Akha is a group that emerged from tribal southwestern China. In addition to northern Thailand, this tribe is found in China, Laos and Burma. Today there are approximately 20,000 Akha living in northern Thailand in Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai in the higher altitudes.
There are four main groups in this tribe that is the U-Law, Law Wed, Pa Mi, and A Kay. All four groups speak the Akha language besides their own dialect. The dialect of the U, the law and the Pa Mi Mi is spoken, very similar;However, a Kay speak a very distinct dialect.
The Akha live in houses made of bamboo. You use to build Cogon grass roofs of their houses. They built their houses on stilts. Akha villages are generally large, consisting of thirty houses. Their houses are built on hills to avoid such an attempt, the diseases and outbreaks. The main leaders in an Akha village is the spiritual leader or the shaman. Akha are animists and they live their lives according to theirBeliefs. If a member of the tribe to a non-believer, he / she is usually the village forever.
The Akha lifestyle is on the agricultural system. They work very hard in the fields, spending more time there than with their families. They grow rice and a variety of vegetables on the mountainside. In addition there are cash crops such as chilli, soybean, cabbage and tomatoes. The Akha women are taken for their expertise in weaving noted. They sell cloth, clothing, decorative objects, consisting ofTo supplement bamboo, wood and rattan, with their meager incomes.
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