Yoy people
Total population | |
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8,100 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Theravada Buddhism |
The Yoy people are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia.[1][2]
Other names and spellings
- Tai Jo
- Tai Yo
- Tai Yoi
- Tai Yoy
- Dioi
- Giy
- Yooi
- Yuai
- Lao Yuai
- Duoi
- Yoe
- Yooy
Geographic Distribution
- Population of 1,300 in Khammouan Province of Laos
- Population of 6,000 in Thailand
- Population of 800 in Vietnam
Religions
- Theravada Buddhism (with Animisminfluence)
References
- ISBN 978-0-87808-361-9.
More than 8,000 Yoy people live on both sides of the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. The majority-about 7,000-inhabit villages in the north-east Thailand province of Sakhon Nakhon. They are dispersed over three districts: Akat Amnuai, Phang Khon² and Sawang Daen Din.
- ISBN 978-974-480-037-4.