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Ethnic group
Lao Theung
Images of the Lao Theung (right) with the Lao Soung and the Lao Loum
Total population
~2 million (est.)
Regions with significant populations
Laos
Languages
various Austroasiatic languages
Religion
Satsana Phi
The Lao Theung or Lao Thoeng (Lao: ລາວເທິງ pronounced[láːwtʰɤ́ːŋ]) is one of the traditional divisions of ethnic groups living in Laos (the others being the Lao Loum and the Lao Soung). It literally indicates the "midland Lao", and comprises a variety of different ethnic groups of mostly Austro-Asiatic origin. In 1993, the Lao Theung formed 24% of the country's population.
The LaoTheung or Lao Thoeng (Lao: ລາວເທິງ pronounced [láːw tʰɤ́ːŋ]) is one of the traditional divisions of ethnic groups living in Laos (the others being...
with traditional animist beliefs. LaoTheung are culturally distinct from both the Lao Loum and Lao Sung. The LaoTheung generally include Mon-Khmer peoples...
contributed to the ancestral gene pool of the upland Lao ethnicities known collectively as "LaoTheung," with the largest ethnic groups being the Khamu of...
LaoTheung villages (based primarily on descriptions of the Kammu) are located on mountain slopes but not at the peaks or ridges—the name LaoTheung means...
Yao and Tibeto-Burman origins in Laos (the others being the Lao Loum and the LaoTheung). Lao Soung make up 9% of the Laotian population in Laos. They mostly...
contains Lao text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Lao script. The kip (Lao: ກີບ, romanized: kib;...
Lao (Lao Loum) account for 68%, upland Lao (LaoTheung) for 22%, and the highland Lao (Lao Soung, including the Hmong and the Yao) for 9%. Ethnic Lao...
144,255 living in Laos, making them one of the largest subgroups of the LaoTheung and one of the largest true ethnic groups in the country. Most live in...
with the Lao people make up the Lao Loum (lowland people). In the central and southern mountains, Mon-Khmer-speaking groups, known as LaoTheung or mid-slope...
along ethnic lines, most being Hmong, but some being Yao (Iu-Mien) or LaoTheung (Lao Saetern). SGUs, once formed up, underwent three further months training...
broad cultural categories of LaoTheung (which included most indigenous groups and the Mon-Khmer) and Lao Sung. The Lao Loum were ethnically dominant...
1980s the enrollment rate for the Lao Sung was less than half that of the Lao Loum; enrollment was also low fofr LaoTheung children. Girls are less likely...
ethnic groups of Laos. Among the Lao, the Lao Loum and Lao Lom are predominantly Buddhist, while the LaoTheung and Lao Sung are predominantly folk religious...
extensive training for the Hmong and other hill tribe recruits such as the LaoTheung. Further training of Special Operating Teams of ADC graduates was begun...
Appalachian Americans Caucasians Gorani people Gorals Khmer Loeu Lao Sung LaoTheung Merina people Montagnard Northeast Indian Hill tribes Polish Uplanders...
of slavery, and ending the legal discrimination of the LaoTheung and Lao Soung people by the Lao Loum majority. Vietnamese and Chinese merchants also later...
such as the Hmong (Meo), Yao (Iu-Mien), Mien, LaoTheung (Hune) and Lao Sung hill tribes, was led by Royal Lao Government Minister Touby Lyfoung, Major general...
contains Lao text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Lao script. The Lao Loum (Lao: ລາວລຸ່ມ;...
American-trained LaoTheung officer became known worldwide when on 10 August 1960 he and his mutinous paratroopers overthrew the Royal Lao Government in...
and was not suppressed until 1907. It was a "major rebellion by local LaoTheung tribes (the Alak, Nyaheun, and Laven) against French domination". Though...
traditions are uniquely Lao and show the complex relationship between the major ethnic groups of the Lao Loum, LaoTheung and Lao Sung.[citation needed]...
among the first integrated programs to offer integrated services to the LaoTheung populace of southern Laos, it became a victim of its own success. Its...
supply artery. In an attempt to adapt technology for use by illiterate LaoTheung, some of the U.S. Air Force's survival radios were modified by the CIA...
the Htin (Phai people), Yao (Mien), Lu, Khmu, LaoTheung, Tai Dam, Musor (Lahu), Haw (Hani), and lowland Lao. The camp commander was a Thai, chosen by the...
considered a Khmer Loeu group while in Laos there are counted among the LaoTheung ("midland Lao"). In Thailand, most Kuy people are more socially integrated and...