Phuteng

noun

Phu·​teng

variants or Puteng

ˈpüˌteŋ

plural Phuteng or Phutengs or Puteng or Putengs

1

: a mountain people of Laos occupying the intermediate slopes between the plains and the higher mountain lands of the Miao people

2

: a member of the Phuteng people

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