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Alternate names: Awa, Kawa, K'awa, Va, Vo, Wa Proper, Wa Pwi, Wakut
Scriptures published: New Testament (1938)
Literacy: Literacy rate in first language: 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 76% in any language (Census 2000 for Va nationality)
Primary country: China
Region: Southwest Yunnan Province, Lincang prefecture, Yongde and Zhenkang counties; Simao prefecture, Lancang Lahu autonomous county
Religion: Traditional religion, Buddhist, Christian
Livelihood: Agriculturalists: potatoes, cotton, hemp, tobacco, sugarcane, tea, rice, beans, buckwheat, maize; ironsmiths; weavers; bamboo craftsmen; brewers; animal husbandry
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