Zo people
The Zo people[a] is a term to denote the ethnolinguistically related speakers of the Kuki-Chin languages[1] who primarily inhabit northeastern India, western Myanmar, and southeastern Bangladesh.[2]
For the smaller, Northern Kuki-Chin-speaking group with a homophonic name, see Zou people.
Mizo: Zohnahthlak or Zofa Tedim: Zosuante or Zota Thadou–Kuki: Zosuonte or Zocha
| Mizo: | Zohnahthlak or Zofa |
|---|---|
| Tedim: | Zosuante or Zota |
| Thadou–Kuki: | Zosuonte or Zocha |
Zohnahthlak or Zofa
Zohnahthlak or Zofa
Zosuante or Zota
Zosuonte or Zocha
The dispersal across international borders resulted from a British colonial policy that drew borders on political, rather than ethnic, grounds.[3]
Names
Beginning in the 1990s, the generic names Chin have been rejected by some for "Zomi", a name used by a group speaking Northern kukis languages.[4] The speakers of the Northern Kuki languages are sometimes lumped together as the Zomi's.Some Zomi nationalists have stated that the use of the label Chin would mean subtle domination by Burmese groups.[5][6]
In 2023, during the Manipur violence the Kuki tribes of Manipur were referred to Kuki-Zo, Before it was specifically only Kuki in context of Manipur, Assam , Nagaland and Tripura.