Awa

Nationality Classification
佤族 Wa
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
佤语阿瓦方言
Language or Dialect Name (English)
Awa
ISO 639-3 Code
vwa
Language Stock Classification
孟高棉语族 Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer
Primary Province or Region
云南省 Yunnan Province
Location (in China)
Southwestern Yunnan: Simao Prefecture's Ximeng Wa Autonomous county, Menglian Dai, Lahu & Va Autonomous county and Lancang Lahu Autonomous County.
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
98,000
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
2004