Mal people explained

Group:	Mal
Population:	27,893 (est.)
Popplace:	Laos, Thailand, United States
Langs:	Mal, Lao, Thai, others
Rels:	Theravada Buddhism

The Mal are an ethnic group native to Laos and Thailand. They are one of two sub-groups of the Lua people (the other one being the Phai).^[1]

Name Variation

The Mal are also commonly referred to as Madl, Khatin, T'in, Htin, Thin, and Tin.^[2]

Language

The Mal speak a language also called Mal, which is a Khmuic language.^[2] The Khmuic languages are Austroasiatic.^[2]

Geographic Distribution

• Population in Laos: 23,193 in Xaignabouli Province^[2]
• Population in Thailand: 4,700
• Population in United States: Unknown

See also

Mal Indian People

References

1. Book: Joachim Schliesinger . Ethnic Groups of Laos, Volume 1: Introduction and Overview . White Lotus . 2003 . 171.
2. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=LA Ethnologue report for Laos

External links

• http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
• http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-8A2D-F@view T'in in RWAAI Digital Archive