- Va people
Infobox Ethnic group
group = Va resize|75%|(Wa, Ava, Parauk, Ba rāog)
population = approx. 1.2 million
region1 = flag|Chinanbsp|2(Yunnan )
pop1 = 400,000Fact|date=February 2007
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region2 = flag|Burma
pop2 =
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languages = Va language, Yunnanese Mandarin(both for China and Wa state of Burma)
religions =Animism ,Buddhism
related =The Va nationality (zh-cp|c=|p=Wǎzú; _my. ဝလူမျိုး; IPA2|wa̰ lùmjóʊ) 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 andYongde counties in southwesternYunnan Province ofChina . Their population in China is around 400,000.The Va language belongs to
Mon-Khmer group of theAustroasiatic family. A written language was created for the Va people in 1957.The Va form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognised by the
People's Republic of China . They also live inBurma .ee also
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Wa State
*United Wa State Army External links
* [http://www.china.org.cn/e-groups/shaoshu/shao-2-va.htm The Va ethnic minority] (government website, in English)
* [http://mercury.soas.ac.uk/wadict/index.html A Dictionary of the Wa Language] with Burmese (Myanmar), Chinese, and English Glosses
* [http://da.gwc.gakushuin.ac.jp/toyamac/modules/wordpress/index.php?p=30 ワ語の発音と表記] (Pronunciation and spelling of Va; in Japanese)
* [http://www.chinastyle.cn/chinese-ethnic-group/wa.htm Wa page] from China Style site
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=wbm Wa page] from Ethnologue siteBibliography
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J. G. Scott , "Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States". 5 vols. Rangoon, 1900-1901.
*J. G. Scott, "Burma and beyond". London, 1932.
*G. E. Harvey, "Wa Précis". Rangoon, 1933.
*G. E. Mitton, "Scott of the Shan Hills". London: John Murray, 1936.
*Bertil Lintner, "Burma in Revolt: opium and insurgency since 1948". Chiang Mai, 1999.
*Andrew Marshall, "The Trouser People: a Story of Burma in the Shadow of the Empire". London: Penguin; Washington: Counterpoint, 2002. ISBN 1-58243-120-5.Fiction
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G. E. Mitton andJ. G. Scott , "In the Grip of the Wild Wa". London, 1913.
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