ဈိာင်ဖေါစ်) or Kachin (Burmese: ကချင်ဘာသာ, [kətɕɪ̀ɰ̃ bàðà]) is a Tibeto-Burman language of the Sal branch spoken primarily in Kachin State, Myanmar;...
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Kachin State (Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: Jinghpaw Mungdaw) is the northernmost state of Myanmar. It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet...
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subset, called the Jingpo people in China. The Jingpho language common to many of the Kachin has a variety of dialects and is written with a Latin-based...
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Jingphaw language, or Kachin language Kachin (spider), an extinct genus; see List of Uloboridae species Kachin red-backed vole, Species of rodent Kachin woolly...
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"Sovereign Kachin nation state") is a Kachin political organisation in Myanmar (Burma), established on 5 February 1961. It has an armed wing, the Kachin Independence...
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Jingpo people (redirect from Kachins)
are the largest subgroup of the Kachin peoples. The greater name for all the Kachin peoples in their own Jingpo language is the Jinghpaw. Other endonyms...
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The Jingpho-Luish, Jingpho-Asakian, Kachin–Luic, or Kachinic languages are a group of Sino-Tibetan languages belonging the Sal branch. They are spoken...
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Myitkyina (redirect from Myitkyina, Kachin State)
with a mix of Kachin, Shan, Bamar, Burmese Gorkha and some Chinese and Indians. The Kachin language is the common language among the Kachin. Some people...
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Jesus (name) (category Articles containing Kachin-language text)
particularly in England, but gradually declined in usage as the English language evolved. Jesus is usually not used as a given name in the English-speaking...
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The Kachin Independence Army (KIA; Kachin: Wunpawng Mungdan Shanglawt Hpyen Dap; Burmese: ကချင်လွတ်လပ်ရေးတပ်မတော်) is a non-state armed group and the...
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Singpho dialect (redirect from Singpho language)
Chingp'o), or Kachin, language is a Tibeto-Burman language mainly spoken in Kachin State, Myanmar and Yunnan Province, China. The term Kachin language can refer...
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Burmese names (category Articles containing Kachin-language text)
senior positions (e.g., Daw Aung San Suu Kyi). Duwa (ဒူးဝါး): Used for Kachin chiefs. Gyi (ကြီး): Suffix used to show respect (e.g., Khin-gyi Pyaw). Khun...
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and basis of written Rawang. Rawang is spoken in Putao District, northern Kachin State, in Putao, Machanbaw, Naungmaw, Kawnglangphu, and Pannandin townships...
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Ruili (category Articles containing Kachin-language text)
"beautiful". An older name of Ruili is Mengmao (勐卯), derived from the Tai Nuea language "Mong Mao" (ᥝᥥᥒᥰ ᥛᥫᥒᥰ), meaning "foggy place". Ruili is on the border with...
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Arunachal Pradesh, associated with Kachin. Outside of Kachinland, Kachin restaurants have opened in Yangon, and Kachin migrants have brought the cuisine...
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Arunachal Pradesh (redirect from Languages of Arunachal Pradesh)
these languages, both among one another and to other area languages, are as yet uncertain. Further south, one finds the Singpho (Kachin) language, which...
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noted that the Bodo–Garo, Konyak, and Jingpho (Kachin) languages, as well as the extinct Chairel language, shared distinctive roots for "sun" and "fire"...
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Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture (category Articles containing Kachin-language text)
Yunnan province, China. It is bordered by Baoshan to the east and Myanmar's Kachin State to the west. Its titular ethnic minorities are the Dai and Jingpo...
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the Kachin language using the Latin alphabet, and created a grammar and Katchin–English dictionary. He then began translating the Bible into Kachin. Hanson...
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languages of China are mainly tribal languages, mainly spoken in Yunnan in Southwest China. The Bible was first translated into the Kachin language in...
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the 1962 Burmese coup d'état, restrictive language policies were promulgated by the military regime. The Kachin Independence Organization also repressed...
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Studies. pp. 97–147. "Lhaovo". Kachin Portal Site. Dai, Qingxia 戴慶廈 (2005). Làngsùyǔ yánjiū 浪速语研究 [Study of the Maru Language] (in Chinese). Beijing: Minzu...
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State or Kachin State, and it is usually known as Northeastern Yi or simply Yi, and speakers are classified as Lisu people which form the Kachin people...
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Manau (dance) (category Articles containing Kachin-language text)
common to the Kachin (or Jinghpaw) people of northern Myanmar (Burma), Yunnan, China and Arunachal Pradesh, India. Although the majority of Kachin people are...
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Mangshi (category Articles containing Kachin-language text)
name of Mangshi, meaning "west of Lu [Salween] River".: 460 In Tai Nuea language, the city name is Muang Khon: 18 (ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥑᥩᥢᥴ), written in Chinese is "勐焕"...
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needed]) is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken by the Nung people in Fugong County, China, and Kachin State, Myanmar. The Anung language is closely related to...
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The New Democratic Army – Kachin (Burmese: ကချင်ဒီမိုကရေစီသစ် တပ်မတော်; abbreviated NDA-K), officially known as the Kachin Border Guard Force, is an armed...
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Tibeto-Burman Western (Baric, Brahmaputran, or Sal): Dhimal, Bodo–Garo, Konyak, Kachin–Luic Eastern Northern (Sino-Bodic) Northwestern (Bodic): Bodish, Kirantic...
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Arakan Army (redirect from Arakan Army (Kachin State))
Rakhine State, and around 1,500 in Kachin State and Shan State. In the early 2010s, the Arakan Army fought alongside the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) against...
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five countries with one exception, this being Sangdam, a Khams dialect in Kachin, Myanmar. Tibetic North-Western: Ladakhi, Zangskari, Balti, Purki Western:...
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