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| 5 | Language and dialects. | Burmese group of the Tibeto-Rurman branch. Grammars, Vocabularies, etc. | Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. III, Part III. Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Davies ... ... Manual of the Maru Language. W . B. T. Abbey, Rangoon, 1899. |
382 78, 94 660 363 |
| 6 | Religion | Animistic. Sacrifices to evil spirits. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 386 |
| 7 | Death and burial ceremonies. | Dead burnt ; ashes buried ; conical structure raised over ashes. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Wehrli ... ... |
386 64 |
| 8 | Clothing ... | Men dress like Kachins. Loin cloth or trousers according to locality. Women like Kachins, jacket and skirt. Men sometimes wear long coat. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Davies ... ... |
365 397 |
| 9 | Personal ornaments. | Rows of cowries and small bells round the waists and hips of women ; cane rings round knees. Women wear earrings, beads, torques. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Diary of a Journey to the Bor Khamti Country. J. Errol Gray, Simla, 1893. |
385 41 |
| 10 | Agriculture ... | Jhoom or tawigya cultivation. | Diary of a Journey to the Bor Khamti Country. J. Errol Gray, Simla, 1893. | 41 |
| 11 | Habitations ... | Similar to Kachin houses | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 386 |
