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[[File:Siyin chiefs.jpg|thumb|Sizang chiefs in [[British rule in Burma|British Burma]]|alt=Photo of six Sizang chiefs. Four are standing, and two are crouching in front.]]
The '''Sizang''', '''Siyin''' or '''Taute people''' are primarily the descendants of [[Pu Thuantak]], also known as Suantak in the [[Tedim language]] and by related [[clan]]s, and their adopted sons and daughters. The [[Siyin Valley]] is in present-day [[Chin State]], [[Myanmar]],<ref name=":0">((Cite journal|date=2019|title=Cultural and Linguistic Affinities Amongst Meitei-Sizang-Thadou|url=http://lsn.org.np/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NepaleseLinguistics-vol-341.pdf#page=63|journal=Nepalese Linguistics|volume=34|pages=58–67))</ref> and was settled by descendants of the Pu Thuantak who moved from their original home of [[Ciimnuai]] with other [[Zo (people)|Zo]] (Chin) people such as the [[Sukte people|Sukte]], [[Thadou people|Thado]], [[Zou people|Zou]], and other related tribes.

The Zo lived in Ciimnuai until their population [[Human overpopulation|increased]], forcing them to find more fertile soil, and they dispersed throughout the mountains and valleys in and around Chin State. Due to communication difficulties and isolation, each group from Ciimnuai developed a unique [[dialect]]. The [[Sizang language]] emerged similarly to [[Vaiphei language|Vaiphei]], [[Teizang]], [[Saizang]], Val, Zou, Dim, [[Khuangsai]] and [[Hangmi/Milhiem]], and the languages are closely related. In 2019, the Sizang population was about 10,000.

==((anchor|Meaning and definition))Etymology==
''Si'' means "salt water", and ''zang'' is a northern side or plain; the Sizang originated north of a [[brine spring]]. ''Taute'', as they are known in [[Manipur]] records, means "fat people".<ref name=":0" />

==((anchor|Culture and Tradition))Culture==
The Sizang had a warrior tradition similar to that of the [[Naga people]]. [[Headhunting#Indian subcontinent and Myanmar|Headhunting]] was widely practiced.<ref name=":0" /> Sizang society was patriarchal, with inheritances going to sons.<ref name=":0" />

The marriage of a man and woman from the same village, known as ''phungkhawm'', was forbidden.<ref name=":0" /> The eldest man in the groom's tribe would go to the bride's tribe to propose marriage, bringing a gift of ''modokzu'' (((Translation|a pot of liquor))) for the bride's family.<ref name=":0" /> If the proposal was declined, he returned with the ''modokzu''.<ref name=":0" />

Male babies are named five days after birth, and female babies after three days.<ref name=":0" /> They are given a temporary surname to protect them from spirits.<ref name=":0" /> Parents choose the name; the first son is named after his paternal grandfather and the first daughter is named after her paternal grandmother.<ref name=":0" />

==Religion==
Before their [[religious conversion|conversion]] to [[Christianity]], the Sizang were [[animist]]s; they worshiped nature, Doai (the devil), and Pathian (God).<ref name=":0" /> They also worshiped unknown spirits to avoid harm. Illnesses were believed to be caused by evil spirits.<ref name=":0" /> The Sizang believed that their ancestors emerged from a gourd in the village of Chin-Nwe.<ref>((Cite book|last=Grierson|first=George A.|url=https://archive.org/details/LSIV0-V11/LSI-V3-3/page/n84/mode/1up|title=Specimens of the Kuki-Chin and Burma Groups|publisher=Superintendent of Government Printing|year=1904|location=Calcutta, India|pages=73–74|chapter=Siyin))</ref>

== History ==
During the late 19th century, when the British Imperial Army tried to colonise the [[Chin Hills]], the Sizang resisted.<ref name=":0" />

==((anchor|Occupation))Economy==
The main occupation is [[slash-and-burn]] agriculture. Livestock such as [[cattle]], [[gayal]]s, [[goat]]s, [[chicken]]s and [[pig]]s are also raised. Ever since Christianity first arrived in the Siyin Valley, many have been ordained pastors. Other Sizang work in the public sector as civil servants, and many have also served as soldiers during [[World War 2]], and also in the Burmese military.

==((anchor|Language and Dialect))Language==
The [[Sizang language]] resembles the [[Tedim language]] and India's [[Meitei language|Meitei]] and [[Thadou language]]s.<ref name=":0" /> Sizang, which did not have a written script until British colonisation, is written in [[Latin script]].<ref name=":0" />

{| class="wikitable"
|+Comparisons of the Sizang and Tedim languages 
!English
!Sizang
!Tedim
|-
|How are you?
|''Na dam le? / Dam maw? / Dam ni?''
|''Nang dam maw?''
|-
|Where are you going?
|''Ko'ng (koi-sung) pai tu ni?''
|''Ko'h (koi-ah) pai ding na?''
|-
|What are you doing?
|''Bang vawt ni?''
|''Bang hih na?''
|-
|Have you eaten?
|''An ne zo ni?''
|''An ne khin maw? / An ne zo maw?''
|}

==((anchor|Siyin))See also==
*[[Siyin, Myanmar]]
*[[Tedim Township]]
*[[Siallum Fort]]
*[[Khai Kam]]
*[[Khup Lian Inscription]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.sizaangseino.org/ Zaangsiseino - Siyin Youth Association]
* [http://www.nikonghong.wordpress.com Ni Kong Hong - Siyin Online Magazine]
* [http://www.SIYINCHURCH.wordpress.com US Siyin Baptist Church]
* [http://siyinbible.wordpress.com/ Siyin Bible]
* [http://siyinhymn.wordpress.com/ Siyin Hymns and Praise Songs]
* [http://www.SialLumFort.com Sial-Lum Fort Photo Gallery]

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