ans ▁God ' s ▁language ) ▁among ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Ham ai . ▁There ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁living ▁community ▁among ▁the ▁Ham ais ▁that ▁u ph old ▁this ▁traditional ▁view ▁by ▁making ▁use ▁of ▁Li ang mai ▁language ▁in ▁religious ▁rit uals , ▁r ites ▁and ▁other ▁religious ▁activities ▁( song s , ▁chant ing , ▁po ems ) ▁even ▁though ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁do ▁not ▁literally ▁know ▁the ▁language . ▁When ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁trac ing ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Li ang mai / H am ai , ▁it ▁is ▁always ▁difficult . ▁One ▁has ▁to ▁depend ▁sole ▁on ▁the ▁or al ▁tradition ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁source ▁in ▁exam ining ▁their ▁history . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁or al ▁tradition ▁is ▁a ▁living ▁and ▁dynamic ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁Li ang ma is ▁to ▁trace ▁back ▁their ▁origin , ▁their ▁migration , ▁their ▁present ▁settlement ▁and ▁even ▁their ▁history , ▁so cio - pol ity , ▁economy , ▁religious - c ulture , ▁tradition ▁and ▁world view . ▁We ▁will ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁Li ang ma is ▁from ▁pre - histor ical ▁origin ▁to ▁their ▁arrival ▁at ▁Mak hel ▁and ▁M aku il ong di . ▁ ▁Pre - M ak hel : ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁Li ang ma is ▁before ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁Mak hel ▁is ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁myth s , ▁pre - history , ▁stories , ▁and ▁other ▁or al ▁trad itions . ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁Mong ol ian ▁origin ▁mentioned ▁above ,