Total population | |
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8,100 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Thailand, Laos, Vietnam | |
Languages | |
Thai, Lao, Yoy | |
Religion | |
Theravada Buddhism |
The Yoy people are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia.[1][2]
More than 8,000 Yoy people live on both sides of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. The majority-about 7,000-inhabit villages in the north-east Thailand province of Sakhon Nakhon. They are dispersed over three districts: Akat Amnuai, Phang Khon² and Sawang Daen Din.
Lao-Tai | |
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Vietic |
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Khmer | |
Katuic | |
Bahnaric | |
Khmu-Palaungic | |
Hmong–Mien | |
Tibeto-Burman | |
Other | |
General grouping |
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Austroasiatic (Vietic) | |
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Austroasiatic (non-Vietic) | |
Hmong–Dao | |
Tai–Kadai | |
Sino-Tibetan languages | |
Malayo-Polynesian | |
Expatriate | |
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