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Indigenous Peoples Of The Central Highlands In Vietnam
Montagnard () is an umbrella term for the various indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The French term () signifies a mountain dweller, and is a carryover from the French colonial period in Vietnam. In Vietnamese, they are known by the term người Thượng (), although this term can also be applied to other minority ethnic groups in Vietnam. In modern Vietnam, both terms are archaic, and indigenous ethnic groups are referred to as ''đồng bào'' () or ''người dân tộc thiểu số'' (). Earlier they were referred to pejoratively as the mọi. Sometimes the term Degar is used for the group as well. Most of those living in the United States refer to themselves as Montagnards, while those living in Vietnam refer to themselves by their individual ethnic group. The Montagnards are most covered in English-language scholarship for their participation in the Vietnam War, where they were heavily recruited by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katu People
The Katu people (also Co Tu, Ca Tang; vi, người Cơ Tu; Katu: ) are an ethnic group of about 102,551 who live in eastern Laos and central Vietnam. Numbered among the Katuic peoples, they speak a Mon-Khmer language. Laos The Katu in Laos live in Sekong Province along the upper Sekong River and in the highland basin of the Song Boung river watershed along the border with Vietnam's Quảng Nam and Thừa Thiên–Huế Provinces. There were 28,378 of them in Laos in 2015. Vietnam The Vietnamese government's official name for the Katu ethnic group is "Co Tu". Within Vietnam, most Katu live in the provinces of Thừa Thiên–Huế and Quảng Nam. The Katu in Vietnam numbered 50,458 in the 1999 census, 61,588 in the 2009 census, and 74,173 in the 2019 census.Census 2009 , Hanoi, June 2010. Table 5 (POPULATION BY URBAN/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeh-Tariang
The Jeh-Tariang people, also written as Gie Trieng people ( vi, người Giẻ Triêng) are an ethnic group in Vietnam. Most Jeh-Tariang live in the province of Kon Tum, in Vietnam's Central Highlands region, and in 2019 the population was 63,322. They speak Jeh language and Tariang language Taliang (Tariang, Talieng, Trieng) is a Bahnaric language spoken by the Jeh-Tariang people of Laos and Vietnam. It is possibly related to the Stieng language Stieng (, Vietnamese: Xtiêng, Khmer: ) is the language of the Stieng people of sou ... - a part of Mon–Khmer language. They practice the custom of interring bodies of the dead by hanging the coffin on a tree. Notable Jeh-Tariang * A Huỳnh, football player, playing for the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Club. References Ethnic groups in Vietnam {{vietnam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahnar People
The Bahnar or Ba-Na are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Bình Định and Phú Yên. They speak the Bahnar language belongs the Bahnaric language that belongs to the Mon-Khmer (Austroasiatic) languages family. Etymology The word ''bahnar'' is similar to the ''phnom'' (ភ្នំ) in Mon-Khmer language what means ''mountain''. Besides, they have many names as Bonom, Jolong, Rongao, Tolo, Kriem, Roh, Konkodeh,Golar... Local groups Bahnar local groups: *Bahnar Jơlơng... *Bahnar Rơngao... *Bahnar Gơlar(Roh)... *Bahnar KonKde... *Bahnar Kriem... *Bahnar Tơlô... *Bahnar Bơnâm... ... Culture Arts Epics (Bahnar language: H'amon) such as Dam Noi represent centuries-old aspirations of Banar people. Like many of the other ethnic groups of Vietnam's Central Highlands, the Bahnar play a great number of traditional musical instruments, including ensembles of pitched gong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rơ Măm People
The Rmam people are a small ethnic group in Vietnam (639 in 2019). They speak a language in the Central Bahnaric The Bahnaric languages are a group of about thirty Austroasiatic languages spoken by about 700,000 people in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Paul Sidwell notes that Austroasiatic/Mon–Khmer languages are lexically more similar to Bahnaric and Katui ... branch of the Mon–Khmer family. They mostly reside in Le Village, Mo Rai Commune, Kon Tum. Hunting, Gathering, Agriculture, and Weaving are the main sources of wealth in current Ro Mam society. See also * List of ethnic groups in Vietnam References External linksEthnologue entry for Romam language Ethnic groups in Vietnam {{Asia-ethno-group-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
H're People
The H're people ( vi, người H'rê) are an ethnic group of Vietnam, speaking a language in the Mon–Khmer family. Most H're live in the Quảng Ngãi and Bình Định provinces of Vietnam's South Central Coast, and numbered 149,460 in 2019. In 1996 the H're people made up the majority of the population in the districts of Ba Tơ (numbering around 31,800 people there), Sơn Hà (which then also included Sơn Tây ''Toxicodendron succedaneum'', the wax tree, Japanese Hazenoki tree (Sumac or wax tree), sơn in Vietnam or charão in Portuguese, is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Toxicodendron'' found in Asia, although it has been planted elsewhere, ..., 43,800 people), and Minh Long (8,100 people) in Quảng Ngãi Province.General Statistics Office (1996): Population Data of Sparsely Populated Areas in Vietnam. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi A third of the population of An Lão District in Bình Định Province were Hre in 1996 (around 5,800 people). They si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xo Dang People
The Sedang people (In Vietnamese: Xê Đăng or Xơ Đăng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam. They mainly inhabit the Kon Tum province, Quảng Nam province (Trà My and Phước Sơn districts), Quảng Ngãi province (Sơn Tây district). They are made up of five main groups: Xơ Teng (Xteng), Kayong, Halang, Monom and Todrah. Their main source of income is farming, but before the 20th century, they mostly relied on hunting and gathering. They are also known to be raising cattle and poultry. Religiously, they are largely animistic and Roman Catholic. Their language is part of North Bahnaric - a branch of the Mon–Khmer language family. History The myth of ethnic origin shows that these North Bahnaric groups are close to the Hmong–Mien inhabitants and some Sino–Tibetan groups, suggesting that their ancestors may have been too far from north. The closeness of their linguistic and cultural means to the language and culture of the ancient Vietic people provides mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cor People
The Cor (or Co, Col, Cùa; Vietnamese: Người Co) are an ethnic group of Vietnam. Most Cor live in the provinces Quảng Ngãi and Quảng Nam of the South Central Coast region of Vietnam, and numbered 40,442 in 2019. In 1996, they made up a slight majority of the population in Trà Bồng District (which then also included Tây Trà District), numbering around 18,000 there.General Statistics Office (1996): ''Population Data of Sparsely Populated Areas in Vietnam''. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi The Cor speak Cua, a language in the Mon–Khmer family. Culture The Cor people used to maintain a chieftain system. The village chief (Karah Pley) is the head of the community (Pley). The village chief is chosen on the basis of knowledge, experience and the trust of villagers. Each village organise a body of militias called ''Lok kok'' or ''Lok kal'' (lit. "Brave men") for self-defense. The Cor believe that all things have souls, including good spirits (garu) and bad spirits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brau People
The Brau people ( vi, Người Brâu) are an ethnic group living in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In Vietnam, most Brau live in Đắc Mế village, Bờ Y commune, Ngọc Hồi district, Kon Tum province (Đặng, et al. 2010:112), and the population was 525 in 2019. Their ancestors came from southern Laos and northeastern Cambodia, migrating to Vietnam around 150 years ago. They speak Brao, a Mon–Khmer language. The Brau have only two surnames: ''Thao'' (for male) and ''Nang'' (for female). They tell about the Great Flood in their ''Un cha đắc lếp'' story, and about the Creator god named ''Pa Xây''. They play ''Táp đinh bố'' - a kind of K'lông pút, and ''Tha'' - a special kind of gong. The Brau have traditional customs such as ''uốt bưng'' (filing teeth), ''síp tiêu'' (strain ears), and ''chingkrackang'' (tattoo on forehead). In their traditions, close to nature and hunting, belongs capture, taming and training of elephants, referred to as ''Ruhe'' in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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