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Va people
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Image:Wa nationality flag.png thumb|Flag of the de facto Wa State in Myanmar
The '''Va''' nationality (also spelled '''Wa''';
Chinese language Chinese: 佤æ—? ''Wǎzú''; own names: ''Va'', ''Ava'', ''Parauk'', i.e. '''Ba rÄ?og''' in official orthography) lives mainly in compact communities in the
Ximeng (in Va: ''MÄ“ng Ka'' or ''Si Moung''),
Cangyuan,
Menglian (''Gaeng LÄ«am''),
Gengma (''Gaeng MÄ«ex'' or ''Gaeng MÄ?x''),
Lincang (''MÄ“ng LÄ?m''),
Shuangjiang (''Si NblÄ?eng'' or ''MÄ“ng MÄ“ng''),
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
List of Chinese ethnic groups 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the
People's Republic of China. They also live in
Myanmar.
External links
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The Va ethnic minority (government website, in English)
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A Dictionary of the Wa Language with Burmese (Myanmar), Chinese, and English Glosses
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ワ語�発音�表記 (Pronunciation and spelling of Va; in Japanese)
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Wa page from China Style site
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Wa page from Ethnologue site
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