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Vangte〔"Vangte (Approved)" , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency〕 or Vangteh is a large village in southern Tedim Township, Falam District, Chin State, in Burma (Myanmar). Vangteh is also the name of the village tract where Vangte lies.〔("Tiddim Township, Chin State" ) map, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), 6 August 2009, last accessed 29 November 2010〕 ==Name== It is sometimes spelled as Wunkathe, probably a mispronunciation by Burmese guides when the British came to the land for the first time,〔Bertram S. Carey and Henry N. Tuck, ''The Chin Hills: a History of the People, British Dealings with Them, Their Customs and Manners, and a Gazetteer of their Country'' (Rangoon, Burma: Government Printing, 1896), 28, 98. And also, refer to a bracketed "Vangteh" to correct "Wunkathe" in Vum K. Hau, ''Profile of a Burma Frontier Man'' (Bandung, Indonesia: Kilatmadju Press, 1963), 171.〕 and also recorded as Vangte by contemporary writers as can be seen in the information provided by such as ''the Satellite Views'',〔List of (The Satellite Views )〕 ''the Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.'',〔List of (The Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. )〕 ''the Travel Post'', and such.〔List of (The Travel Post )〕 In the local area, Vangteh is still known as a "khua-pi", in the language of the natives, "khua" generally means any human abode, big or small, and "pi" is a suffix meaning "large" in extent or "great" in character or "big" in size.〔Cf., "khua" and "pi" in (The Paite-English: Zomi Online Encyclopedia And Dictionary ).〕 Hence may be a reference to former greatness despite its very discouraging geographical situation in the mountainous Chin Hills, where elevations vary from 1500 and 2700 meters.〔See "Chin state" at (The Asterism Travels & Tours – Myanmar )〕 In common poetic expression, Vangteh is also addressed as "Khum''h''nuai", meaning "under the shade of Khum''h''", in respect of the peak of Khumh Mt. (Khumh Vum in local dialect), under its shade this ancient city is laid for centuries. For instance, in a poetic song composed by Mr. Ngul L. Zam, a villager of Vangteh, for an event commemorating the founding of Vangteh, Vangteh is directly attributed as Khum''h''nuai as seen in following: ::Tuan aa pupa’ siahtaang kaihna, Khumhnuai ka Vang khua hi ee; ::Zingvai hawmpih hanzai sakpih pawl le gual ih kim nam aw (L. Zam, Spring 1994 ). (Translation) ::The Khumhnuai is my native town of Vang (short form for Vangteh), where forefathers collected their respective taxes and tributes; ::Are we all here, friends and comrades, who usually join hands together in pains and in comforts? 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「Vangteh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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