-ah chen hmang thei a ni tah a. Amiruokchu, Meitei tawng, tawng
boral inlau um a ni theina awm chu Vai tawng le Sap tawng hung popular zuol lei
niin an lang. Meitei thangthar pei hai hin mani tawng neka Sap tawng thiem an
tumin an nuom lem vawng tah, a san chu Sap tawng hi international market-a
tawng tlanglawn le hmang tak a nih tah leiin.
Mizo tawng hi VIII Schelduled zieklut khawm a la ni
naw leiin, damte’n Vai tawng le Sap tawng hin a dip ral thei el awm de ti
inlauna a um. Tulai Mizo thangthar lai a hma nekin Sap tawng ngaihlutna le
thiem nuomna a nasa zuol. Hi le inzawm hin Pu Lalthangfala Sailo chun hienghin
a lo ziek a: “Chik deuhin han ngaithla mah te u, kan Sap ta telh telh em mai a,
kan tawng hi an va nek chep duh sawt em! Kum 1915-16 te kha chuan Mizo zingah Sap
tawng thiam an la awm meuh pawh ka ring lo. Kum 100 a han vei chuan, Mizo Sap
tawng thiamho tawng chu, Sap tawng thiam lo tan chuan, hriat thiam harsa
khawpin Sap tawng an telh tam lutuk ta. Hetiang a ni chuan kum 100 dang ral leh
ta se, kan tawng hian eng nge a an ang le?” Inlau um tak chu a nih.
Mizo tawng nek hmanin Hmar á¹awng ngirhmun hi a
derthawng nawk zuollin an lang. Entirna dingin Ralte á¹awng hi zuk lang ei tih.
Tuhin Ralte á¹awng chu “á¹awng thi” (extinct language) a ni tah. Ralte pahnam an
thi mit vawng tina ni loin, Ralte á¹awng hrie Ralte thangtharhai lai an um ta
nawh tina a nih. A umzie tak chu kum tinin Ralte population pung peih
sienkhawm, Ralte population a pung hrat po leh, Ralte á¹awng hre lo an tam pei
tina a nih.
Ralte hnam chunga thil tlung hi Hmarhai chungah
khawm a tlung theih. Tipaimukh biela Hmar á¹awng hmang hai chungah a tlung naw
theih. Inlau khawm a um nawh. Hmar inhlirhlangna hmun a ni leiin. Ieng hnam
khawm, hnam tam lem laia hnamlaktla nina hmuna á¹awng chu a him nuom naw bik. Entirna’n
Mizo (Lusei) á¹awng ei ti hin ram a lak hrat em em. Thu le hla tieng hma an sawn
hrat leiin. Silai nekin thu le hla’n ram a lak hrat lem a, a det lem bawk.
Entirna’n English mi, mi tlawmte khu kumzabi 19-na lai khan khawvela ramper nei
lien tak, most powerful colonial power tia hriet an nih. An á¹awng chu khawvel á¹awng
a ni tah a. An ramper maksan hnung hai khawmin, “Pi pe sai nawk a….” ti hla
hlutsak nekin, “Jack and Jill went up a hill” ti hla dam hi ei uor lem tah a.
Sap á¹awng thiem chu ei intlansiekna a hawih lem tah. Vairampura ei officer nau
tam tak hai lem chun Hmar á¹awng an tiem thei naw chauh ni loin, an á¹awng thiem
tah nawh. Sap á¹awng le Vai á¹awng bak an thiem ta meuh nawh
Ei inbengbelna Manipur, a bikin Tuiá¹haphaiah khawm
hin Hmar á¹awng indik hmang le ziek an tlawm deuh deuh. Manipurah meuh khawm
Hmar á¹awng hmatieng peia inchuk beiseina khawm hi an thim deuh deuh niin an
lang. Tuta college le university-ah ei professor-hai a hmatiemin an hung
pension pei a, an hmun hluotu ding hlak an tlawm deuh deuh. Annihai an pension
vawng pha tuhaiin am Hmar MIL hi inchuktir tang an ta? Ei hma an thimin an chip
nuom khawp el.
Beiseina umsun chu Assam Dimahasao District Council
hnuoiah chauh a nih.Tu khawm hin N.C. Hills-a ei unau Hmarhai chu Hmar student
pakhat chauh kainaah khawm Hmar MIL an lak thei. Ieng institutionah khawm Hmar á¹awng
inchuktir dingin Hmar teacher an ruoi thei pei. Chuleiin Hmar á¹awng inchuktu an
pung deuh deuh. Ei unau suopui Biate, Hrangkhawl, Gangte, Thadou, Chawrai,
Sakechep, etc. hai baka Nepalihai chen khawmin HMAR VERNACULAR an lak chu tie?
Assam ramah chu Hmar á¹awngin ram a lak lien deuh deuh. Hmar hnamzie indik tak
khawm Assam rama ei unauhai lai hmu theiin a la um. Ṭhiek á¹awng la dam á¹awk á¹awk
dam hi inchuk thar inla. Tuta Hmar á¹awng tuolleng leh hin chawkpawlin hmang
kawp dan dam lampui zawng inla. Hmar á¹awng ei sukmuk lem ring a um. Ṭawng
nisien, politics tieng ni sien, ei sandamna hi Assam ramah chauh khun an nghat
lem niin an lang tah. Chuleiin, Dimahasau District Council bifurcate thawa,
non-Dimasa area po le Cachar phaizawl huopa district nawrna hi ei political
goal umsun, á¹awng le hnam damna ding tak chu a nih.