South Palaungid
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| Similar Types | Palaungid, East Palaungid, Kachinid, East Shanid, Dayakid, Khmerid |
| Group | South Mongolid |
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Description
Southern Palaungid variety, weakly influenced by Veddid. Typical for the hill tribes of Thailand, Laos, and parts of Vietnam. Occasionally in Southern Thailand, Southern China, and south to Borneo and the Philippines. Older than Shanids, but younger than Veddids. Today in its purest form in Lao Soung, Khmu, Lua, Degar, but also common in Lao, Thai, Degar, Khmer, and Karen.[1]
Physical Traits
Yellowish medium brown skin with straight or wavy hair. Short, but taller than Western Palaungids, mesoskelic, ectomorph to endomorph. Often mesocephalic, hypsicranic with a short, often depressed, sometimes concave mesorrhine nose. Infantile. The face is round, low and wide with bulbous features and prominent cheekbones. Mongolian folds are rare.