Abstract This paper examines the linguistic, cultural, and socio-pragmatic dimensions of the terminological transition from “
Zomi people
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Yangon: March 13, 2025 Picture a misty morning in 1917, high in Myanmar’s Zomi Hills. The Zomi—tough, tight-knit folks who’d spent generations farming and hunting—were about to enter a story …
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Logical Reasonings for Using“Zomi Nam Ni” (Zomi Language),“Zomi National Day” (English), andဇိုမီးအမျိုးသားနေ့ (Burmese). The consistent use of “Zomi Nam Ni” (in the Zomi language), “Zomi National Day” (in English), and ဇိုမီးအမျိုးသားနေ့ (in Burmese) for the annual …
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The Power of Self-Identification Throughout history, oppressive regimes have systematically imposed identities on indigenous peoples as a means of control. The Burmese military dictatorship has followed this same colonial strategy …
