Our previous mtDNA studies have suggested an admixture process among the KM with the earlier Mon-Khmer-speaking inhabitants of this region. In this study, we evaluate genetic affinities and ...

Mon people speak Monic (Mon), which is an Austro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer language, spoken by Mons and Cambodians (Gordon 2005). Historically, Mons were among the earliest people to settle in present ...

The fertility rate of the Lao-Tai ethnic majority in 2012 was around 2.6, compared to 4.2 and 5.5 among Mon-Khmer and Hmong-Mien ethnic minorities. These larger household sizes are made up of more ...