White Tai or Tai Kao is an ethnic group

Ethnic group

An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...

 of Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

 and Vietnam.

History

The White Tai migrated from China to Laos several centuries ago, settling along the Red and Black Rivers.

Language

The White Tai speak a language called Tai Kao. It is a Tai–Kadai language.

Religions

• Animism
  Animism
  Animism refers to the belief that non-human entities are spiritual beings, or at least embody some kind of life-principle....
  
   (60%)
• Theravada Buddhism (38%)
• Christian
  Christian
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  (2%)

The White Tai believe in multiple personal souls and hold ceremonies to recall those souls to strengthen their character.