Va is a pair of
Angkuic languages
The Angkuic languages are spoken in Yunnan province, China and Shan State, Burma.
Languages
* U (P'uman)
* Hu (Kongge, Kun'ge, Kon Keu)
* Man Met (Kemie)
*Mok
* Muak Sa-aak
* Va
* Mong Lue (Tai Loi) ?
Classification
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spoken in
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County has 12 towns, 2 townships and ...
,
Yunnan
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, China. Although the Va autonym is ', the language is not
Wa, and neither does it belong to the
Waic
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language subgroup. Rather, Va constitutes a separate subdivision within the Angkuic languages.
*Northern Va (about 2,000 speakers): spoken in Taihe Administrative Village 太和村, Jingxing Township 景星乡, Mojiang County, Yunnan, China. Northern Va is spoken by all generations, including children.
*Southern Va (about 1,000 speakers): spoken in Zhenglong Administrative Village 正龙村, Jingxing Township 景星乡, Mojiang County, Yunnan, China. Southern Va is more endangered and is not spoken by children, but is also more phonologically conservative.
Distribution
Northern Va is spoken in about eight villages of Taihe Village 太和村, Jingxing Township 景星乡,
Mojiang County
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County has 12 towns, 2 townships and ...
, Yunnan.
*Wamo 挖墨
*Xinzhai 新寨 (Upper 上 and Lower 下)
*Jiuzhai 旧寨
*Dazhai 大寨 (Upper 上 and Lower 下)
*Xiaozhai 小寨 (Upper 上 and Lower 下)
Southern Va is spoken in the following villages of Zhenglong Village 正龙村, Jingxing Township 景星乡,
Mojiang County
Mojiang Hani Autonomous County (; Hani: ) is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Pu'er City, in the south of Yunnan Province, China.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County has 12 towns, 2 townships and ...
, Yunnan.
*Pingtian 平田
*Banglao 蚌老 (culture and language best preserved)
*Miena 乜那
*Binggu 丙故
*Yin’gou 阴沟
*Yakou 丫口
(culture and language least preserved)
References
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amo dialect cited.
Amo or AMO may refer to:
Places
* Amo, Indiana, United States, a town in Hendricks County
* Amo Creek, a river in Alaska
*Amu Darya, a river in Central Asia, sometimes referred to as "Amo"
* Amo Township, Cottonwood County, Minnesota
* Kampong A ...
Further reading
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External links
MSEA Languages – Va
{{Austroasiatic languages
Palaungic languages
Languages of Yunnan
Pu'er City