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4 unusual facts about Khamkeut District


Thavung language

There are thought to be some 1,770 speakers in Laos, largely concentrated in Khamkeut District.

Vietic languages

Ahoe: originally lived in Na Tane Subdistrict of Nakai District, and Ban Na Va village in Khamkeut District; taken to Hinboun District during the war, and then later resettled in Nakai Tay (39 households) and in Sop Hia (20 households) on the Nakai Plateau.

Liha, Phong (Cham), and Toum: Khamkeut District; probably originally from the northern Nghe An - Khamkeut border area

Atop: Na Thone, Khamkeut District (primarily Tai Theng people); originally from the Upper Sot area



see also

Tai Mène language

Tai Mène is spoken in Borikhamxay Province, in many villages of Khamkeut District and several villages in Vieng Thong District (Chamberlain 1998).