‘Sir’ ti a in koh hi I bansan daih ang u

‘Sir’ ti a in koh hi I bansan daih ang u

- Rev. Dr. Zaichhawna Hlawndo

Khawvêl hnam tin hian in koh dân kan nei a, keini Zofâte pawh hian kan pi leh pute hun atang khan in koh dan mumal tak leh mâwi tak kan nei. Tunlâi hian Zofâte’n English (Sap) kan tih mai ten in koh nana an hman thin ‘Sir’ tih hi kan uar ta êm êm mai a, he kan chindân thalo tak mai hian ka rilru a tina a, ka vei tak zet zet a, a thupui atân pawh hian thupui tluangtlam deuh a dah pawh ka duh viau rualin ‘I bansan daih ang u’ tih hi ka tel duh tlat a, thu maiin a tawp ang tih ka hlauh vang a ni. He thuziak (article) lo hmu leh chhiartute zingah mahni hnam leh tawng a in koh dan awm reng hmang lova, hnamdang te in koh dâna in koh duh leh ching ten kan bansan hlauh chuan, kan hnam nunmáwi leh kan tawng chawinungin kan humhimna a ni dawn a ni. Thu hretu mai nilova zawmtu ni nghâl turin chhiartûte zawng zawng ka ngên tak zet che u a ni.

‘Sir’ tih hi eng tawng nge? Engtik lai atanga hman nge? Tute koh nân nge an hman thin? Tunah an la hmang zêl em? tih te pawh kan hriat hmasak a tulin ka hria. Kum zabi 12th-15th lai, Middle English hun lai khan ‘Sir’ tih hi an lo hmang tawh thin. Sir tih a an koh thin te chu –dinhmun sang chelhtute an ni tlangpui. ‘Sir’ tih hi French tawng ‘sire’, ‘pa’ tihna emaw lal, leh chungnung tihna a ni. Latin tawng ah erawh chuan ‘Senior’, aia upa zawk koh nan hman thin a ni. ‘Sir’ ti a in koh hi British mite pawhin an aia din hmun sang zawk leh u zawk te koh nan an hmang thin. An hmelhriat loh, an hminga kohna tur an hriatlohte pawh "Excuse me, sir" ‘min lo hrethiam teh ka pu’ tihte pawh an hmang thin. Tin, lehkha pawimawh ziah nan pawh "Dear Sir" tiin an hmang bawk. British lal vengtu sipai huaisen leh sipai thaber te, an hnam ti hmingtha filawrtute kha ‘Knight’ nihna an pe a, chungte koh nan ‘Sir’ tih hi an hmang. ‘Sir’ tih hi tun thleng pawhin British miten an la hmang a, midangte an zah entir nan ‘Sir’ tiin an ko thin a, tin, Hotel, Restaurant leh dawr nghâktu mipuite tâna rawngbâwltute pawhin an mahni dawrtute khual chhawn nan ‘Sir’ tih pawh an la hmang lâr hle. 

Zofâten engtik lai atang khan nge ‘Sir’ tih tawngkam hi kan lo hman tih chu hriatchian theih chiah nilo mahse Zosap ten sikul min siam sak atang khan a nih hmel. Zirtirtûte chibai bûk nân leh koh nân ‘Sir’ tih kha an hman tir thin. Amaherawhchu kan zirtirtûte khân ‘Sir’ nihna (title) kha neih an tum chuang lo. Classroom a an lo luh a, ‘Good morning Sir’ kan lo tih bak kha chu an mahni koh nan ‘Sir’ tih kha kan hmang zui chuang lova, zirtirtute kha Pu Tluang, Pu Zual tiin kan ko mai thin kha a ni.Primary school a kan hotupa ber kha Pu Chhunliana a ni a, mi zawng zawng khan Pu Chhuna tih kha kan koh dan leh hriat dan a ni a, Sir Chhuna an ti ngailo. Tunlai thangtharte chuan sikul, College leh University a zirtirtu mipa koh nan ‘Sir’ tih hi kan hmang deuh vek a, zirna Inah mai nilo, an mahni hming sawi nan hian ‘Sir’ tih kan hmang tel a, ‘Sir’ nihna (title) hi kan pe deuh vek tih mai tur a ni. 

Sawrkâr hruaitu MLA, Sawrkâr Office a hna thawk, NGO pawl hrang hrang chenin hruaitûte, hotu mipa te koh nan leh an mahni chanchin sawi nân hian ‘Sir’ tih hi kan hmang deuh vek ta emaw tih tur a ni. Hei hi kan Zonunmawi zahlohna te, kan hnam tawng dah pawimawh lohna, hnama chian lohna leh hnam nun zemawi chimralna hlauhawm lutuk a ni tih kan hriat angai. Chumai chu a ni lo, he in koh dan thalo hian a hrin chu midangte aia chungnung bik, ropui leh sang bik riau a in dahna leh in hriatna te a hring thei a ni. 

Zofate hian hnamin in koh dan mawi tak kan neihte hi hmang mai ila- Kum upa lam te chu ‘ka pu’ emaw ‘ka pi’ tiin, kan nu leh pa rualte chu ‘ka nu’ emaw ‘ka pa, kan u rualte chu ka u tiin. Kan hmelhriatloh leh an hming kan hriatlohte rualpui awm deuhte chu ‘Unaunu’ emaw ‘Unaupa’ tiin ko mai ila a mawi êm êm a, a nih dan tur dik tak pawh a ni. Pu Liandala hlaphuah ‘ Aia Upate Zahthiamin’ tih chang lina ah chuan:– 

“Aia upa i biak dawnin,

Koh dan mawiin kamtha hmang la;

Ka pi, ka pu, ka u, tiin,

Ka nu, ka pa, ka ni emaw.”

A chunga hla thu atang hian in koh dan mumal takin kan lo in zirtir tawh thin tih a chiang. Kan pi leh puten In koh dan mawi kamtha an lo hman thin kha kan uar deuh deuh a ngai a ni. 

Article tha leh pawimawh te hi ziaka dah a pawimawh êm êm a, chu aia pawimawh lehzual chu chu a taka chan tir zêl hi a ni. Kan thupui ‘Sir ti a in koh hi I bansan daih ang u’ tih hi a taka hman nghâl chi a ni. Tuna sawrkârna chelhtute pawh hian a takin kalpui ngam sela, kan Minister leh MLA te pawh hian kei chu ‘Sir’ tiin min ko suh u tiin bul tan ngam se. Sawrkar office zawng zawngah pawh hian ‘Sir’ ti a in ko tawh lovin kan hnam zemawi chawi nun leh kan tawng chawisan nan hnamdang tih dan hi bansanin keimahni in koh dan turin in ko mai ang u. Sikul, College leh University-ah te pawh hian zirna huang chhungah ‘Sir’ tih hi kan lo hmang a nih pawhin hmun dangah Zofate tualzâl nunah leh kan Society-ah hi chuan lakluh zel nilo se. Ram leh hnam hmangaihtute vek kan ni a, kan ngaihtuah chian loh vang leh kan fimkhur tawk loh vang te hian kan hnam nunzemâwi thiattu leh tibawrhbângtu kan lo ni reng thei a ni. Phengphehlepa khua a tlai hmain Zofâte thangharh ila, in siam that kan ngaihna laite in siam tha zel ang u.