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 Images of the Lao Soung (left) with the Lao Loum and the Lao Theung | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 200,000 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Laos | |
| Languages | |
| Lao,Iu Mien,Cantonese,Akha, others | |
| Religion | |
| Satsana Phi,Yao Taoism andTheravada Buddhism |
Lao Sung or more commonlyLao Soung (Laotian: ລາວສູງ[láːwsǔːŋ]) is an officialLaotian designation forhighland dwelling peoples of Hmong, Yao and Tibeto-Burman origins in Laos (the others being theLao Loum and theLao Theung). Lao Soung make up 9% of the Laotian population in Laos.[1]
They mostly practiceindigenous religions classified together asSatsana Phi, including Laophi worship, andYao Taoism. Some practiceTheravada Buddhism. Some Lao Soung fought against thecommunistPathet Lao government in 1975 to keep theRoyal Lao Government in power. Many moved from southern China and Laos to theU.S.,France andAustralia in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s to escape the communist governments there.
| Lao-Tai | |
|---|---|
| Vietic | |
| Khmeric | |
| Katuic | |
| Bahnaric | |
| Khmu-Palaungic | |
| Hmong–Mien | |
| Tibeto-Burman | |
| Austronesian | |
| Other | |
| General grouping |
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