VAPHUAL TANGTHU — The Hornbill

Thupatna

Leitung ah Gam, Minam, Kipawlna, Party, Mun, Khuapi, Sang, Company, Sum (sum tungah) atuamtuamte in kiciaptehna dingin amau deih Ganhing, Van, Singkung (ahkl) Na khat peuhpeuh lim azang uhhi. Ei Zomite in minam kiciaptehna dingin Vaphual ih zang hi. Tua ahihmanin Zomi ahihnakleh Zogam, Kawlgam, Vaigam, Tuipigal mun khat peuhpeuh ah minam vai, gamvai tawh kisai kipawlna ineihciangin kiciaptehna in Vaphual lim kizang hi. Zogamah vasa nam aza-a sim om sungpan Vaphual izatna ahang mikimin theihding deihhuai kasa hi.

Min

English kamin 'Hornbill' kici in ei Zogama Zovaphual namte 'Great Hornbill' kici hi. Leitung Gam Vasalam mipilte'n 'Bucerosbicornis' naci uhhi. Buceros kammal Greek pau pan hong pai 'Bawngki' (Cow Horn) cihna hi in, Biconis kammal Latin pau pan hong pai 'Ki abang' (Hornlike) cihna ahihi. Tua ahihmanin 'Bawngki tawh a kibang Vasa nam' cihna ahihi. Nepalte in 'Homrai' (Gamlak Kumpi) naci uhhi. Zopau in 'Phual' cihciangin teng, om (ahkl) kibusa cihna hi a Vaphual akhatna in 'Singhawm, Suanghawm sunga aphual, aom, akibusa Vasa' cihna ahihi. Leitungah Vaphual nam (55) bang om in Gam Vasalam mipilte'n min khat ciat na vawh uhhi.

Zomite Vaphual tawh Ciapteh Kipatna

Nidanglai in Lawi Thang leh Sial Lian kici unau nih om hi. Lawi Thang a uzaw hi-in, Sial Lian a nau zaw ahihi. A neulai un a nu uh si a, a pa un zikik a nei hi. A nukik un Lawi Thang leh Sial Lian itlo in a pasal kiangah, 'Hih naupang tegel tawh khuasa khawm theilo ding ka hihmanin, ahithei bangin mundangah hawlkhia in' a ci hi. A pa in a tapategel hehpihhuai sa in it mahmah napi a zi thumangin gamlapi ah Bawm lianpi khattawh pua in paipih a aciahtheih nawtloh nang munah khawlpih in ihmusak in a ihmut kalun anusia vingveng hi.

A tate a khanlawh ciangin, khua muita in akiim apaam a et uhleh a pa uh mu nawnlo hi. Acihnading uh thei lo in, agil uh kial mahmah a, akapkap uhhi. Gamlakah nektheih zongin a vaak melmel uhhi. Nektheih a muh peuhpeuh uh, phelhawmin a ne uhhi. Ni khat vasa bu khat mu uh a, a u in a va et saisai leh Vaphual tui tang khat na om hi. Khia suk lelah kitam ding, ne lelah a nau in ngawl ding ahihmanin a u in a kam sungah muamin sing tungpan hong kumsuk hi. Leilak a tunma in Vaphual tui taam sakkha in valh kha a, Vaphual a suakpah hi.

A naupa in a u Vaphual a suah ciangin dah mahmahin amah kia a kapkap hi. A u in 'Nau aw kapkap kei ou! Nek theih Singgah ka muh peuhpeuh hong puak ning aw, Lau ken aw' a ci hi. A u zong Singgah zongin a lenlen leh munkhat ah gamhoih gamnuam mahmah khat mu a, a naupa samin tua Khua ah a tengsak hi. A naupa in tua Khua ah a sep khempeuh lawhcing in, a khawi peuhpeuh pung mahmah hi. Zi nei in ta nei in nuam a sa mahmah hi. A sawtlo in Khua Hausa nangawn a sem hi. A upa in zong vilkik nawnlo in kum sau veipi a kikhen uh hi.

Ni khat ni ciangin, a naupa Sial Lian in ton ding hong vaihawm hi. Zu leh sa na khempeuh kicing zihziah khin a, a nunung penin a upa a sam nuam hi. Tua ahih manin a upa a sam dingin vasa khempeuh kaikhawm in a sam siampen ding sin kawikawi a, atawpna ah Vavui asawl hi. Ton kipat ni zingsangin, a u Lawi Thang hong tung huak-huak takpi a, inntual tungah hong laam hi. Sial Lian zong nuam mahmahin, a inntual laizangah hong pai a, a u amuak hi. A u in a mul khat botin a khiatsuk leh, a nau in hoihsa mahmah in a lukhu tungah suang viuveu in mipi lai ah a laam hi. Vaphual mul tawh kilawm mahmah in mi khempeuh in hoihsa in a eng mahmah uhhi. Papi khempeuh in Vaphual mul ngen pah ngeingai uh a, a u in zong a mul neih khempeuh botbotin a khiatkhiat hi. A Kha a Mei abeidong botbotin khiatkhiat ahih manin a tawpna ciangin leng thei nawnlo in leilak ah hong kia a, a naupa in a tangsaal ah a kem hi.

A Kha a Mei akim dong akep khitciangin a khah kik hi. A u in a lenkhiat kik ding ciangin, a naupa kiangah khitui nulkawm sa in 'Nau! hih lai mun sang a nuamzaw gam khat mu khin ka hi aw. Tua lai ah a tawntung ih tenkhop theih nading ni khat niciang hongsam ding ka hi. Tualai mun nong tunnop leh Thumanna leh Cihtakna kiptakin len tinten in la, na nuntakpih in aw. Mangngilh hetken aw Sial Lian!' ci-in a vaikhak khit ciangin a leng khia vingveng hi. Tua huna kipanin tuni dong Vaphual ahi a u Lawi Thang leh a naupa Sial Lian akimu nawn kei uh hi. Tua ahihmanin Zomite in Vaphual tawh iki ciaptehna hih unau nihte Tangthu pan hong kipan hi ci-in Zomi Tangthulam mipilten na ciamteh uhhi.

Omna Munte

Vaphual omna munte: Kawlgam, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Lao, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia (Fiji, Solomon, Santa Cruz, Vanuatu leh New Caledonia Tuikulhte) leh Africa gam nuailam Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, leh Uganda gamte ah om hi. Zovaphual (Bucerosbicornis) namte Zogam, India, Nepal, Malaysia leh Indonesia ah om hi. Malaysia gam Borneo tuikulh a Sarawak gamah Vaphual tam mahmah ahihmanin tua munmin 'Land of the Hornbills' (Vaphual tamna Mun) naci uhhi.

Pumpi

A nam tawh kizui in agol aneu om hi. Black Dwarf Vaphual namte a neu nam hi in gram 102 bang gik thei in a sauna 30cm (pi khat) bang pha thei hi. Africa gam nuailam ah ki mu thei hi. Southern Ground Vaphual namte a gol nam hi in Kg. 6 ciangbang gik thei in a sauna 1.4 meter (pi 4) ciangbang pha thei hi. Africa gam Namibia, Angola, South Africa, Burundi leh Kenya gamte ah kimu thei hi. Zogama om Vaphualte Kg. 4 ciangbang gik thei in a sauna 130 cm (pi 4) ciangbang pha thei hi. Akha zal leh 152 cm (pi 5) ciangbang zai thei hi. A nute sangin a pate gol zaw hi. Vasa dangte tawh aki batlohna khat ah Bawngki tawh akibang a mukpi uh oltakin a puak theih nangin a gawngguh atunglama nihte kizom se hi. Tua banah adekguite, thagui dangte sang lianzaw in khauhzaw se hi. A mukpi uh kihunna, mul puahna, bu bawlna leh annekna in zang uhhi. Vaphual pumpi tungah Gial (colours) nam 5: Asan, Avom, Akang, Aeng leh Ankampakte om hi. Tua ahihmanin Zomite in minam kiciaptehna in izat mahmah khat ahi Puandum agialte (colours) zong Vaphual gial pan ilak ahihna kimu thei hi.

Khuamuhna

Mihingte sangin khuamuhna (mitmuhna) zaizaw hi. Mihingte in mailamteng bek kimu thei in Vaphual in mailam leh apangbup teng mu thei hi. Tua ahihmanin a mukpi tawh annekna leh nasepna tuamtuamte abuailoh nangin teltakin mu thei hi. Muvanlai mahbangin gamlapi pan na mu thei hi. Khualum leh nisa gamah om ahih mahbangin nitang sungah sawtpi ahahzawh nangin nisa dalding mitkhu mul apha mahmah leh asau ziazua nei hi.

Gamtatzia leh Omdan

Sun sungteng gamtangin zanin ihmu uhhi. Gamtatnate ah atamzaw a kop, a innkuan cihbangin kithuah uhhi. Nauneih lohhun sungin khat veivei ahonin kithuah khawm thei uhhi. Gammangtulak, mualkawm, singniim leh singkung lianpi dawna tut viuveu nuamsa hi. Alen uhciang akha van uh ngeih huak-huak mahmah in gamlapi pan kiza thei hi. A ham uh zong ngeih in gamlapi pan kiza thei a atuamtuamin ham thei uhhi. Sun sungteng an zongin gamlapi vapha thei uh a, nitum kuan ciangin agiatphual mun zuan zel uhhi. Nisim in atawtna lampi zuiden uhhi. A ihmut ciangun alu vanlam ngato sak uhhi. Bawgki abang amukpi apuaknop nang ahihi. A maizum baih mahmah leh mi azakta thei ganhing in zong kiciamteh hi. Vasa dangte tawh zong kithuah khawm thei in a ne thei ding leh a susia thei ding alauhhuai Vasa leh gamsate kipawlin kidal khawm, kihung khawm thei uhhi.

Nek leh Dawn

Singgah Anpi in zangin Ganhing neute zong ne thei uhhi. Thei gah limsa in lim nek pen hi. Singgah minte bek ne uhhi. Gilkial ahiphial zongin Singgah amin dong ngakin amin khitciang nepan uhhi. Singgah nekna panin apumpi ading tui kisamzah ngahthei hi. A Singgah nekte alenna khempeuh ah ek in tha kawikawi ahihmanin amute Singkungno in po zel hi. Tua ahihmanin Vaphual khat anuntak sungin Singkung kung 14,600 (tulsawm-le-tulli-le-zaguk) suanmanhi ci-in Gam Vasalam mipilten ciamteh uhhi. Singkung mun tuamtuamah apo nang akizeelsak ganhing nam khat in zong kiciamteh hi.

Nupa ki Itna

Koppih a khek mengmenglo ganhingnam ahihi. Vaphual nupa akibah (ahkl) aomkhop laitakun hundang sangin kamtam zaw uhhi. Abahpih masak (ahkl) no aneihpih masak pen mahtawh aneih kikciang neikhawmin ateek, ahuai, asih dongin nupa kopkhatin omsuak uhhi. A kikoppih akithuahpihsa bek mahtawh omkhawm den uhhi. Tua ahihmanin Ganhing khawiten Vaphual abah (omkhop) saknop uhciang haksa samahmah uh a, tamveipi ahamciam uhciang hithei pan bek hi. Vaphual nupa aki it vanglakte khat si leh alawm lungleng khuangai lua om thei nawnlo in lengleng hi. Atawpna ah amah leh amah zong kikhual zonawnlo in vanlaizang pan akhate zepin ki khawhsuk vilvel a alawm sihna munah Sing leh Suang aom bangbang tawh kitatsukin si hi ci-in Khangluiten naciamteh uhhi.

Suan le Paal neihna

Gammanglak Singkung liante tung (ahkl) Suanghawm sungah bu bawlin tui-na leh awpna in zang uhhi. Tui 6 ciang neithei hi. A awp ciangin anu leh anote abu sungah omin ganhing dangte alut theihloh, anek theihloh nangin Buan, Ganhing-ek leh Singhawng cihbang tawh abu hucipin apa in an apiak theihnang amuk kitat nangciang vangsak kiukiau hi. Anu a-awp sungteng leh akeuhkhit anote a-ngek lai sungteng apa in anpuak den hi. Nai (1) sungin anpuak leh avil kawmin abu 20 veibang tungthei hi kici hi. Hih hunsungteng anu akha-te nemin leng theilo hi. A awp hun ni 25 pan 40 sungbang sawt thei hi.

Azenzen in apa anzongin apai laitak anu in tua abu hukna vang kiukiau nasukham kha banghileh apa in Vaphualpa dangtawh aomkhawm sa in anpuak nawnloin nusia hi, kici hi. Tua ahihmanin anu leh anote annek ding azonglai Vaphualpa khat kithatkha, kimankha bang hileh anu leh anote abu sungah an ngawlin puuksi khinding ahihi. Anu in anote anutsiat sangin abu sungah anote tawh sikhawm zaw kici hi. Anote agol deuhciangin api akha-te hong khauhkikin abu sungpan paikhia-in anupa un anote anpuak khawm uhhi. Anu apaikhiat ciangin abu sunga om anote in avang hukik uhhi. No aneihkik uhciang abu lui mah zangkik zel uhhi. Kum 3 aphak masiah Bawngki abang muk neinailo uhhi. Kum 5 acin khitciang Vaphual mel taktak puapan uhhi. Zogama om Zovaphualte kum 50 ciangbang nunta thei uhhi.

Kizatna

Vaphual nuntakna ah Cihtakna (fidelity) leh Sianthona (purity) om ahihmanin minam tampite in Kiciaptehna in nei uhhi. Zomite in 'Phualva bangin ciampel keini', 'Phualva bang itna' cihbangin thu leh la inei-a Itana leh Cihtakna in iciamteh hi. Zomite in mipil, milian, mihaute Vaphual tawh kigenteh hi. Hong minsiat, hongzawn ki uhciang 'Vaphual tangsa Va-ak suak' ci-in paunak inei hi. Tangvalte in nungak melhoihte Vaphual tawh nagenteh uhhi: 'Phualva aw, singdang ang ah na tul ding…' cihbangin la nakiphuah uhhi. Mothak tawh zong kigenteh in mopi ding aomciang ahemgenna in 'Vaphualno lading maw?' ci-in kidong hi.

Borneo tuikulh a Sarawak minamte bangin Sianthona in naciamteh ahihmanin Biakpiakna in nanei liang uhhi. Mat leh thah dingbang lim kham mahmah uhhi. Pawlkhatte in Vaphuallu Dawi thoihna leh Aisanna in azang zong om hi. India gam Arunachal Pradesh a Nyishi minamte bangin Vaphual lu leh kha minam kizepna thu mahmah khat in nei uhhi. Kizep nangin adeihmanun Vaphual tampi that uhhi. Tuhun ciangin India Gamsa Kemcing Kipawlna in kham ahihmanin tamzat nawnlo uhhi. Asa leh alukhu (alutunga lukhu abang) anete Arthritis Natna (guh khat-le-khat kikal kizopna natna) dam thei hi ci-in kiciamteh hi.

Vaphual Kiciaptehna in azangte

Vaphual pen leitung mun tuamtuamte ah minam leh kipawlna kiciaptehna in kizang hi:

• 1) Zogam (Chin State) bup in Gam Ciaptehna Vasa (State Bird) in kizangin Gam Dialpi (State Flag) tungah ki tuangsak hi.
• 2) India gam State (25) sungpan Arunachal Pradesh State in Gam Ciaptehna Vasa in zang in Gam Sealpi (State Seal) tungah tuangsak hi. Kerala State in Gam Ciaptehna Vasa (State Bird) in zang hi.
• 3) Malaysia gam State (13) sungpan Sarawak State in Gam Ciaptehna Vasa (State Bird) leh Gambup Ciaptehna (State Emblem) in zang hi.
• 4) Bombay (Mumbai) Natural History Society in a mau kipawlna Ciaptehna in zang hi. Bombay Natural History Society September 15, 1883 ni-a kiphuan hi in India gamsung Ganhing, Singkung, Lopate akemcing kipawlna lian mahmah khat ahihi.
• 5) Malaysia gamah Sum tung leh Lailu tungah tuangsak hi.
• 6) Indonesia gam Province (33) sung pan Central Kalimantan Province in Gam Dialpi tung leh Gam Sealpi tungah tuangsak in South Sulawesi Province in Gam Sealpi tungah tuangsak.
• 7) Indonesia gama University minthang khat ahi Lambung Mangkurat University in a university Sealpi tungah tuangsak hi.

Thukhupna

Vaphualte nuntakna sungah Itna dik leh Cihtakna man kimu thei hi. Tanglai hun pekpan ipu ipate in thu le la ah 'Phualva bang Itna', 'Phualva bang ciampel keini' cihbangin Vaphualte ki Itna leh Cihtaknate etteh in na nungta uhhi. Vaphual nupate kicimtaak hetlo in ateek ahuai dong ki-it ki-ngai in sihna lo-ngal tawh kikhenlo uhhi. Asih uhciang zong kisihpih ngamlai uhhi. Vaphualpa in anu leh atanote khualin khua-ul, gim le tawl pipi nisa, guahzu, meikai nuai ah anzongin anpuak den hi. Tatsatlo in vilden in taisan ngeilo hi. Zomite in minam kiciaptehna in Vaphual izatkhak angtan huai in teelkhial hetlo hihang. Tua ahihmanin ei Khangthak Zomite in Vaphual Itna leh Cihtaknate nei a minam lian, minam picing leh minam khangto isuah nang hanciam ciatni.

A kaikhawm

Rev. Paul Thangpi (Pau Pian Thang), Germany — Thudotpi der ZIG.