The Ksingmul (Vietnamese: Xinh Mul), also known as Con Pua, Puộc, and Pụa, are an

ethnic group An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...

and

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...

. In Vietnam, they live primarily in the northwest, in the provinces of Sơn La and

Lai Châu Lai Châu () is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital city of Lai Châu Province. The city borders Phong Thổ District, Sìn Hồ District và Tam Đường District. History Lai Châu, or Muang Lay (Vietnamese: Mư ...

. The group numbers approximately 29,503 people and its language is in the

Khmuic languages The Khmuic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic languages spoken mostly in northern Laos, as well as in neighboring northern Vietnam and southern Yunnan, China. Khmu is the only widely spoken language in the group. Homeland Paul Sidwe ...

group of the

Mon–Khmer The Austroasiatic languages , , are a large language family in Mainland Southeast Asia and South Asia. These languages are scattered throughout parts of Thailand, Laos, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nepal, and southern China and are th ...

language family. The Xinh Mun celebrate several festivals such as Muong A Ma, Ksaisatip, and Mạ Ma.

Subgroups

The Ksingmul are divided linguistically into three subgroups: *The Kháng of Vietnam *The Phong-Kniang of Laos *The Puoc of Vietnam and Laos.

Language

The Ksingmul speak the

Ksingmul language Ksingmul (Ksing Mul, Puoc, vi, Xinh Mun, ) is a Mon–Khmer language spoken by the Ksingmul people of Vietnam and Laos. Varieties Jerold Edmondson (2010: 144), citing Đặng Nghiêm Vạn, et al. (1972: 254 ff.), lists 3 major varieties of Ksi ...

, which is a Khmuic language.Ethnologue report for Laos
/ref> The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic.

Geographic distribution

*Population in Vietnam: 21,939 *Population in Laos: 3,164

References

External links

RWAAI
(Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage) * http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-9380-C@view Ksingmul in RWAAI Digital Archive Ethnic groups in Laos Ethnic groups in Vietnam Khmuic peoples {{Asia-ethno-group-stub