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James Herbert Lorrain
James Herbert Lorrain | |
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 James Herbert Lorrain in Lushai attire | |
| Born | 6 February 1870 |
| Died | 1 July 1944 (aged 74) London and was buried in grave Lane KK, Section No. CC, Plot No. 16J in South Ealing Cemetery, 28 Chilton Ave, London W5 4RU, UK. [1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Pu Buanga (to Mizo people) |
| Occupation | Christian missionary |
| Known for | Christianity in Mizoram, Mizo language, and Mizo literature |
James Herbert Lorrain, or Pu Buanga, (6 February 1870 – 1 July 1944)[1][2] was a Scottish Baptist missionary in northeast India, including Mizoram, Assam, and Arunachal Pradesh. He and Frederick William Savidge reduced the Lushai language (a Colonial British name, present Mizo language) to writing—devised an alphabet using Roman lettering and phonetic form of spelling based on Hunterian system translation; compiled grammar and dictionaries for missionary activities and clerical administration.[3][4][5][6][7]
He and F.W. Savidge were credited to the establishment of Christianity and education in Mizoram. They compiled the first Lushai grammar and dictionary. As a gifted lexicographer, Lorrain single-handedly was responsible for the origin of written language and hymns in Mizo. More popularly known as "Pu Buanga Dictionary", Dictionary of the Lushai Language became the foundation of Mizo language and literature.
- ^ Hluna, J.V. (2003). Mizoram Hmar Bial Missionary-te Chanchin. Aizawl, India: The Synod Literature & Publication Board. pp. 13–27.
- ^ "Conclusion 2: 1922–1945". Mizo Story. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Gerald H. (1999). Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 410. ISBN 9780802846808.
- ^ J., Zorema (2007). Indirect Rule in Mizoram 1890–1954. Mittal Publications. pp. 68–85. ISBN 9788183242295.
- ^ Prasad, Ram Narayan; Prithwipati Chakraborty (2006). Administration of Justice in Mizoram. Mittal Publications. p. 16. ISBN 9788183240598.
- ^ D., Ben Rees (2002). Vehicles of Grace and Hope. William Carey Library. p. 123. ISBN 9780878085057.
- ^ "The Mizos of Northeast India:Proclaiming the Gospel to their neighbors near and far". missionfrontiers.org. 1 November 1994. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
One hundred years ago, in 1894, two Scottish missionaries—James H. Lorrain and Frederick W. Savidge—entered a remote, landlocked, hilly and heavily forested area of Northeast India known today as Mizoram. There they encountered an animistic tribal people of Mongolian descent who had no written language and had never heard of the Gospel.
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