Wa is derived from the Wa ethnic group, who speak an Austroasiatic language. For a long time,[timeframe?] headman tribes were dispersed around the Wa...
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facto ruling party of Wa State (officially known as the Wa Self-Administered Division) in Myanmar. It is a well-equipped ethnic minority army of an estimated...
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The Wa people (Wa: Vāx; Burmese: ဝလူမျိုး, [wa̰ lùmjóʊ]; Chinese: 佤族; pinyin: Wǎzú; Thai: ว้า) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in...
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composed of people from the Wa ethnic group and they work together with Chinese organized criminals in the drug trade. The Red Wa control the methamphetamine...
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Look up wa or Wa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wa or WA may refer to: Weerbaarheidsafdeling, a paramilitary force associated with the Dutch National...
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Xuelin Wa Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 雪林佤族乡; traditional Chinese: 雪林佤族鄉; pinyin: Xuělín Wǎzú Xiāng) is an ethnic township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous...
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Wendong Wa Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 文东佤族乡; traditional Chinese: 文東佤族鄉; pinyin: Wéndōng Wǎzú Xiāng) is an ethnic township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous...
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Ankang Wa Ethnic Township (simplified Chinese: 安康佤族乡; traditional Chinese: 安康佤族鄉; pinyin: Ānkāng Wǎzú Xiāng) is an ethnic township in Lancang Lahu Autonomous...
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can be either a prefix from the ethnic group's native language (if Bantu), or the Swahili prefix wa. Other groups: Ethnic groups of Tanzania "Makabila ya...
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Lancang Lahu Autonomous County (section Ethnic groups)
阿佤) in Xiyun 细允 village of Donghui 东回 Wa townships include Xuelin 雪林佤族乡, Ankang 安康佤族乡, and Wendong 文东佤族乡 ethnic Wa townships. Bulang people are located...
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