Lakkia people

E905345

The Lakkia people are an ethnic group in southern China and northern Vietnam, known for their distinct Tai–Kadai language and unique cultural traditions.

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Label Occurrences
Lakkia people canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
indigenous people
bilingualIn Chinese (various Sinitic languages)
Vietnamese (in Vietnam)
Zhuang (in some areas) NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
culturalInfluenceFrom Han Chinese NERFINISHED
Yao people NERFINISHED
Zhuang people NERFINISHED
culturalTrait distinct traditional costumes
oral traditions
rituals of ancestor veneration
traditional festivals
traditional folk songs
demographicTrend increasing language shift to dominant national languages
ethnicGroupOf China NERFINISHED
Vietnam NERFINISHED
heritageStatus intangible cultural heritage at local level (various practices)
language Lakkia language NERFINISHED
languageEndangerment Lakkia language is endangered or vulnerable NERFINISHED
languageFamily Tai–Kadai languages NERFINISHED
linguisticStatus speak a distinct Tai–Kadai language
marriageCustom traditional arranged marriages (historically)
music antiphonal singing
folk love songs
populationStatus small population
recognizedAs Yao ethnic group in China
region northern Vietnam
southern China
relatedEthnicGroup Bouyei people NERFINISHED
Kam–Sui peoples NERFINISHED
Yao people NERFINISHED
Zhuang people NERFINISHED
religion Chinese folk religion
Taoism (influences) NERFINISHED
ancestor worship
settlementPattern mountainous areas
rural villages
socialStructure clan-based organization
traditionalClothingFeature colorful embroidery
silver ornaments
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry
rice cultivation
subsistence agriculture
usesWritingSystem Chinese characters (for some purposes)

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Lakkia language spokenBy Lakkia people
Lakkia language ethnicGroupAssociated Lakkia people
Lakkia–Biao languages spokenBy Lakkia people