Awa
A language of China
| Population | 98,000 (Zhou and Yan 2004). Masan Dialect: 33,000 in Ximeng County; Xiyun Dialect: 2,200 in Lancang and Menglian counties; Dawangnuo Dialect: 30,000 in Menglian and Ximeng counties; Awalei Dialect: 2,200 in Ximeng County; Awa proper: 30,600 In Lancan County. |
| Region | Southwest Yunnan Province, Simao Prefecture: Ximeng Va, Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va, and Lancang Lahu autonomous counties. |
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Southwestern China |
| Alternate names | Awa Wa, Ava, Va |
| Dialects | Masan (’A Vo’, Ro via’, La via’, Vo’), Xiyun (Va’, Shixi), Dawangnuo (Damangnuo, Vo’, Wangnuo, Mangnuo), Awalei (’A vo’ loi, Awalai). Closely related languages: Wa [wbm], Parauk [prk], Blang [blr]. |
| Classification | Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Northern Mon-Khmer, Palaungic, Eastern, Waic |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 76% (2000 Census). |
| Comments | Possibly also spoken in Myanmar. |
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