Lamet

LBN

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kha Lamet, Khamed, Khamet, Lemet, Rmeet

Dialects: Lower Lamet, Upper Lamet.

Genealogy:

Austro-Asiatic
Mon-Khmer
Northern Mon-Khmer
Palaungic
Eastern Palaungic
Lametic

Demographics: 19,800 in Laos (2005 census). Population total all countries: 19,932.

Language Use: Also use Lao [lao].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%.

Writing System: Lao, Latin

Nation of Origin: Laos

Other Comments: Glossonym: Lamet in Laos, Khamet in Thailand. Traditional religion.