Khmu

plural Khmus · alternative Kemu · alternative Khammu · alternative Kmhmu

1. A member of an ethnic group of Southeast Asia mainly living in northern Laos.

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   On the way back to the boat, with now a merry band of school kids following, Vieng describes the Khmus’ animist worship. “They believe everything has a spirit. That big tree over there has a spirit. That river has a spirit. They consider everything they do because it has consequences from the spirits. […]”

   2018 November 21, Norma Meyer, “Exploring Laos by boat”, in The San Diego Union-Tribune

alternative Kemu · alternative Khammu · alternative Kmhmu

1. The Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmu people.

alternative Kemu · alternative Khammu · alternative Kmhmu

1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Khmu people or the Khmu language.

   I’m lucky to visit the thatched-bamboo primary school of a Khmu village (Laos has around 50 ethnic groups) where pupils quietly study a blackboard displaying English words, such as “dust pan,” “CD player” and “rubbish bin.”

   2018 November 21, Norma Meyer, “Exploring Laos by boat”, in The San Diego Union-Tribune