Phuk Lai Sigang Khri / Wa language Holy Bible / Bible Society of Myanmar 2012 / Black Leatherbound with zipper - First Printing
Product Description
Phuk Lai Sigang Khri / Wa language Holy Bible / Bible Society of Myanmar 2012 / Black Leatherbound with zipper - First Printing
Leatherbound 2012
ISBN-10: 1920714375
ISBN: 9781920714376 / 978-1920714376
PAGES: 1429
PUBLISHER: Bible Society of Myanmar
LANGUAGE: Wa / Va / Ava
English Description:
Wa (Va) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Wa people of Myanmar and China. There are three distinct varieties, sometimes considered separate languages; their names in Ethnologue are Parauk, the majority and standard form; Vo (Zhenkang Wa, 40,000 speakers) and Awa (100,000 speakers), though all may be called Wa, Awa, Va, Vo. David Bradley (1994) estimates there are total of 820,000 Wa speakers.
Burma
David Bradley (1994) estimates that there is a total of about 500,000 Wa speakers in Burma.
A small number of Wa speakers also reside in Taunggyi, Mandalay and Yangon.
China
The PRC writing system for Wa is based on the Wa variant in Aishuai, Cangyuan County, Yunnan.
David Bradley (1994) estimates that there are 322,000 Wa speakers in China. In China, the Wa people live in (Watkins 2002):
- Ximeng County (83% of total)
- Cangyuan County (71% of total)
- Menglian County (over 25% of total; other ethnic groups include the Dai and Lahu)
- Gengma County
- Shuangjiang County
- Lancang County
A small number of Wa speakers also reside in Kunming and throughout various parts of Yunnan.