User talk:Akhozo Savi

What’s in a name Jakhama? The legend behind the name ZHOKHAMI On the foothills of Mt. Japfü, 16kms south of the capital, kohima, lies “Zhhokhazwii” of “Jakhama”, its habitants now as “Zhokhami”. The word “Zhokhami” suggests that its people are great warriors and courageous. Legends tell that, the first settlers of Jakhama, Viken, the second son of Keyho-o was sent forward to protect his other two brothers from frequent invasion of the Mezhomis (Zeliangs). Viken found “Phezhozwii”, a few distance from the British Bungalow and overlooking the present day Jakhama Village to be a strategic Location to fight His enemies, so he settled there and with his tactical warfare stood the test of time and stopped the mezhomi attack. In this way, the word “ZHOKHAMI” was derived. “Zho” referring to “Mezhomi” (Zeliangs); “Kha” meaning “stopped”; and “mi” meaning “people”. Thus Zhokhami means people who stopped the Mezhomis from Invasion. Zhokhami later came to known as Jakhama during the British Administration. As population, increased at Phezhozwii with the passages of time, its people shifted to the present day Jakhama village. Gegraphically, the village with its cultivable land forest reserves is spread over approximately 10312 acres of land at 250 34.962’EW latitude and 090. 08.346’NS Longitude and is 1550 meters above sea level. With its picturesque landscape from the top of “Mt.chenhiche” (partly occupied by the Arny H.Q) and Mt.thewiibo/chieyiezho”(at the of which, st. Joseph’s college is located),to its forests and chain of terrace fields surrounding its village and being fed with fresh drinking waters as well as irrigation waterthrough rivers “Kehorii”(the river flowing through the Dziikou approach road) and “Chiichorii” (which flows through the GREF camp) topped up with its ever cheerful and fun loving people, Jakhama has never felt short of admiration to its visitors and passers-by.