Kachin
English
Etymology
From Burmese ကချင် (ka.hkyang).
Noun
Kachin pl (plural only)
- Any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people.
Derived terms
Translations
any of a number of non-Burman ethnolinguistic groups in Kachin State, Burma, including the Jingpho people
Proper noun
Kachin
- A state of Myanmar.
- The Jingpho language.
- 1896, American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Annual Report (volume 82, page 92)
- Some of the Yaw Yin people understand Kachin, but as would be natural, are more acquainted with Chinese, and will probably in time be reached through this language.
- 1896, American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Annual Report (volume 82, page 92)
Translations
a state of Myanmar
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Jingpho language — see Jingpho