Lao people

Summary

Lao people is an ethnic group^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,244 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lao people's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Lao people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[4].
• Lao people is a type of Tai peoples^[5].
• Lao people's Commons category is recorded as Lao people^[6].
• Lao people's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Laotian people^[7].
• Lao people's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[8].
• Lao people's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• Lao people's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• Lao people's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[11].
• Lao people's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Lao^[12].
• Lao people's different from is recorded as Laotians^[13].

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Definition and Type

Lao people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group^[4]. It is a type of Tai peoples^[5].

Why It Matters

Lao people ranks in the top 7% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,244 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]