Lamet people

Lamet are also often referred to as:{{citation needed|date=January 2008}}

• Lamed
• Khamet
• Khamed

There are approximately 22,000 Lamet in the Louang Namtha Province, Oudomxai and Bokeo Provinces of Laos.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}} There are also approximately 100 Lamet in Thailand in the Chiang Rai and Lampang Provinces. {{citation needed|date=January 2008}}There are also 90 Lamet in the United States and 30 in France.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}} In Laos, the Lamet are a hill tribe.

The Lamet claim to be an indigenous population to northwestern Laos.[http://www.everyculture.com/East-Southeast-Asia/Lamet.html World Culture Encyclopedia-Lamet] They are a Palaungic ethnic group.

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The Lamet speak an Austroasiatic language related to Palaung and Wa. Most adult males also speak Tai Yuan.

The Lamet practice slash-and-burn agriculture, as well as hunting, gathering and fishing. The Lamet trade with the Lao and Thai to obtain their necessaries. Some Lamet also work for wages.

• Animism{{citation needed|date=January 2008}}

After marriage, the newly married Lamet man moves into his wife's family home and works for her father. He then begins to make marriage payments up to a fixed amount, after which the couple either moves in with the husband's parents, or the couple makes a new household.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}}

Wealth is considered an important characteristic among male Lamet. For the Lamet, wealth is measured by one's inventory of buffalo, chimes, and bronze drums.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}}

{{Reflist}}

• http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
• http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-66ED-E@view Lamet in RWAAI Digital Archive

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Category:Palaung people