The Tedim people, also called Tedim Chins[2][3] and Tiddim (Hai-Dim) people,[4] are a Zomi ethnic group, part of the Chin people, primarily inhabiting the Tedim Township in the Chin State of Myanmar. They speak the Tedim language, a northeastern Kuki-Chin language.
The Tedim people were early adopters of the “Zomi” identity, founding the Zomi Baptist Convention in 1953, after a careful discussion of nomenclature.[5] However, the Burmese government never accepted the term “Zomi” and most outsiders do not recognize it either, and so “Chin” is often added to the label “Zomi”.[6] According to Khup Za Go, most people called “Chins” by the Burmese do not recognize that name as their identifier, and also feel the Burmese use of it to be abusive or degrading.[7]
The Bible was translated into the Tedim language in 1983, although the New Testament had been translated into and published in it in 1932.[citation needed]
References
Citations
- ^ “The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census” (PDF). dop.gov.mm. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Kamkhenthang 1988, pp. 7–8: “Paite (pronounced as Paihte) is a term used in India whereas Tedim Chin is the term used in Burma for the same people after Independence from the British.”
- ^ Leivon, Jimmy (25 November 2019). “Manipur: Zomi tribes organize peace rally demanding Zoland Territorial Council”. Indian Express.
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- ^ Go, Zo Chronicles (2008), pp. 185–187.
- ^ Johnson, On the Back Road to Mandalay (2006), p. 180.
- ^ Go, Zo Chronicles (2008), p. 184.
Sources
- Kamkhenthang, H. (1988), The Paite, a Transborder Tribe of India and Burma, Mittal Publications, ISBN 9788170990703
- Go, Khup Za (2008), Zo Chronicles: A Documentary Study of History and Culture of the Kuki-Chin-Lushai Tribe, Mittal Publications, ISBN 9788183242103
- Johnson, Robert (2006), On the Back Road to Mandalay, Xulon Press, ISBN 9781600347351