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A language of China
| Population | 40,000 (2000). |
| Region | Southwest Yunnan Province, Baoshan Municipal Prefecture, Shidian and Changning counties. May be in Myanmar. |
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Southwestern China |
| Alternate names | A’erwa, Awa Blang, P’uman, Puman, Wa, Wu, Wu Blang |
| Dialects | Not closely related to Blang [blr] (1990 J-O Svantesson). May be same as Wu dialect of Wa [wbm] in Myanmar and Hu [huo] of China. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Eastern Palaungic, Angkuic |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 77%. |
| Comments | About 75% are classified as Blang nationality; the remainder are classified as Va (Wa) nationality. Buddhist (Theravada), traditional religion. |
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