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Mizo is the official language of Mizoram, along with English. Mizo language, or Mizo ṭawng, is a language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan family of languages, spoken natively by the Mizo people in Mizoram states of India and Chin State in Burma. [14] Mizo ṭawng is a tonal language.
Sakhua (lit. "deity divine force"), also known as Mizo religion, [3] Lushai animism [3] or Khua worship, is a traditional polytheistic ethnic faith practiced by the Mizo people prior to the widespread adoption of Christianity during the British annexation of Mizoram. [4] As of the 2001 census, 1,367 people in Mizoram continued to practice this ...
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Currently, in Mizoram, the Roman script is used to write the Mizo language using the Hunterian transliteration. Locally, it is commonly known as the "Mizo A AW B" , or "Mizo Hawrawp." [ 50 ] The Mizo language can be read by 91.3% of the population of Mizoram , making the state to have the third-highest literacy rates in India .
Chheih Lam is a Mizo traditional dance originating from the Indian state of Mizoram during the early 1900s. [1] It represents the spirits of happiness and joy, [citation needed] traditionally performed during a cool evening after the day's work was over with a round of rice beer.
Handloom and handicraft exhibition at Aizawl, Mizoram on September 23, 2010. Mizo craft refers to as Mizoram handicrafts, is a traditional art and techniques of the inhabitants of Mizoram state, prominently known as the "Songbird of the North east". Its people are collectively known as Mizo. Mizo craftsmanship exists since ancient period.
[2] are well known in addition to this rod pushing game. Sukkhawh is throwing Suk like a javelin, and Insukherh is a game in which two players holding Suk at each end and twisting with force to out play the opponent. Of all these games, Insuknawr was the most popular among the Mizos.
The Mizo people in Myanmar, historically Burma National Lushais (Burmese: လူရှိုင်း) are Myanmar citizens with full or partial Mizo ancestry. Although various Mizo tribes have lived in Myanmar for past centuries, the first wave of Mizos migrated back to Myanmar in the mid-19th to the 20th centuries.