The P'u Noi (Kha P'ai Pu Noi, Phunoi) are a group numbering about 32,000 (1981) who reside in the uplands of northern Laos. The linguistic affiliation of the P'u Noi language is unclear. They are primarily swidden rice horticulturalists; maize is an important secondary crop. Each village has a headman and several other important figures, with several villages under the control of a chief and five of these groupings forming a tasseng. The P'u Noi are Buddhists.
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