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Translated into Lotha by Y. Likhao Humtsoe


 

Naga Pyimtsü Motsüi Oryoulang Jiang Hansi Eyiv Tsükona Nzontsü Thüngi Engathetuk


 

Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR), Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) tona University of Edinburgh, University of Melbourne tolo Naga yandüng-yanriden to jiangna onte jatai Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang nkümfüi vaphen(museum) lo khyarhyui vai elio jiang lanka yani ochyuovungi tsükona rarüngi evav yilan.

Kvüthüng PRM ji Covid-19 vara yakchia choro mongo khani vasi Nrüngtsü choro 22, 2020 lo chonchilancho sana Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang vai elio jiang ji kyong ehungo echankachi nvav sicho. Hojito etsovo jijo ontena mhankai kyongden olan olan jiang thüngi elhi tssota yia evamo osi etssov elio jiang ntssacholani onte Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang British esa- eben yutalo khyarhyu evao jiang ji pilam tsükona. Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang ha ejüo ji tsükona hojiang jo echankachi evao jiang jilona khiche jenkok lo the meküpi vacho. Matarocho enhünga 214 Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang(otsan mekana oryu theta tsaka- tsütsailan nsüngrücho tona oryuolang to jiang) nkümfüi vaphen(museum) jilo ntangshona vai lia.

Melbourne University jilo Naga anthropologist osi Associate Professor Shompvü Dr. Dolly Kikon jina kvüthüng PRM’s etüm-ezi jiang yithen kako “The Guardian” jilona khachecho sana PRM Director ji thüngi Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang tsükona jo kvüto sana ha ngadüng-ngari zecho. Hoji sülojo ompvüna PRM jilo Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang elio jiang tsükona FNR thüngi ha meshatacho. Hojito tssocho sülojo PRM na FNR thüngi ha yivon yenjancho ntio tssole FNR jo senjümta elhilan tssoa evan okho etssovo ji tsükona. Hojilo thephata elhi jiang ji kvütowoi na tssotana Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang ji khi hansi yichev sana ha etsüng-etsü tacho. PRM thüngi meshatao jilo epyankai FNR naha Naga metalo kyongden echümpo osi kija jiang thüngi tssolia ontena shi tsükona jo kvüto engathecho sana hojiang ha ntsi ekhiv tsükona thyutasanta elhilan jiang tssotacho.

PRM naha FNR jiang thüngi nzo jokyimtae elhi etssov loha choka longshi licho ntio tssole FNR na nlansitao, emiyio osi Naga metalo noying litukvü osi senchümtao elhilan tssota evamo jiang ontena ha ntsijamo ji tsükona. Osi elhilan shiji hotowoe na tssoa tssona ontena Naga eramoiden, esopvüiden osi razhü okho thongtssoiden jiang thüngi elhi tssotathüng mpito tssolia onte etüm-ezi osi elhilan jiang loha benche-ziche lia tssochev to eyilo licho.

Shi elhilan shi etssov tsükona jo yuta osi lanka olan olan yakchia etssovo tssocho. Elhi shi etssov tsükona jo nzontsü ekyoerong, junga yandüng-yanri, Naga jipolan olan olan jiang thüngina ontena chedünga ntsio jiangha mhona engae ekhio osi Naga jipo kyongden jiang jina PRM jilo ha woi onte pyimtsümotsüi jiang esütao osi nsütao to jiang ha ezeo osi hansi eyiv tsükona lanchi elhilan etssov jiang tsükona ha to. Elhilan shi thakchia etssov tsükona jo nzyu 8-15 bena khiv. Shi elhilan shi etssov tsükona jo kyongden thüngina yandüng-yanri elhi jianglo ekyoerong, otsük na ovo the yandüng-yanri, kyongden jiang elhilan shiang mhona engathetuki khichotok osi limha shikvü/azha elio jilo takai etso osi kyongden jiang jüli tsolaphyolan osi onte shikvüniro jiang ephanina yikrachi pia etssovo elhi.

FNR ejan elhi jo PRM etüm-ezi/elhilan jilo Naga kyongden jiang ji kyochirongchia elhi tssoi Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang nkümfüi vaphen(museum) lo vai elio jiang ji rarüngi evav osi hansi eyiv ji. FNR na tssoa evamo elhi jiang jo thyutasanta evov jiang, mhona yandüng- yanriv jiang, Naga jipo kyongden okho olan olan, ekhümkho, Nagaland Satsüron to shiang thüngi ngadüng-ngari osi zothengatheta elhilan etsov jiang. Elhilan shiang jo nzotssoe thenhyarünhyata etssovo elhi to zothengathe lo elio ji tsükona FNR naha Naga jipo ekhüng olan olan jiang thüngi ha erantsüng theta yivon hanjancho küma janlan eyio ekhüng jiang thüngi jo thyutasanta ha khitüka tokhatola janlan nyihamo ekhüng jiang jo eyiloa nhyaka vana. Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang elio shiang tsükona jo ovüngo to tssoa PRM na pyimtsümotsüiden

tsoronichen enhünga evamo jiang thüngi elhi mhona etsso licho ntiotssole ontena elhilan jiang ji mhona ntsisanati onte Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang hochoi hansi eyio tssocho. Shi elhilan shiji mhona tsükarankata yia evamo ji tsükona FNR na Nagaland Satsüron thüngi ha yivon shi hanjam osi Naga kyongden jiang etüm-ezi jiang ha shyimnhyatav. FNR naha shi elhilan shi jo yuta sükying phanphia tssoa evo elhilan osi nzokata eyio elhi toha engatheta. FNR na merüka engatheo jijo opvüi Naga kyongden jiang jina onte Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang ji ochyu- ovüngi jo kvütowoi na kvütoli evao sana ontepopo nsüngsochiv.

Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang mhona yandüng-yanri evav lo tssochopenta epiv osi chüng-chüng kata elhi etssov tsükona FNR na Recover Restore and Decolonise Team(RRaD) shi soyingi kyongden jiang lo ha ntsijamo jiang sonhyae yandüng-yanrita osi elhilan shiji nzontsü thüngi tssolia ntsijantuka tssota yia vana. Naga Kyongden jiang jina onte Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang ji khi hansi eyiv tsükona mhanka mekana methak lia tssona RRaD’s okho shi ejan elhi jo ntio limha shikvü/azha licho sana hojilo epyankai hoi ekhio lo ete elan elio jiang Oxford University thüngi hanjam. FNR naha enhünga PRM jilo shenkai evan Shompvü Dr. Dolly Kikon tona echümpo thanpo Naga anthropologist Shombo Dr. Arkotong Longkumer, Senior Lecturer Edenburgh University, UK to oni naha RRaD okho jilo khanhyae tssoe nzanchita elhi tssotav tsükona jonjicho. RRaD okho shinaha janlan phyolan thüngoe na engathe ekhio, thyutasanta osi shümnhyata, ngadüng-ngarita, esopvüiden osi pongdenro jiang thüngi voyivolanta, PRM ekha kako osi monjüng zephen jiang yakchia nzontsü ntsijantuk to shiang esüa elhilan olan olan jiang ha tssota vana. Osi kyongden thanpo jiang na shi elhilan shi esüa ovüngi tssota yia evamo jiang thüngi na ha mhom jiang zechoe elhi lo thechi tssota votav.

RRaD okho shi nzokatuki ochyu-ovüngi mhonkata tssota evov tsükona yandüng-yanri elhi etssoiden ha kyongkata ethev lia. Hoji tsükona FNR na mpa tssolia elhi shi jungkata etssov tsükona Naga jipo ekhüng jiang thüngi ha yandüng-yanriden kyongkata yanlani RRaD okho jiang kyochita Naga Pyimtsümotsüi jiang njümcheta yanche ekhiv tsükona jonjicho.

FNR na ha yuta topvülo vana yitatüko ji Naga Pyimtsümotsüi motsü-mono olan olan elio shiang tsükona tssolia nchümnria vonkhyua vanala. Naga Pyimtsümotsüiden na nkolo oyim esa-eban küpo vanrhaka ero jiang esüa enhünga tsüngon shiang shilo mpa tssolia hojiang esüa ha tssorhak-yurhaka vana. Ejyukae na FNR na senchümtao osi emiyio elhilan tssoa evamo shiang shilona engathiv elio jijo enhünga emhok-elüm elio shiang shilona tsanchov tsükona jo nkolo emuk-elüm yakchia eyio jiang jilo ha rakai ntsia etssov na lia. Enhünga ntio sükhying lo etena vanta vancho sana hojiang nthena jo nkolo ete pyimtsümotsüi na vana ero motsü jiang ji etena mhona nrüche.

Naga kyong nchümnri ephanina jo elhilan shiang lo rhowoi tssona Naga kyongden jiang ha etancho evam tsükona to thüngoe na engathe ekhiv na lia. Hoto tssoa tssona ete Naga ha vanayitatüko jiang lona mhonkalani vana vov. Nkolo ete Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang meta thanpoi na yanlani hansi oyi evao ji yakchia nkolo vana rotatüko ji ete motsü ehen elio jiang ha mhonkata rücheta osi ntsi khiala elani eteno ochoang sana osi nkolo tona enhünga to echümpota elio jiangha mhona ntsi khiala. Etssoe na shi elhilan shi yakchia ete elan, cheka, jüli osi yikrachita lia eyio jiang osi longtsülan tona omon eküm motsü to jiang ha mhona ntsi khiala. Elhilan shiang jo lümbüm nchümri nzokaphen osi vana voathüng tssolia khetsü-kherak nlina etancho vana evov tsükona.

Naga jiang jina nchümnri osi vanlanyilan topvülo nzokata vana evov ji ethelan licho. Etena engatheo jijo shi elhilan shiang jo ete Naga kyong ekyongo na jo elhilan ethan esüa nchümo tvü ha tssocho. Tokhatola vanlanyilan osi ntsinran rankao elhilan jiang jijo enhünga limha shilo elüm ethelan licho. Ntio tssole kyongden okho jiang jina echümporo onte tai elonche onte nchümri osi ntsijan jiang lo tai epyankai jo vana nvoche. Hojito tsakvü-tsalan jiang lo mpa esüta lilia nkankvü, tssolan-phyolan osi yichak-yiri jiang jo kyong jiang motsü- mono lia eyio jiang ephanina tssoala.

FNR tona RRaD tona ha oyim kyongden jiang thüngi na elhi mhom jiang hungchoi khiathüng Naga ethelan eli, ntsijan-zijan, motsü-mono osi hungjan-rüjan jiang ji yandüng-yanri khyarhyu evav tsükona ha mhanka licho.

Longleng metalo eramoi tsükana RRaD okho jiang thüngi heto ezocho, “Kvütoli ete pyimtsümotsüiden jiang jina noyinga vamla onteji nkümfüi vaphen(museum) echong jiang lo yikai vata tssona. Onte omon eküm jiang naha nvanthe vam.” Naga Pyimtsümotsüi oryuolang jiang ji jenkok lo the PRM jilo vai esiv mekana Nagaland lo hansi oyi evav to jiang tsükona jo Naga kyongden jiang pono tai.

FNR jo lanlyu osi tssochopenta epi okho etssovo ji tsükona nzo ochyu-ovüngi votav tsükona etsyuchi osi ejyu-rünyu mhom jiang topvü ontena emathata elonchoala. Nagatsü elhilan shiang shilo ekhiran-khiri lia mpa tssolia kija lo nzekatana FNR thüngi nsaka yituktale/hanjantale toha jonjiala.

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