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Kachin People
The Kachin peoples ( Jingpo: ''Ga Hkyeng'', ; , ), more precisely the Kachin Wunpong (Jingpo: ''Jinghpaw Wunpawng'', "The Kachin Confederation") or simply Wunpong ("The Confederation"), are a confederation of ethnic groups who inhabit the Kachin Hills in Northern Myanmar's Kachin State and neighbouring Yunnan Province, China, as well as Arunachal Pradesh, Assam in Northeastern India. About one million Kachin peoples live in the region. The term Kachin people is often used interchangeably with the main subset, called the Jingpo people in China. The Jingpho language common to many of the Kachin has a variety of dialects and is written with a Latin-based script created in the late nineteenth century. A Burmese script version was subsequently developed. The Singhpo dialect is spoken in Northeast India and Jingpho in Southwest China. Kachin is an ethnicity that comprises various linguistic groups with overlapping territories and integrated social structures. Contemporary usage of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachin Women In Traditional Dress
Kachin or Kakhyen may refer to: *Kachin State, in northern Myanmar/Burma * Kachin Hills, northeastern Myanmar * Kachin peoples, a generalised term for six non-Burman ethno-linguistic groups in Kachin State. **Kachin people, including the main sub-branch of the Kachin people, for whom the term Jingpo (used in Yunnan, China) and Kachin (used in Myanmar) are considered interchangeable, and the Singpho people, members of the ethnic group living in Yunnan and Arunachal Pradesh, India. * Jingphaw language, or Kachin language *A 'relaxed' variant of Lethwei martial arts * ''Kachin'' (spider), an extinct genus; see List of Uloboridae species This page lists all described species of the spider family Uloboridae accepted by the World Spider Catalog : A ''Ariston'' '' Ariston'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 * '' A. aglasices'' Salvatierra, Tourinho & Brescovit, 2014 — Mexico * '' A. al ... See also * Kachin-Luic languages or Jinghpaw languages {{disambig Language and nationality disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisu People
The Lisu people (Lisu: ; my, လီဆူလူမျိုး, ; ; th, ลีสู่) are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group who inhabit mountainous regions of Myanmar (Burma), southwest China, Thailand, and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. About 730,000 Lisu live in Lijiang, Baoshan, Nujiang, Dêqên and Dehong prefectures in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province, China. The Lisu form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by China. In Myanmar, the Lisu are recognized as one of 135 ethnic groups and an estimated population of 600,000. Lisu live in the north of the country; Kachin State ( Putao, Myitkyina, Danai, Waingmaw, Bhamo), Shan State, (Momeik, Namhsan, Lashio, Hopang, and Kokang) and southern Shan State (Namsang, Loilem, Mongton) and, Sagaing Division ( Katha and Khamti), Mandalay Division (Mogok and Pyin Oo Lwin). Approximately 55,000 live in Thailand, where they are one of the six main hill tribes. They mainly inhabit remote mountainous areas. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nung Language (Sino-Tibetan)
Southern Anung (Lisu: Fuche Naw; Mandarin: 阿侬语 Anong), is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Nung people in Fugong County, China and Kachin State, Myanmar. The Anong language is closely related to the Derung and Rawang languages. Most of the Anung speakers in China have shifted to Lisu although the speakers are being classified as Nu nationality. The northern Anung people speak a dialect of Derung which is also called Anung (Derung: Vnung 31 nuŋ53 actively, but is not the same Anung discussed in this article. Demographics China Anong is spoken by over 7,000 people in China in the following townships (Sun & Liu 2005). *Shangpa 上帕镇: 2,200 people *Lijia 里甲乡: 1,100 people *Lumadeng 鹿马登乡: 2,100 people *Lishadi 利沙底乡: 2,200 people Myanmar There could be many more Anong speakers in neighboring Kachin State, Myanmar, although their current status is unknown, *Naw (Anong) in Myanmar, over 5000 people * Putao 2000 people *Myitkyina 3000 people *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nusu Language
The Nusu language is a Loloish language spoken by the Nu people of China and Myanmar. There are three dialects: Northern, Southern, and Central. The Central dialect of Miangu is the prestige dialect and is understood fairly well by speakers of other dialects. Lama (2012) observes a sound change *r- > Ø- from Proto-Loloish as a Nusoish innovation. Distribution The three Nusu dialects are spoken in the following locations (''Nusuzu Nusuyu Jianzhi'' 怒族怒苏语简志 1986). *Southern, also known as the Guoke-Puluo (果科-普洛) dialect: northern Lushui County 泸水县, in Guoke 果科, Puluo 普洛, Tongping 同坪, Jiajia 加甲 (3,000 speakers) *Central, also known as the Zhizhiluo-Laomudeng (知之罗-老姆登) dialect: southern Fugong County 福贡县, in Pihe 匹河怒族乡, Zhizhiluo 知之罗, Laomudeng 老姆登, Miangu 棉古, Shawa 沙瓦, Zileng 子楞 (4,000 speakers) *Northern, also known as the Wawa-Kongtong (瓦娃-空通) dialect: Fugong County Fugong Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nu People
The Nu people (; alternative names include Nusu, Nung, Zauzou and Along) are one of the 56 ethnic groups recognized by the People's Republic of China. Their population of 27,000 is divided into the Northern, Central and Southern groups. Their homeland is a country of high mountains and deep ravines crossed by the Dulong, Irrawaddy (N'Mai River and Mali River), and Nujiang rivers. The name "Nu" comes from the fact that they were living near the Nujiang river, and the name of their ethnic group derives from there. (Nujiang is also called Nu river or or Salween River.) The Nu live mainly in Kachin State and Yunnan province. In China, 90% of them are found in Gongshan, Fugong and Lanping counties in Yunnan Province, along with Lisu, Drung, Tibetan, Nakhi, Bai and Han. There is also a sparse distribution of Nu in Weixi County in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Zayu County in Tibet Autonomous Region, particularly at the border between Yunnan and Tibet. The Nu speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pela Language
Pela or Bola (; autonym: ', exonym: '), is a Burmish language of Western Yunnan, China. In China, Pela speakers are classified as part of the Jingpo ethnic group. Pela may also be spoken in Burma. Distribution There are about 500 speakers as of 2005. The ethnic population is distributed as follows. *Mangshi **Santaishan (三台山乡) ***Yinqian (引欠村) ***Kongjiazhai (孔家寨, representative dialect; Pela: ') **Wuchalu (五岔路乡) ***Mengguang (勐广村) ***Nongnong (弄弄村) ***Gongqiu (贡丘) **Xishan (西山乡) ***2nd cluster (二组), Banzai (板栽) **Chengjiao (城郊) ***Huashulin (桦树林) *Lianghe County Lianghe County (; th, เมืองตี) is located in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan province, southwest China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountai ... **Bangwai (邦外) * Longchuan County **Shuangwopu (双窝铺) **Wangzishu (王子树) **Palangnong ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaoligong Mountains
The Gaoligong Mountains () are a mountainous sub-range of the southern Hengduan Mountain Range, located in the western Yunnan highlands and straddling the border of southwestern China and northern Myanmar (Burma). Geography The Gaoligong Mountains are located along the west bank of the Nujiang Valley; from Gongshan county down in to Dehong Prefecture, a distance of approximately . It is the drainage divide between the Nujiang (Salween River) and the Irrawaddy River. The main peak is ''Ga her'' (嘎普) ''peak'', above sea level. The mountains contain part of the Nujiang Lancang Gorge alpine conifer and mixed forests ecoregion. Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve The Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve is made up of three distinct areas. One part is found in the south-central part of the mountain range and covers an area of . Around wide, and reaches over approximately from north to south — across parts of Lushui County, Baoshan City Prefecture and Tengch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahkyeng
Gahkyeng is a village in Bhamo Township in Bhamo District in the Kachin State of north-eastern Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ....Maplandia world gazetteer References Populated places in Kachin State Bhamo Township {{Kachin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Kincaid
Eugenio Kincaid (10 January 1797 – 3 April 1883) was an American Baptist missionary who labored for two periods in Burma (now known as Myanmar). In the first period, he served twelve years. In the second period, he served for another fifteen years. His mission work in Burma covered the whole range of the country, from the farthest north to the farthest south and from the farthest west to almost the farthest east. Between the two periods of his ministry, he had eight years of leave of absence during which he raised funds for the foreign missions, and in addition, helped in the foundation of the University of Lewisburg (later renamed Bucknell University). At the age of 33, Eugenio Kincaid was sent by Baptist Board of Foreign Missions to preach the gospel in Burma. His tombstone is found in Girard Kansas where he retired for his health and died. Early life Eugenio Kincaid was born on 10 January 1797 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, to Noah Kincaid, a physician, and Lydia Hough Kincaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
