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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]
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 houses are built on stilts. Each village has a communal house where men gather for political discussions, or work together on basket making and other crafts. Like many ethnic groups in Lao the Khmu practice their own form of animism. The Khmu are well known for their skill at making baskets, fish traps, and other objects from bamboo.
The Kassak language is a Lao dialect, although the Kassak people live a lifestyle similar to that of the Khmu people. [8] Nùng [2] Nyaw; Tai Pao [2] Tai Peung; Phuan (population of 106,099 in Laos) [2] Phutai (population of 154,400 in Laos) [2] Saek [2] Tai Sam; Tai Yo; Tayten; Yoy [2] Zhuang (including the Nùng people) Shan; Yang
Literally the “festival of rice cakes decorating the Earth,” is the Lao day for honoring the dead. During the day special rice cakes are made. At night, with no moon, people leave the offerings on temple grounds for the deceased. The next day people take similar offerings to the temples for the monks and offer prayers for their ancestors ...
The Khmuic languages are: Mlabri (Yumbri); Kniang (Phong 3, Tay Phong); Ksingmul (Puok, Pou Hok, Khsing-Mul); Khmu’ Khuen; O’du; Prai; Mal (Thin); Theen (Kha Sam Liam); Similarly, Phuoc (Xinh Mul) and Kháng are also sometimes classified as Mangic, and Kháng is classified as Palaungic by Diffloth.
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