Khuen People

The Khuen (or Khuen, Kuan, Kuanhua, Kween, Khween, Khouen) people are an aboriginal ethnic group of Laos.
Language
The Khuen speak a language also called Khuen, which is a Khmuic language. The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic. There is some debate as to whether the Khmuic languages are of the Mon-Khmer branch, but the majority opinion is that they are not.

Geographic distribution
Population in Laos: 8000 in Luang Namtha Province
Population in China: 1500, centered on Jinghong in Southern China
Population in United States: Unknown