October 16, 2025Zomi10 min read

PAUNAK LEH A CIH NOPNA & their meanings

A curated collection of traditional Zomi proverbs with their meanings — part of our work to preserve the Zomi language and culture.

The full text of this article is originally written in Zomi. The introduction above summarises the content.

ZO PAUNAK HOIHTE

Zo Paunak — traditionelle Zomi-Sprichwörter, überliefert von Generation zu Generation. Die vollständige Sammlung umfasst 172 Einträge:

1. Akpi nawihawm.
2. Aaktui suam leh silasuam.
3. Aakpi khuan hangkhuavak lo.
4. Aakgeh tuahlohzawngkhaal.
5. Aakta duhgawlkilawhkhup.
6. Aak khaguhin saipiman.
7. Aak ta mangkuankitutu.
8. Aak ihmu bang.
9. Aak eek kawinuihsan.
10. Aak ekkawi lawngngam, suangtaat saatngam.
11. Aisa longeek aazol.
12. A si masa puantuamtang.
13. Aikua han, tapkualhan.
14. Baaltehtung tuisun.
15. Baak bang.
16. Baakvat bang.
17. Bangkua kanzogatang thawl.
18. Beel gongheek lehthei va tuk.
19. Boih in kamei atunciang tong ning ci.
20. Beli pakh.
21. Beli thoknawngahpha.
22. Buipi suangzula tuak.
23. Buipi lei kei zong khuangai.
24. Bui phakkuan aa tawp.
25. Bokbawn leh mantaa.
26. Bilvuhloh.
27. Ciahkuan baal em.
28. Ciamnuih gaal suak.
29. Cici tavakh.
30. Ciimnuai ah sa kibak,
31. Geeltui ah thuk.
32. Cinana sihphuut, veihsuaksuak ek in zom.
33. Ci omlo sa lim lo.
34. Dahpa taptung kal.
35. Dahpa Kawl khuang.
36. Deihteel vaal.
37. Deeklam tuktuk zonggaal suak.
38. Duh omna leh ngaih omna.
39. Duhop samal man
40. Gangmuan bang.
41. Gaallu kihta gaallutuak.
42. Gangpil leh uipil kimanzolo.
43. Gip zong leh khuai zong.
44. Gilpi leh sakhau.
45. Hausa sialkhau letor Hausa sial mei let.
46. Hausa tel in kuangzawnban.
47. Hausa thu lehNaupang thu.
48. Hakai pahtak lung heng.
49. Hikpi cihkhap zongnuamtuam.
50. Humpi gilkial in piaunelbak.
51. Khatlah katem,khatlah kapaai.
52. Khatvei leh simsingpak, khatvei leh zosing pak.
53. Komkim tapasal sagihnei zong nuakik.
54. Kamsiam sialleisaang, kamsia in siallei loh.
55. Kawl zong tuidaminkiho.
56. Kawlmangpa thuaakpi’n phiat.
57. Kawlgit suluk.
58. Kauphe a sihnangin kungmuizuan.
59. Kaunei kisungsia.
60. Khau saulua kikai awk.
61. Khaikha agui ah gah.
62. Khuanung thutheih sa nuakap.
63. Keel tat nua aa keeldaikai.
64. Kawlzawng naipuan teeng.
65. Lamsak leh Putekineek zolo.
66. Lawhsia leh zi khekngeina.
67. Leiluah suang luahbang.
68. Lawmngaih leh mei-am saa.
69. Lo zonkhelh kumkhat, zi zonkhelh khankhat.
70. Lam tom nuam kumkua aatunglo.
71. Lung nuntak.
72. Ling khei bang.
73. Mihing leh papo.
74. Mizawng paau lehtuisung pau.
75. Maitang singhawngbelh.
76. Meima lo ah tho tulo.
77. Meikhu paisuak.
78. Meima lian kideihlo.
79. Mittaw sial khaulet.
80. Mu zong hamsia.
81. Meikhu lian zuan.
82. Mimzang a lawi kai.
83. Mualmong aa meikai et.
84. Muhloh su bek kilei.
85. Mui zanglua kipeisat.
86. Miksi zong lubawk kiguan.
87. Mikhut aa gulman.
88.Mei awngkaal a nisa.
89. Meigong lung leh sazantaa.
90. Mawmaw thutah son.[Sihzangpaunak]
91. Nu leh Pa thumangnahlawh peek.
92. Nahtang zong khilkinei.
93. Namtom khan leh tuitakhan.
94. nauzaw ektum paii.
95. Naupang silpak deih.
96. Nunglam sodawh.
97. Nunglam mitnei.Numei thadah kungmui tu.
98. Nene puksi omlo, nelosunggil kial.
99. Numei gilo in sukpumkuaitan.
100. Numei vaakhaat thusiazong.
101. Numei meisak aa mawhmeikhangah tomlo.
102. Numei suutpom a vaalomlo.
103. Numei gilo phungkhen.
104. Numei lo-in innkisuang lo.
105. Numei khua leh sakhikhua.
106. Nupi gilkial in beelkek.
107. Naucing muanhuai awngahta.
108. Nupa lungtuakkhuata zo. Na keel luphum.
109. Ngal hapaksa tumkiklo.
110. Pasan sialnek.
111. Pathat tokhom guan.
112. Pengpelek bangintungnun kituh.
113. Penglam ci sel.Pulo-in Han tanglo.
114. Phim leh khau.Phalbi zuau ngei lo.
115. Phuluum phul nangleikha in petlet.
116. Sakhi a pi san, ano san.
117. Sakhi in a tat nangkuam kua khual.
118. Sa ahang sa-in si,galhang gal in si.
119. Sialkop gosa zongkikhen.
120. Siampi lo-in khuakisaat mawh.
121. Sagil tatlo thukiplo.
122. Sahang meilet bang.
123. Sahaang laang cin sangakzong laang.
124. Sahang in a gial zahtak.
125. Sakhi manlo ngaltang tum.
126. Sakhuai.
127. Sazuk kipuak.
128. Sihlah lel hinlah lel. Sileh hing kimu.
129. Sial nupa zong sihphualahkiliak.
130. Simbeng zong kimciciat tangzang kiguan.
131. Sung in duh alaizom mel phawk lo.
132. Taangham kin.
133. Tagah nawi muh.
134. Tagah nuamsa gawldawnahtuang.
135. Tapa hawmthawh tualgalsuak.
136. Tanu pahtak zawlgai.
137. Tangtel sihtan.
138. Thawlhawm agin ngeih.
139. Thadah hampat.
140. Tui leh nga, tuisung ngakhiat.
141. Tuipi luangdialdial in luang kua tai.
142. Tui thuk luatanglo.
143. Tui buasa kiluak thei lo.
144. Talzol zong.
145. Thallam cilsiat eimautungtu.
146. Ui misi neek’.
147. Uipi leh saguh bawk.
148. Uita a tatna ah zual.
149. Uipi vakvai in saguhbawktuak.
150. Uipi lengla zongnuamtuam.
151. Ui in a luak nekik.
152. Uitui buak suah.
153. Ui meikang bang.
154. Va-aak utong aa kibawl.
155. Vansam bangin bulneilo.
156. Vokkhial taivai in vokpikuunngak suankhia.
157. Vainung guahsia inlap.
158. Vutlak veih pek.
159. Zawlgai masain zawlgai nunung ko.
160. Zawng in a khawnko.
161. Zawnghatheilo zawngha hilh.
162. Zawlthukaalah sial thawl.
163. Zawng khuaah hawh zawng neek’ ne, ki khua ah hawh ki neek ne.
164. Zawllui lehlamlui.
165. Zawng lohun.Uipi sabeel cing.
166. Zawltakhuasuak kuaman demzo lo.
167. Zawlhel insukpum tawi lo.
168. Zawng in ne a ngauin thal puk.
169. Zawhngeutaneih.
170. Zing guahzuleh makthak si.
171. Zum lehsaili aa si omlo.
172. Zu inzong alawl sihpih.

Quelle: zopoem.

ZOMI Paunak 145

Zweite Sammlung — 145 Sprichwörter mit sinngemäßer Erläuterung. Jeder Eintrag folgt dem Muster 'Sprichwort — Bedeutung / Anwendung':

1)Pu le lamphung kineh zo lo-i pute kidem thei lo
2)Deeklam tuktum zong gal-i muan pente zong i gal hi thei
3)Mihing le papo-kisi pak thei
4)Gallu kihta gallu tuak-i buksawmna mun ah a siazawkan kituak thei
5)Sakhi a pi san, a no san-nu le pate kisun hamtang
6)Hawmsem nungta, ne-bum si-a cinghte hau semsem, acilte zawng semsem
7)Zawlthu kalah sialthawl-na zekaikai leh thusia khat lut pak thei
8)Nakellu phum kidawk ding-na thu imsim hong kithei ding
9)Na suakluka uh kibalkham-na kithutuakna uh kitamsak
10)Meima lo ah tho tu lo-paubang lo phamawh cihna
11)Zuau in a khap tawn-zuau thu gente kithei veve
12)Nupa kithutuak khuakhat in zolo-kipumkhatna thupitzia
13)Khuakhat kithutuak -tawm taleng a tampi khuakua in zo lo kilemlote’nhong zo zo lo
14)Bui a phak kuana khawl-tangtun kuana dinkhawlte
15)Nu le pa thumang a nahlawhpeek-a daupai-in a ma vang pah
16)Akta mang kuan kitutu – mancip giimnam
17)Ngalvang in a tat nading – i gamtat zia ding saupi gelkhoh kuam kuakhualhuai
18)Simbeng zong kim citciat-kipawlkhopna khatpeuh ah tangzangkiguangmakai tangzangkiguan kul
19)Sialtat zawh nung, sial daikai – Apian zawh teh, khua nung thei
20)Ki-uitui- Ki-itbawl tuam deuh hun sung
21)Ki-angvan- Kideihsak, kihu, kipanpih
22)Laikhun- Lupna
23)Khunlan- Lupna
24)Lia le tang- Nungak le tangval
25)Puvun pivun- Pu le pi
26)Tun le zua- Nu le pa
27)Ciin le tuai- U le nau
28)Angkawi- Zi
29)Kiang- I pasal
30)Vontawi- Tanu tapa
31)Sawn- Tute
32)Mamo- Monu
33)Zaitha- Thatang
34)Cinthu- Thu
35)Tongdam- Kampau
36)Na lel cinthu- Na gen thute
37)Lak mai- Maitang
38)Luankhi- Khitui
39)Banzaal- Khut
40)Pheiphung- Khe
41)Na siangah- Na kiangah
42)Heina- Paina peuh
43)Tuang lam – Lampi
44)Saumang- Inn
45)Lang lam- Neih le lam
46)Lii bang kicing- Kisap om lo
47)Vailo- Lo
48)Laal- I galte
49)Sangsa-Gamsate
50)Zinleng- Dawi
51)Sianmang- Pasian
52)Tangbang dam- Cidam
53)Omlai vei- Dammawh
54)Naubang kap- Kap
55)Mimbang thum- Thumthum
56)Hui bang mau- Khasiatna hau
57)Lawkbang tau- Tautau
58)Suumbang bia- Biakpiakna
59)Vaimang siamsil – Lai
60)Khaubang ciah- Ciahlam
61)Hawm teel- Micingte’ nun sawt

Quellen: Pau Boih (Facebook); PaCin Lian Khai, Tungzang Taih, Kalaymyo; ZYA Tin Jubilee Magazine Laibu.

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PAUNAK LEH A CIH NOPNA & their meanings

ZO PAUNAK HOIHTE

ZOMI Paunak 145

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