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THE WAS.
References :
DAVIES = "Yunnan: The Link between India and the Yangtze." H.R. Davies, Cambridge, 1909.
| Serial No. |
Head. | Brief description. | Authority. | Page. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | Present habitat. | East of Shan States near Chinese border. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. Davies ... |
495 373 |
| 2 | Political and social divisions. | Was proper (tame and wild). Tailoi, En, Hsen Hsum, etc. Five clans of tame Was. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 513 |
| 3 | Allied tribes | Palaungs, Riangs, Kamus. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 495 |
| 4 | Language and and dialects. | Wa language placed in Wa-Palaung group of Mon-Annam subfamily of Indo-Chinese language family.[1] Vocabularies. ... |
Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol I, Part I. |
89, 94 626-645 |
| 5 | Religion | Here and there nominally Buddhists, but the great bulk spirit worshippers. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 512 |
| 6 | Magic and witchcraft. | Head hunting ; divination by chicken bones; forked sticks; record of sacrifices. | Upper Burma Gazetteer, Vol. I, Part I. | 498, 505, 515 |
| 7 | Totems and tribal marks. | No real traces of totemism discovered. | Burma Census Report, 1901, Part I. | 133 |
- ↑ Now shown (vide Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume I, page 390) as belonging to the Mon Khmer family.
