Zomi people

The Zomi people are one of the main groups of the Zo (Kuki-Chin-Mizo-Zomi) tribes. They live in mostly the India–Myanmar border, as well as in Bangladesh. The Zomis were divided into two by the Indian government as Kuki and the Myanmar government as Chin. The Zomi tribes that are called Kuki are the Paite, Vaiphei, Zou, Gangte and Simte and the Zomi tribe that is called Chin is the Tiddim/Tedim. They call themselves Zomi and they speak their own language. The Zomi language is basically the language of the Tedim/Tiddim and is related to the Paite language.

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