This page has been validated.
THE RIANGS.
| Serial No. |
Head. | Brief description. | Authority. | Page. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Present habitat. | North-east of Southern Shan States. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 519 |
| 2 | Political and social divisions. | Three divisions : Yang-lam, Yanghsek, Yang-wankun. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. A. R. Colquhoun, Amongst the Shans, London, 1885 |
519 72 |
| 3 | Allied tribes | Was and Palaungs ... | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol I, Parti. | 519 |
| 4 | Language and dialects. | Vocabularies Language assigned to Wa-Palaung group of Mon-Annam sub-family of Indo-Chinese language family.[1] | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. |
626—645 94 |
| 5 | Religion | Buddhism, combined with nat worship. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 520 |
| 6 | Clothing | Men — dress as Shans, Women — Yanglam, dark jacket and skirt Yangwankun, dark jacket and skirt, flounced ; Yanghsek, thindaing or smock. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. "Burma." Sir G. Scott, London, 1906. A. R. Colquhoun, Amongst the Shans, London, 1885. |
520 139 72 |
| 7 | Personal ornaments. | Beads on jackets, waist rings, garter rings. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 520 |
- ↑ Nowishown (vide Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume I. page 390) as belonging to the Mon Khmer family.
