# The Tribes of Burma/Bibliographical notes/Northern Chins

NOTE.

#### 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 |