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.