Mlabri

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Nan province: Na Noi and Wiang Sa districts; Phrae province: Rong Kwang and Song districts.

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Laos

Language NameMlabri

User Population

40 in Laos (Schliesinger 2003b). Ethnic population: 67 (Schliesinger 2003d).

Location

Xiangnabouli province: Phiang district, near Thailand border.

Alternate Names

Ma Ku, Mabri, Mla, Mla-Bri, Mrabri, Yellow Leaf, Yumbri

Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Language Use

Shifted to Lao [lao].

Other Comments

Nomadic. Different from Kha Tong Luang (Phi Tong Luang, Yellow Leaf), which are Western Viet-Muong (Wurm and Hattori 1981). Traditional religion.