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From: Myo Min <myomin14@yahoo.com> To: 8888 Peoplepower <8888peoplepower@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 6, 2012 3:33:25 AM Subject: [8888peoplepower] Fw: FYI
> Dear U Aung Tin: > How do you dare to challenge with these questions? I agree that the > SLOCs list of the ethnic group is actually not correct. It is clearly > an exaggeration. However, it contains all the original nationalities > of Burma. You exaggerated again to 144 ethnic groups. Let me know on > which source materials do you rely for information? > > According to C. M. Enriquezs book, Races of Burma, Manager of > Publication, Delhi, 1933, there are three ethno-linguistic family in > Burma, namely Mon-Khamer, Tibeto-Burman and Tai-Chinese. There are six > thnic groups in Mon-Khmer Group, sixteen in Tibeto-Burman and 6 in > Tai-Chinese. Purposely he did not categorize the Dhanu, Inthar, > Taungyoe and Tavoyan who speak different Burmese dialects as separate > ethnicities. > > Kuki, Lushai and Asho also speak different Chin dialect. Zomi was not > in extinct because Chin are there in Chin State. The Northern Chin
> like themselves to be called Zomi. > > As you have said the Burmese government recognized the Kokang as > nationality of Burma. But it was not because the military-backed > government was afraid of the Chinese dragon. The Kokang were listed in > the list of nationalities of Burma by the British. C. M. Enriquez > writes: > The Kokang Chinese population of Burma is largely fluctuating, but permanent > Settlements occur in the Lashio area, notably of socalled Kokang Chinese east > of Nam Hkam and Trans-Salween at Tawnnyo amd Malipa. Here a military post > is maintained in the dry season. The Kokang Chinese have a Myoza or prince of > their town. They and their retainers , called Lukling or Foster > Children, are well spoken of and might be recruited with advantage. They are hardy, diligent, > friendly, hospitable people. The Kokang Chinese are mule breeders. > Now you can compare these peace-loving Kokang people with the > aggressive, militant, rebellious and illegal immigrants of the North > Arakan."