Ngawn language
Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ngawn or Ngawn Chin (natively called ŋɔ̂n)[2] is a Chin language spoken in Falam District, Chin State, and Kale District, Sagaing Region, Burma. There are 27 Ngawn villages in Falam township, Chin State.
Some Ngawn people also live in Tonzang Township, Chin State and Kalay, Kabaw, Sagaing Region.
Examples
| Ngawn Chin | English | Myanmar |
|---|---|---|
| Dam a cim? | How are you? | နေကောင်းလား |
| Tui | Water | ရေ |
| Pa (Pa aw) | Father (Dad) | အဖေ |
| Nu (Nu aw) | Mother (Mom) | အမေ |
| Hade | Moon | လ |
| Ni | Sun | နေ |
| Pathian | God | ဘုရား |
| Mei | Fire | မီး |
| Inn | Home | အိမ် |
| Lai Buu | Book | စာအုပ် |
| Saimun | Khawdar | Khawpual | Zawngkong | Vazang |
| Sihtui | Kelkong | Zawlnu | Sialsih | N.Munpi |
| Duhmang | Ngamual | Thutmual | Bualkhaw | Phaizawl |
| Farkhawm | Tuisan | New Suangpi | Valung | Khuangmual |
| Zawnglei | Suangdo |
Those villages are located in (Hualngo area and Zanniat area), Falam Township, Chin State. And those villages are founded by Ngawn people. Zawlpi village is a new one they founded in 2016 officially.
| Lianhna | Ṭiau | |
| Kawlfang | Niimzawl | Zawlpi |
| Tuikhing | Sialthawzang | Kiimlai | Mainuai | Aungzua |
| Smikekwin | Thayakone (W) | Nanchaung | Pyinkhonegyi | Myaungsone |
| Sentaw | Santa (W) | Kalay |
Ngawn People Have Some Organizations
| 1. | Ngawn Pawlkompi (Ngawn Union) |
| 2. | Ngawn Youth Association (N.Y.A) |
| 3. | Ngawn Students Fellowship (N.S.F) |
| 4. | Ngawn Social & Culture Committee |
| 5. | Ngawn Literature Committee |
| 6. | Ngawn Bible Committee |
| 7. | Global Ngawn Community (GNC) |
References
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