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THE KAWS OR AKHAS.
| Serial No. |
Head. | Brief description. | Authority. | Page. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Present habitat, | Kengtung and to the east of the Mekong. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part 1. | 588 |
| 2 | Origin ... | Said to have come last from Talang T'ing in Yunnan. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 590 |
| 3 | Political and social divisions. | Seven tribal divisions referred to. Names of clans. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 590, 594 |
| 4 | Allied Tribes | Akhos ... ... Pannas and Lotes ... |
Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. |
594 595 |
| 5 | Language and dialects. | Placed provisionally in the Lihsaw sub-group of the Burma group. Vocabulary ... |
Linguistic Survey of India, Vol. III, Part III. Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. |
383 79, 94 692 |
| 6 | Religion ... | A form of ancestor worship. West door of house reserved for ancestors ; offerings to ancestors. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Parti. | 593 |
| 7 | Magic and witchcraft. | Fear of talking about spirits lest they should resent it and visit their resentment on the speaker. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 594 |
