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For another ethnic group, native to northern Laos and the Nan province of Thailand, speaking Khmuic languages, see <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lua_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lua people">Lua people</a>. </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style> <p><b>Lawa</b> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thai_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thai language">Thai</a>: <span lang="th">ลัวะ</span> or <span title="Thai-language text"><span lang="th">ละว้า</span></span>; <small><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription">RTGS</a>: </small><span title="Royal Thai General System of Transcription"><i lang="th-Latn">Lawa</i></span>) are an <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ethnic_group?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">ethnic group</a> in northern <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thailand?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>. The <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lawa language">Lawa language</a> is related to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Blang_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Blang language">Blang</a> and the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wa_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wa language">Wa language</a> found in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/China?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="China">China</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Burma?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a>, and belongs to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Palaungic_languages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Palaungic languages">Palaungic languages</a>, a branch of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Austroasiatic_languages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Austroasiatic languages">Austroasiatic languages</a>. Their population is estimated to be some 17,000.<sup id="cite_ref-Somchit_2-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-Somchit-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Western Lawa are found in the vicinity of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Amphoe_Mae_Sariang?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Amphoe Mae Sariang">Mae Sariang</a> in the south of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mae_Hong_Son_Province?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Mae Hong Son Province">Mae Hong Son Province</a>, the Eastern Lawa are centred on <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Bo_Luang?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Bo Luang">Bo Luang</a> in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chiang_Mai_Province?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Chiang Mai Province">Chiang Mai Province</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-reninc.org_1-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-reninc.org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sil.org_3-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-sil.org-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <table class="infobox vcard"> <caption class="infobox-title fn org"> Lawa </caption> <tbody> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#b0c4de;">Total population</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">17,000 (est.)</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#b0c4de;">Regions with significant populations</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Thailand?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Thailand">Thailand</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#b0c4de;">Languages</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lawa language">Lawa</a>, others</td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#b0c4de;">Religion</th> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Animism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Animism">Animism</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Buddhism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a><sup id="cite_ref-reninc.org_1-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-reninc.org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Overview"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Overview</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#The_Lawa_in_northern_Thai_legends"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">The Lawa in northern Thai legends</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Further_reading"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Further reading</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lawa_people&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Overview" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The Lawa are sometimes mistaken for being the same people as the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lua_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lua people">Lua</a> of northern <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Laos?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Laos">Laos</a> and of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Nan_Province?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Nan Province">Nan Province</a>, Thailand, who are speakers of the more distantly related <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Khmuic_languages?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Khmuic languages">Khmuic languages</a>. This problem is compounded by the Eastern Lawa of Chiang Mai Province preferring to be called Lua by outsiders, and by the Thai people generally referring to speakers of these different Palaungic languages as Lua.<sup id="cite_ref-sil.org_3-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-sil.org-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Today, those Lawa who have not been integrated in mainstream Thai society, still live a traditional way of life, often professing <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Animism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Animism">animism</a>. As with the other <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hill_tribe_(Thailand)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hill tribe (Thailand)">mountain ethnic groups of Thailand</a>, they are known for extraordinary craft skills, especially for being ironsmiths.<sup id="cite_ref-reninc.org_1-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-reninc.org-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lawa_people&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>In the 5th to 10th century the Lawa people lived in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Central_Thailand?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Central Thailand">Central Thailand</a>, and, together with the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mon_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mon people">Mon</a>, were the inhabitants of present-day <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lopburi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lopburi">Lopburi</a>. The name "Lopburi" is said to have been derived from "Lawaburi", and the city formed the core of an early kingdom in what is now Thailand, the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lavo_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lavo Kingdom">Lavo Kingdom</a>, which existed from the 7th century CE until it was incorporated into the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ayutthaya_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ayutthaya Kingdom">Ayutthaya Kingdom</a> in 1388 CE.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other sources place the Lawa as the original inhabitants of Northern Thailand, pre-dating the Tai migration into these lands.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-academia.edu_9-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-academia.edu-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>There is evidence that the Lawa inhabited cities before the arrival of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Tai_peoples?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Tai peoples">Tai peoples</a>. <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chiang_Mai?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chiang Mai">Chiang Mai</a>, Thailand, was founded on the location of a 5th-century CE Lawa walled city, and legends state that <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kengtung?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Kengtung">Kengtung</a> in Myanmar was taken from the Lawa in the 13th century CE through cunning and deceit by King <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mangrai?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mangrai">Mangrai</a>, the founder of the northern Thai <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lanna_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lanna Kingdom">Lanna Kingdom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-academia.edu_9-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-academia.edu-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="The_Lawa_in_northern_Thai_legends">The Lawa in northern Thai legends</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lawa_people&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: The Lawa in northern Thai legends" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>The Lawa people are mentioned in northern Thai legends, mainly in connection with the founding of its cities. The 15th century CE book <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/C%C4%81madeviva%E1%B9%83sa?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Cāmadevivaṃsa">Cāmadevivaṃsa</a></i> by the Chiang Mai monk Bodhiramsi, relates how the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mon_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mon people">Mon</a> Queen <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Camadevi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Camadevi">Camadevi</a>, a princess of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lavo_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lavo Kingdom">Lavo Kingdom</a>, established the city of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Haripunchai?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Haripunchai">Haripunchai</a> (present-day <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lamphun?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Lamphun">Lamphun</a>) in the 7th century CE and is attacked by Vilanga, king of the Lawa, with 80,000 soldiers. After his defeat, she marries her two sons to the two daughters of the Lawa king, after which the two kingdoms become allies.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The founding of the city state of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ngoenyang?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Ngoenyang">Ngoenyang</a> in the 8th century CE, of which <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Mangrai?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mangrai">Mangrai</a> was a prince before establishing the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lanna_Kingdom?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lanna Kingdom">Lanna Kingdom</a> in the 13th century, is also attributed to the Lawa in the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Doi_Tung?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Doi Tung">Doi Tung</a> story.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Lawa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lawa_people&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <ul> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Wa_people?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Wa people">Wa people</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Lawa_people&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Further reading" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 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