Yang people

The Yang people, also known as the Nhang or Nyang (autonym: jaŋ˩˧), are a Tai-speaking ethnic group residing in Phongsaly Province, northwestern Laos. According to Chazee (1998), their population was 5,843 people as of 2015. The Yang are heavily influenced by Tai Lue culture, although the Yang of Namo Nua village, Oudomxay province are more heavily influenced by Tai Dam people culture (Chazee 1998:23).

Jerold Edmondson (1997) reported that the Buyang people of southern China claim to have relatives in Phongsaly province, Laos. However, it is unclear whether the Yang of Laos are indeed related to the Buyang of China. The Yang Zhuang of southwestern Guangxi, China and some groups in northwestern Vietnam, known as "Nhắng", share similar names.

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