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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Vietnam 909 (2019)[1] Laos 3,151 (2015)[2] | |
| Languages | |
| Sila,Vietnamese,Lao, others | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional religion/ancestor worship,Buddhism,Christianity |
TheSi La (alsoSila orSyla) are anethnic group of about 3,151 people living in northernLaos and another 600 living in two villages: Nậm Sin and Seo Hay ofLai Châu Province,Northwest region,Vietnam.[3][4]
The Si La people speak aTibeto-Burman language closely related toHani (Edmondson 2002). Their primary occupation is the cultivation ofcereals, augmented byhunting andforaging. One of the most distinctive Si La customs istooth painting: men traditionally painted their teeth red, while women painted theirs black. The custom is increasingly uncommon among the younger generation.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)| Austroasiatic (Vietic) | |
|---|---|
| Austroasiatic (non-Vietic) | |
| Hmong–Dao | |
| Tai–Kadai | |
| Sino-Tibetan (Chinese) | |
| Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman) | |
| Malayo-Polynesian | |
| Immigrants and expatriate | |
The 54 officially recognised ethnic groups are ranked by population in their language families according to2019 census
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| Lao-Tai | |
|---|---|
| Vietic | |
| Khmeric | |
| Katuic | |
| Bahnaric | |
| Khmu-Palaungic | |
| Hmong–Mien | |
| Tibeto-Burman | |
| Austronesian | |
| Other | |
| General grouping |
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