Language

Wa

Wa is a language in the Austroasiatic family spoken in Myanmar and China.

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Scripture in Wa

A complete Bible is reported in Wa.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Wa is spoken

  • Myanmar
  • China

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About Wa

Language family
Austroasiatic
ISO 639-3 code
wbm
Glottocode
nucl1290
Also known as
Vo: Wa Lon · Wa, Vo · Zhenkang Wa

Dialects and varieties 8

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Wa as a whole.

  • En (China)No known Scripture
  • VoNo known Scripture
  • Vo: EnNo known Scripture
  • Vo: Kentung WaNo known Scripture
  • Vo: LaNo known Scripture
  • Vo: SonNo known Scripture
  • Vo: Wa LonNo known Scripture
  • Vo: WuNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.