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''For other uses of the name "Guite" outside of this family group, see Guite (disambiguation).'' Guite ((ビルマ語:ဂွေးတဲ)) is the name of a major family-group among the so-called Zomi,Kuki people and Mizos of India, also known as Chins in Myanmar (Burma). Depending on local pronunciation, the clan was also called differently such as Nguite,〔See explanation of the name in the first paragraph of the "History and Legend" at Vangteh.〕 Vuite,〔See other alternate names for the language name "Chin, Paite" at (Ethnologue: Languages of the World ).〕 and was also recorded even as Gwete,〔Please, refer to "People and Races: Myanmar People" and scroll down to "Chin" at (Myanmar Travel Information 2007 ).〕 Gwite,〔Please, see word-switch between "Guite" and "Gwite" in the fourth paragraph of the page at (Siamsin Pawlpi (SSPP) )〕 Nwite.〔Bertram Sausmarez Carey and Henry Newman Tuck, ''The Chin Hills: A History of the People, Our Dealings with Them, Their Customs and Manners, and a Gazetteer of Their Country'' (Rangoon, Burma: Government Printing, 1896), 2-4 (is probably a mispronunciation of Nguite by Burman guides when the British came to the land via inner Burman kingdom for the first time ).〕 In accord with the claim of their solar origin, the Guite clan has been called ''nampi'', meaning noble or major or even dominant people, of the region in local dialect in the past.〔See article, "Guite," in Sing K. Khai, ''Zo People and Their Culture'' (Lamka, Churachandpur, India: Khampu Hatzaw, 1995), 21-22.〕 ==Adoption of the name== The name Guite is a direct derivation of the name of the progenitor of the family, known as Guite the Great (see, following genealogical charts), whose mysterious birth was, according to oral tradition, related to the Sun. Therefore, in order to reflect this solar relationship (i.e., "ni gui" meaning the ray of the Sun), the name "Guite" is said given at his birth by his father, Songthu,〔For oral tradition about Songthu, see, T. Gougin, ''History of Zomi(Zou)'' (Lamka, India: T. Gougin, 1984), 2; and also william Shaw, ''The Thadou Kukis''(Culcutta, India: Cultural Publication of Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1929), 24-26 (the local pronunciation of the Thadous, Shaw spelled "Songthu" as "Chongthu" ).〕 also known as Prince of Aisan. Further, in reference to this noble birth, a local proverb was circulated that is still known in the region. The proverb says: ::Nampi' ta ni in zong siam (Proverb, c. 12th century ) ::(Meaning) ::Even the Sun bless the noble birth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guite people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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