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186].] Thibet, Yunan and Burmah. 
their country, there is great abundance of iron mines ; the steel is of 
a superior quality.* 
“ Melious, Daboudam. — In the vicinity of the Anampae, live those 
two tribes ; they speak the same language. They manufacture 
earthen vessels. 
“ Pangdang . — They are found close to the Dedze. The moun- 
tains in that locality have not much elevation, the country is some- 
what flat and there is scarcely any snow. 
it Lambenn. — They sell Chinese pans ; it is probable they are on the 
banks of the Louts Kiang close to Yunan. 
“ Bamra. — Three days west of the Anampae, dwell the Damra. 
They are separated from them by a range of mountains. 
“ Kabing, Mooua. — These two tribes dwell near the junction of the 
Kiang Ouan with another river, larger than the Kouts Kiang and all 
the others. This must infallibly be the Irrawaddy. The language 
of the Mooua is the same as that of the Pani who live near Yong- 
petin, in Yunan. They use European articles, weave cloth, and 
cultivate cotton. Some Thibetans maintain that the Mooua are the 
same as the Meneupguiebo, the Thibetan name of Burmah. There 
is no doubt but that tribe is close to Burmah. 
“ The Kabing appear to be the same as the tribe of the Kakhiens 
to be met with east and north of Bhamo.f 
“ The Mooua are now probably some Shan tribe living in the same 
localities as the Kakiens. The latter dwell on the hills and the 
former in the valleys.]; 
“ Apo. — They are separated by a range of mountains from the 
Damra on the west. They are said to be very wicked. 
* The Kakoos are mentioned below by Bishop Bigandet as celebrated for their 
dltas or swords. See also Mission to Ava, p. 146. Y. 
t They are very numerous. 1 have seen hundreds of them at Bhamo whither 
they come to buy salt and some other articles. They appear of mild disposi- 
tions, though the Burmese represent them as cruel and treacherous. If some of 
them be really so, the ill-treatment they receive from the Burmese is the proli- 
fic cause of the evil. — Note by Bishop Bigandet. 
J By their industry and mercantile habits the Shans are far superior to all the 
other tribes. They are exceedingly numerous, but unfortunately divided into a great 
many fractions. They are to be met with from the borders of Assam to the gulf 
of Siam. The Siamese are but one of the many Shan tribes, that is more 
advanced in civilization than the others, owing to the geographical position of 
their country on the extremity of the gulf of Siam. The Thibetans may possibly 
make no difference between the Shans and the Burmese .. — Note by Bishop 
Bigandet . 
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