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the Wild Wa

French translation: les "Wa barbares"


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English term or phrase:the Wild Wa
French translation:les "Wa barbares"
Entered by: siragui
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16:35 Oct 3, 2007
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Social Sciences - Anthropology
English term or phrase: the Wild Wa
J. George Scott introduced football to Burma, where he "arranged matches between the followers of squabbling tribal chieftains, although he stopped short of teaching the game to * the Wild Wa * due to (as a British historian put it) "the risk of overenthusiasm and resulting massacres."

Now apparently this tribe of the Khmer family was divided into "the Wild Wa" (headhunters) and "the tame Wa" (amenable to colonisation).
All well and good, but there must be a better (standard?) translation than "les Wa sauvages" (for obvious reasons ...).
siragui
Local time: 22:23
les Wa barbares
Explanation:
Une autre option?

Extrait de Wikipedia: Les Wa ont souvent été qualifiés de « barbares » ou de « sauvages » par les Chinois qui distinguaient les Wa « cuits » – sous administration chinoise – des Wa « crus » – qui n’en dépendaient pas. Les Britanniques, eux, faisaient la différence entre les Wild Wa (Wa sauvages) et les Tame Wa (Wa apprivoisés)".
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Isabelle Berquin
Local time: 16:23
Grading comment
Thanks to all for your ideas; this one seems simple and satisfactory. It suggests the opposition "civilisés/barbares".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4les Wa anachorètes (sauvages) / cénobites (tame)Alain Berton
3les Wa chasseurs de tetes humainesxuebai
3les Wa barbares
Isabelle Berquin
3les Wa sauvages
Stéphanie Soudais


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the wild wa
les Wa sauvages


Explanation:
Franchement, je ne pense pas qu'un français aurait l'idée de lire "lé-z-oua" mais bien "lé oua", si c'est ce que vous craignez.

Par ailleurs, il semble que "Wa" s'écrive également "Va", peut-être pouvez-vous opter pour cette ortographe?



Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 22:23
Native speaker of: French
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the wild wa
les Wa barbares


Explanation:
Une autre option?

Extrait de Wikipedia: Les Wa ont souvent été qualifiés de « barbares » ou de « sauvages » par les Chinois qui distinguaient les Wa « cuits » – sous administration chinoise – des Wa « crus » – qui n’en dépendaient pas. Les Britanniques, eux, faisaient la différence entre les Wild Wa (Wa sauvages) et les Tame Wa (Wa apprivoisés)".



    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wa
Isabelle Berquin
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all for your ideas; this one seems simple and satisfactory. It suggests the opposition "civilisés/barbares".
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the wild wa
les Wa anachorètes (sauvages) / cénobites (tame)


Explanation:
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Note added at 38 minutes (2007-10-03 17:14:21 GMT)
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comme pour les moines

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Note added at 39 minutes (2007-10-03 17:15:00 GMT)
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Ouaouuuuuuuu

Alain Berton
Local time: 22:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: Are you implying you think there's something funny about the Wild Wa?! Wait until you meet one!

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the wild wa
les Wa chasseurs de tetes humaines


Explanation:
une simple suggestion.

xuebai
Local time: 23:23
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