former name for the Wa ethnic group
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
former name for the Wa people (an ethnic group in China)
archaicThis term is now considered archaic and/or potentially pejorative. The correct and respectful contemporary term is "佤族 (Wǎ zú)". It is primarily encountered in historical or anthropological contexts.
Zài在
yī一
xiē些
mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
，
zhè这
ge个
mín民
zú族
bèi被
jì记
zǎi载
wéi为
Kǎ卡
wǎ佤
zú族
。
In some documents from the Republican era, this ethnic group was recorded as the Kawa.
"
Kǎ卡
wǎ佤
zú族
"
shì是
Wǎ佤
zú族
jiě解
fàng放
qián前
de的
jiù旧
chēng称
。
"Kawa" was the old name for the Wa people before liberation.