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plural Khmus or Khmu
A member of an ethnic group of Southeast Asia mainly living in northern Laos. quotations examples
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
The Austroasiatic language spoken by the Khmu people. examples
not comparable
Of or pertaining to the Khmu people or the Khmu language. quotations examples
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.”