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LaoPeople who live along the Mekong river system in Laos (2 million) and northern Thailand (9 million). The Lao language is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family. The majority of Lao live in rural villages. During the wet season, May-October, they grow rice in irrigated fields, though some shifting or swidden cultivation is practised on hillsides. Vegetables and other crops are grown during drier weather. The Lao are predominantly Buddhist though a belief in spirits, phi, is included in Lao devotions. There are some Christians among the minority groups. |
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^ * * Ssu-K`ung T`u T`ai Chen Lao Tzu Chuang Tzu
(52) There is a fancied connection between LAAS (`stone') and
LAOS (`people'). |
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