Culture History of Palaungic Ethnolinguistic Groups
The Wa have for generations been one of the most despised
peoples among the Palaungic groups in Southeast Asia - principally due
to their reputation of headhunting and 'primitive' life style. (xxx)
The uniqueness such a life style has been dispelled by Fiskesjö (2000)
who has documented that such practices as cutting heads was the norm by
many other ethnolinguistic groups, including the Chinese.
- Chinese Sources
- Thai sources
- Various Chronicles have documented the presence in the various Tai / Shan/ Thai areas of
peoples known as Lawa, Tuuila, and Wa.
- Travelogues
- Notes typically made in a travel journal and later published have been useful in documenting the presence and lifestyles of various Palaungic peoples.
- Burmese Sources
- British-Burma Sources during the Colonization period
- Mission documents
- Wa sources
- Myths
- Personal histories
- Kinship
- Migration documentation
- Bibliography
