Va is a pair of
Angkuic languages 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 an ...
,
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...
, China. Although the Va autonym is ', the language is not
Wa, and neither does it belong to the
Waic 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 an ...
, 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 an ...
, 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.
Further reading
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External links
MSEA Languages – Va
{{Austroasiatic languages
Palaungic languages
Languages of Yunnan
Pu'er City