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The Khmu were the indigenous inhabitants of northern Laos. It is generally believed the Khmu once inhabited a much larger area. After the influx of Thai/Lao peoples into the lowlands of Southeast Asia, the Khmu were forced to higher ground (), above the rice-growing lowland Lao and below the Hmong/Mien groups that inhabit the highest regions, where they practiced swidden agriculture. [5]
Khmu, Palaung The Mảng ( Chinese : 莽人 ; pinyin : Mángrén ; Vietnamese : Mảng ) are an ethnic group living primarily in Lai Châu , northwestern Vietnam , where they are one of Vietnams' 54 officially recognized ethnic groups .
The Khmu Kaye lived in the eastern part of Khmuic territory which is the area of the present day Xiengkhuang province. Be in mind that some scholars confuse Khmu Cheuang [cɯaŋ] and Khmu Chuang [cuaŋ]. These two groups are not the same, Khmu Cheuang are still exist in the present day and mostly live in northwestern of Vietnam.
According to local history books, [3] the first people who settled in Oudomxay around the year 700 were "Khom" (also known as Khmu).About 1260, Lao Ly came from the region of Sipsongpanna in southern China and built a village called Ban Luang Cheng ("big village" or "big district") in the area of today's province capital Muang Xay.
Khmu is the only widely spoken language in the group. Homeland. Paul Sidwell (2015) [1] suggests that the Khmuic Urheimat (homeland) was in what is now Oudomxay ...
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The Hmong perform the "fon bun kin chieng" or Hmong “New Year dance;” the Khmu have a courtship dance known as the "fon pao bang"; the Red and Black Tai have a bamboo cane dance, and the Yao are known for bell and drum dances. There are numerous regional and ethnic variations on all traditional dances in Laos.