Lao Sung
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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 and Theravada Buddhism |
Lao Sung or more commonly Lao Soung (Laotian: ລາວສູງ [láːw sǔːŋ]) is an official Laotian designation for highland dwelling peoples of Hmong, Yao and Tibeto-Burman origins in Laos (the others being the Lao Loum and the Lao Theung). Lao Soung make up 9% of the Laotian population in Laos.[1][2]
They mostly practice indigenous religions classified together as Satsana Phi, including Lao phi worship, and Yao Taoism. Some practice Theravada Buddhism. Some Lao Soung fought against the communist Pathet Lao government in 1975 to keep the Royal Lao Government in power. Many moved from southern China and Laos to the U.S., France and Australia in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s to escape the communist governments there.[3][4] [5] [6]<ref>
References
[edit]- ^ Baumann, Gerd; Andre Gingrich (2004). Grammars of Identity/Alterity: A Structural Approach. Berghahn Books. pp. 104–105. ISBN 1-84545-108-2.
- ^ Werner Wilbert (1991): Thailand – Laos. In: Jens Siegelberg (Hrsg.): Die Kriege 1985 bis 1990: Analyse ihrer Ursachen. LIT Verlag. Seite 410–417. ISBN 3-88660-757-7 Seite 412
- ^ Annegret Meiners (2005) Die vergessene Armee: Rebellen sind schon lange keine Bedrohung mehr : Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine auf amnesty-seamran.de, abgerufen am 20. November 2013.
- ^ Martin Stuart-Fox: Historical Dictionary of Laos. 3. Auflage, Scarecrow Press, Lanham (MD)/Plymouth 2008, S. 191, Eintrag Lao Soung.
- ^ Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (PDF-Datei; 374 kB), abgerufen am 20. November 2013. Laos, Perspektiven für Generationen
- ^ Jan Ovesen: All Lao? Minorities in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. In: Christopher R. Duncan: Civilizing the Margins. Southeast Asian Government Policies for the Development of Minorities. NUS Press, Singapur 2008, S. 216.
| Lao-Tai | |
|---|---|
| Vietic | |
| Khmeric | |
| Katuic | |
| Bahnaric | |
| Khmu-Palaungic | |
| Hmong–Mien | |
| Tibeto-Burman | |
| Austronesian | |
| Other | |
| General grouping |
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