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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.
Khmu is the language of the Khmu people of the northern Laos region. It is also spoken in adjacent areas of Vietnam, Thailand and China.Khmu lends its name to the Khmuic branch of the Austroasiatic language family, the latter of which also includes Khmer and Vietnamese.
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.
The district is divided into seven sub-districts (), which are further subdivided into 113 villages ().There are two townships (thesaban tambons): Khu Meang covers parts of tambon Khu Mueang and Nong Khaman; Hin Lek Fai covers parts of tambon Hin Lek Fai and also parts of Khu Mueang.
On the other hand, the relationships between rows are typical of Northern Thai, being found for at least for Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, [20] Phayao, [20] Nan and Prae, [20] and extending at least to Tak [20] and the old 6-tone accent of Tai Khuen, [20] except that the checked syllables of Chiang Rai are more complicated.
Khom (Thai: ขอม, pronounced) is a Thai- and Lao-language term referring to the people and civilization of the ancient Khmer Empire.Its use is recorded as early as the 12th century, though its exact meaning—whether it refers to a specific empire, a certain historical period, or the Khmer people in general—has been unclear throughout history. [1]
Shong Lue Yang (RPA: Yaj Soob Lwj [jâ ʃɔ́ŋ lɨ̂], Pahawh: 𖬌𖬤𖬵 𖬘𖬲𖬞 𖬖𖬲𖬤; [1] September 15, 1929 – February, 1971) was a Hmong spiritual leader and creator of the Pahawh script, a semi-syllabary for writing dialects of the Hmong language, as well as the Khmu language.