Yawa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur ياۋا (yawa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑwə/

Proper noun

Yawa

1. A township in Karakax, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang, China.
   • 2016 December 29, Shohret Hoshur, Qiao Long, Luisetta Mudie, “Five Dead After 'Terror Attack,' Explosion in China's Xinjiang”, in Shohret Hoshur, transl., Radio Free Asia‎^[1], archived from the original on December 30, 2016:

     "By this statement he implied he was angry with our justice system, so we had monitored their their actions over the past 10 years, and they had to submit an application if they wanted to leave Yawa township," added Sadir.

Translations

township in Karakax, Hotan, Xinjiang, China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雅瓦 (Yǎwǎ)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Uyghur: ياۋا (yawa)

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