List of ethnic groups in Laos

The following is a list of ethnic groups within Laos.

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Classification

Specialists are largely in agreement as to the ethnolinguistic classification of the ethnic groups of Laos.[1] For the purposes of the 1995 census, the government of Laos recognized 149 ethnic groups within 47 main ethnicities.[1] whereas the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) recently revised the list to include 49 ethnicities consisting of over 160 ethnic groups.[1] The term ethnic minorities is used by some to classify the non-Lao ethnic groups, while the term indigenous peoples is not used by the Lao PDR.[1] These 160 ethnic groups speak a total of 82 distinct living languages.[2]

Mon-Khmer

Palaungic

Khmuic

See also: Khmuic peoples

Tibeto-Burman

Hmong-Mien

Tai

See also: Tai peoples

Chinese

Unclassified

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Indigenous Peoples Development Planning Document
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc Ethnologue report for Laos
  3. ^ Ta Ong Trail
  4. ^ a b c Laos Cultural Profile (Ministry of Information and Culture/Visiting Arts)
  5. ^ Ta La, Laos
  6. ^ a b Biodatabase
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