The Tribes of Burma/Bibliographical notes/Northern Chins

by Cecil Champain Lowis

NOTE.

The conditions under which these notes were prepared made it impossible for the compiler to undertake an exhaustive survey of authorities. All that he has attempted to give is a general idea of where information regarding any tribe the reader may be interested in is to be found.

THE NORTHERN CHINS,

References :

Chin gazetteer=" Chin Hills Gazetteer." B. Carey and H.N. Tuck, Rangoon, 1896 (2 Vols.).
Newland ="A Practical Handbook of the Language of the Lais." A. G. E. Newland, Rangoon, 1897.

Serial No.	Head.	Brief description.	Authority.	Page.
1	2	3	4	5
1	Present habitat.	Chin Hills and Upper Chindwin District	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I. ... Burma Census Report, 1901, Part 1.	1 122
2	Origin ...	Northern, in the neighbourhood of Tibet.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I. ... Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I	2 122
3	Political and social divisions.	Names of tribes, etc. ...	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I. ... Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	3 454
4	Allied tribes	Lushais, Nagas, Central and Southern Chins.	Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	452
5	Language and dialects.	Account of Kuki Chin group of Tibeto-Bur-man branch. Lai, Siyin, etc., vocabularies.	Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. III, Part III. Newland ... Handbook of the Baungshe Dialect. Macnabb, 1891. Manual of the Siyin Dialect. Rundall, 1891.	2
6	Religion ...	Beliefs in future life, etc. Spirit worship ; sacrifices.   Sacred days ...	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I. ... Newland ... ...   Newland ... ...	195-200  307, 308, 227, 228  76, 454
7	Birth ceremonies.	Ear-boring and head shaving ; naming, etc.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ...	191  329
8	Magic and witchcraft.	Omens, the evil eye, wizards, superstitions.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ...	199-200  101, 183, 184, 219, 388
9	Marriage customs and ceremonies.	Marriage practically a sale of the girl by parents ; intermarriage, etc.   Courting ... ...	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ...   Newland ... ...	188-191  304, 398, 505  294
10	Marital relations.	Divorce, etc.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ...	209-210
11	Death and burial ceremonies.	Ordinarily burial. Among Soktes and Siyins body dried before burial.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I. .. Newland   Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I. Part I.	191-194  229, 296, 652  471
12	Clothing	Loin cloth, blanket, separate tartans. Women's girdles.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ... Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	170-172  202, 203  469
13	Personal ornaments.	Coiffure, hairpins, earrings, necklaces, beads.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ...   Newland ... ... Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	168-170  172-173  231, 266  469
14	Games and amusements.	Feasts—drunkenness — wrestling, games, etc.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ...	186-188  277, 279, 627,  56, 187, 461
15	War ...	Raids and methods of warfare.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ... Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I.	227-236 250-253 469
16	Hunting ...	Hunting and fishing. Fish poisoning ceremony.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I Newland ... ...	215-217 73, 245, 288
17	Agriculture ...	Kinds of, etc. ...	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I Newland ... ...	210-213 387, 390, 436
18	Villages and habitations.	Wood and thatch ; skulls in verandah.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Newland ... ...	174-179 469 48, 49, 546, 550
19	Government...	Chiefs, position of ...	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ...	200-203
20	Laws ...	Criminal and Civil	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ...	205-210
21	Covenants, oaths, ordeals.	Sacrifices of animals ; eating of earth ; holding rope to which mythun is tied, etc.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ...	194-195 234, 595
22	Crimes ...	Murder, etc., vendettas and blood feuds. Refuges for criminals ...	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I Newland ... ... Newland ... ...	205-208 293 65
23	Morals and character.	Deceitfulness and treachery of Siyins. General moral characteristics. Way of expressing thanks (licking hands and stroking ears).	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ... Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Newland ... ...	167 280 468 5, 86
24	Property ...	Inheritance, etc. ...	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I.	208-209 123
25	Slavery ...	Classes of slaves ; nature of servitude, etc.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ... Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I.	203—204 277, 305 123
26	Trade ...	Imports, exports, manufacturer, etc.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ...	213—215
27	Mediums of exchange.	Mythun as medium of exchange.	Newland ... ...	228
28	Music and poetry.	Songs	Newland ... ...	5, 43
29	Arts, e.g., pottery, weaving, dyeing.	Weaving and dyeing ...	Newland ... ...	300, 351
30	Engineering and implements.	Agricultural implements, arms and ammunition.	Chin Gazetteer ...	211, 220—227
31	Medicine, diseases, etc.	Surgery, leprosy, goitre, etc.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. Newland ... ...	184—186 415 99
32	Food, drink, tobacco, etc.	Mainly vegetable, but anything will be eaten. Taste for raw meat, etc.; smoking and nicotine drinking ; dog's flesh.	Chin Gazetteer, Vol. I ... Newland ... ...	181—184. 286, 354
33	Miscellaneous, folklore, etc.	Tradition of deluge ... Tower of Babel ...	Newland ... ... Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I.	559 124
34	Domestic animals.	Pigs, mythun, goats, etc.	Chin Gazetteer	179—181