- The Lao
Theung or Lao
Thoeng (Lao: ລາວເທິງ
pronounced [láːw tʰɤ́ːŋ]) is one of the
traditional divisions of
ethnic groups living in Laos (the
others being...
- Tibeto-Burman
origins in Laos (the
others being the Lao Loum and the Lao
Theung). Lao
Soung make up 9% of the
Laotian po****tion in Laos. They
mostly practice...
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ethnic origin. The
lowland Lao (Lao Loum)
account for 68%,
upland Lao (Lao
Theung) for 22%, and the
highland Lao (Lao Soung,
including the
Hmong and the Yao)...
- 255
living in Laos,
making them one of the
largest subgroups of the Lao
Theung and one of the
largest true
ethnic groups in the country. Most live in the...
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traditional animist beliefs. Lao
Theung are
culturally distinct from both the Lao Loum and Lao Sung. The Lao
Theung generally include Mon-Khmer peoples...
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ancestral gene pool of the
upland Lao
ethnicities known collectively as "Lao
Theung," with the
largest ethnic groups being the
Khamu of
northern Laos, and the...
-
central and
southern mountains, Mon-Khmer-speaking groups,
known as Lao
Theung or mid-slope Laotians, predominate.
Other terms are Khmu,
Khamu (Kammu)...
- Pak Ou (mouth of the Ou river) the Tham Ting (lower cave) and the Tham
Theung (upper cave) are
caves overlooking the
Mekong River, 25 km to the north...
- Lao Loum
Images of Lao Loum (centre) with the Lao
Soung and the Lao
Theung Total po****tion 12
million (est.)
Regions with
significant po****tions Laos...
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Women from the
three major ethnic groups of Laos: Lao Lum, Lao Sung and Lao
Theung, with Pha That
Luang in the background.
Cattle herd 1992-1996 ₭1,000 Women...
