Kaleun people
Ethnic group in Thailand and Laos.
Ethnic group
กะเลิง | |
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Total population | |
15,700 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Laos, Thailand | |
Languages | |
Lao, Thai | |
Religion | |
Theravada Buddhism |
The Kaleun people (also called Laoeng) are an ethnic group of Thailand and Laos.
Other names
Prefixes
- Tai Kaleun
- Lao Kaleun
Variations
- Kaleung
- Kalung
- Kalerng
- Kelung
- Khalong
Ethnicity
The Kaleun are a Tai ethnic group. However, they may have been descended from Bru people who shifted to a Southwestern Tai language resembling Phuthai and Yoy, as the Vietnamese also refer to the Bru as Ka Leung.[1] Chamberlain (2016) conjectures that the Kaleun may have originally been Vietic speakers.[2]
Geographic distribution
- Mukdahan Province of Thailand
- Nakhon Phanom Province of Thailand
- Sakhon Nakhon Province of Thailand
- Borikhamxai Province of Laos
Religions
- Theravada Buddhism[citation needed]
Language
The Kaleun typically speak Northeastern Thai as their primary language.
References
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Ethnic groups in Laos by language family
- Atel
- Bo
- Chut (May)
- Kinh/Vietnamese
- Krih
- Liha
- Maleng
- Phong
- Phon Sung (Aheu)
- Thavung
- Tum
- Chinese
- Doi
- Kaleung
- Lavy (Lawi)
- Lao Loum (Lowland)
- Lao Theung (Highland)
- Lao Sung (Hill)
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