Va people
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The Va nationality (also spelled Wa; Chinese: 佤族 Wǎzú; own names: Va, Ava, Parauk, i.e. Ba rāog in official orthography) lives mainly in compact communities in the Ximeng (in Va: Mēng Ka or Si Moung), Cangyuan, Menglian (Gaeng Līam), Gengma (Gaeng Mīex or Gaeng Māx), Lincang (Mēng Lām), Shuangjiang (Si Nblāeng or Mēng Mēng), Zhenkang and Yongde counties in southwestern Yunnan Province of China. Its population is 351 thousand.
The Va people's language belongs to Mon-Khmer of the Austroasiatic family. A written language was created for the Wa people in 1957.
The Va form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They also live in Myanmar.
External links
- The Va ethnic minority (government website, in English)
- A Dictionary of the Wa Language with Burmese (Myanmar), Chinese, and English Glosses
- ワ語の発音と表記 (Pronunciation and spelling of Va; in Japanese)
- Wa page from China Style site
- Wa page from Ethnologue site
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