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
Language
The Kaleun typically speak Northeastern Thai as their primary language.
References
- ^ World Bank. 2004. Nakai plateau - EMDP and RAP. s.l. ; s.n.. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/603081468046179395/Nakai-plateau-EMDP-and-RAP
- ^ "(DOC) Vietic Speakers and their Remnants in Khamkeut District (Old Khammouane) | James R Chamberlain - Academia.edu".
| Lao-Tai | |
|---|---|
| Vietic | |
| Khmer | |
| Katuic | |
| Bahnaric | |
| Khmu-Palaungic | |
| Hmong–Mien | |
| Tibeto-Burman | |
| Other | |
| General grouping |
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