The Yoy people are an ethnic group in
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
.
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
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
*Population of 800 in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
Religions
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Theravada Buddhism
''Theravāda'' () ( si, ථේරවාදය, my, ထေရဝါဒ, th, เถรวาท, km, ថេរវាទ, lo, ເຖຣະວາດ, pi, , ) is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school. The school' ...
(with
Animism
Animism (from Latin: ' meaning ' breath, spirit, life') is the belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence. Potentially, animism perceives all things— animals, plants, rocks, rivers, weather syst ...
influence)
{{Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Ethnic groups in Laos
Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Ethnic groups in Thailand