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- proper noun A
Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Burma, China, and neighboring countries.
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Examples
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Every year hundredschild marriage held inRajasthan, Indiaon a particular day known as Akha teej or Aksay tritya.
Husband gunned down his minor wife for not staying with him 2008
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They're a cross between the Lisu, the Hmong, and the Lahu, with a touch of Akha added in.
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You only have to ask 17-year-old Joe of Akha hill ethnic tribe in Thailand's Chiang Rai province, about the daily strife of living without an identity.
Davinder Kumar: No Country for Stateless People Davinder Kumar 2011
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(Soundbite of barking dogs) SULLIVAN: In this Akha village, the dogs are suspicious but the people friendly.
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The ethnic Shan majority tend to live in the lowlands; the Akha, high in the mountains; and the ethnic Lahu and the Wa somewhere in between.
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The houses, the same simple wooden structures the Akha have built for generations.
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MAWAI (Farmer): (Through translator) Twenty or 30 years ago, many Akha were still animists.
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Many Akha have now converted to Christianity; Myanmar's government has also forbidden people from killing newborns.
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Many are ethnic minorities such as Lisu, Shan and Akha; some wear traditional dress, including a few Akha women with striking head coverings dripping silver ornaments.
A Moveable Feast 2009
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The first Diwali or Akha-tij festival after the wedding must also be passed at the husband's house, but consummation is not effected until the _aina_ or _gauna_ ceremony is performed on the attainment of puberty.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell
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