MYTHOLOGIES OF THE KHMU PEOPLE
The Khmu ( /kəˈmuː/ ; Khmu : /kmm̥uʔ/ or /kmmúʔ/; Lao : ກຶມມຸ [kɯ̀m.mūʔ] or Lao : ຂະມຸ [kʰámūʔ] ; Thai : ขมุ [kʰāmùʔ] ; Vietnamese : Khơ Mú ; Chinese : 克木族; Burmese : ခမူ) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia . The majority (88%) live in northern Laos where they constitute the largest minority ethnic group, comprising eleven percent of the total population. Alternative historical English spellings include Kmhmu, Kemu, and Khammu, among others. The Khmu can also be found in southwest China (in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province), and in recent centuries have migrated to areas of Burma , Thailand and Vietnam (where they are an officially recognized ethnic group). In the People’s Republic of China , however, they are not given official recognition...