Back Lawa (Volk) German लवा लोग Hindi Orang Lawa ID Lawa (etnia) Italian ラワ族 Japanese Лава (народ) Russian Lawa Swedish Lawalar Turkish 拉威族 Chinese
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 17,000 (est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Thailand | |
| Languages | |
| Lawa, others | |
| Religion | |
| Animism, Buddhism[1] |
Lawa (Thai: ลัวะ or ละว้า; RTGS: Lawa) are an ethnic group in northern Thailand. The Lawa language is related to the Blang and the Wa language found in China and Burma, and belongs to the Palaungic languages, a branch of the Austroasiatic languages. Their population is estimated to be some 17,000.[2] The Western Lawa are found in the vicinity of Mae Sariang in the south of Mae Hong Son Province, the Eastern Lawa are centred on Bo Luang in Chiang Mai Province.[1][3]
- ^ a b "The hilltribes of Northern Thailand" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Somchit. "The Lawa Hilltribe". Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Nahhas, Ramzi W. (2011). "Sociolinguistic Survey of Lawa in Thailand" (PDF). SIL International. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2022. [page needed]
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