| Population |
200,000 in Myanmar (1991 UBS). Population total all countries 450,000. |
| Region |
Eastern part of Kengtung Shan State. Also spoken in China, Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam. |
| Alternate names |
KAW, EKAW, KO, AKA, IKAW, AK'A, AHKA, KHAKO, KHA KO, KHAO KHA KO, IKOR, AINI, YANI |
| Dialects |
AKO, ASONG. |
| Classification |
Sino-Tibetan, Tibeto-Burman, Lolo-Burmese, Loloish, Southern, Akha, Hani, Ha-Ya. |
| Comments |
SOV. Traditional religion, some Christian, Buddhist. NT 1968-1987. |
| China |
| Language name |
AKHA |
| Population |
130,000 in China (1990). |
| Alternate names |
KAW, EKAW, KO, AKA, IKAW, AK'A, AHKA, KHAKO, KHA KO, KHAO KHA KO, IKOR, AINI, YANI |
| Comments |
'Aini' may be the same as the Yani dialect of Hani. It is reported that, aside from loan word differences, the Akha of Thailand and Myanmar is virtually identical to the Yani dialect of Hani spoken in Xishuangbanna (Yunnan). Dictionary. SOV, 3 tones. Traditional religion, Christian. NT 1968-1987. See main entry under Myanmar. |
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| Laos |
| Language name |
AKHA |
| Population |
58,000 in Laos (1995 Nguyen Duy Thieu). |
| Alternate names |
KAW, EKAW, KO, AKA, IKAW, AK'A, AHKA, KHAKO, HKA KO, KHAO KHA KO, IKOR, AINI, YANI |
| Comments |
SOV. Traditional religion, Christian. NT 1968-1987. See main entry under Myanmar. |
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| Thailand |
| Language name |
AKHA |
| Population |
60,000 in Thailand (1998). |
| Alternate names |
KAW, EKAW, KO, AKA, IKAW, AK'A, AHKA, KHAKO, KHA KO, KHAO KHA KO, IKOR, AINI, YANI |
| Comments |
SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 1% to 5%. Literacy rate in second language: 1% to 50%. Traditional religion, Christian. NT 1968-1987. See main entry under Myanmar. |
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| Viet Nam |
| Language name |
AKHA |
| Population |
1,261 in Viet Nam (1995 Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, Hanoi). |
| Alternate names |
KAW, EKAW, IKAW, AKA, AK'A, AHKA, KO, KHAKO, KHA KO, KHAO IKOR, AINI, YANI |
| Comments |
SOV. Traditional religion, Christian. NT 1968-1987. See main entry under Myanmar. |
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