The Raglai () people are a

Chams The Cham ( Cham: ''Čaṃ'') or Champa people ( Cham: , ''Urang Campa''; vi, Người Chăm or ; km, ជនជាតិចាម, ) are an Austronesian ethnic group. From the 2nd century to 1832 the Cham populated Champa, a contiguous territ ...

related ethnic group mainly living in Khánh Hòa Province of

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, and Ninh Thuận Province of

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, with a population around 146,613 in 2019. The word ''Raglai'' means ''Forest'' in the

Roglai language The Roglai language is a Chamic language of southern Vietnam, spoken by the Raglai people. There are four Roglai dialects: Northern, Du Long, Southern and Cac Gia. Their autonym Autonym may refer to: * Autonym, the name used by a person to ...

. They speak a language in the

Malayo-Polynesian The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken by the Austronesian peoples outside of Taiwan, in the island nations of Southeas ...

language family. Raglai Dance @MaNoi-NinhThuan-Vietnam

History

The Raglai people have lived in the high and rugged mountains in the west of Khánh Hòa, Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận provinces, next to the

Cham people The Cham (Cham: ''Čaṃ'') or Champa people (Cham: , ''Urang Campa''; vi, Người Chăm or ; km, ជនជាតិចាម, ) are an Austronesian ethnic group. From the 2nd century to 1832 the Cham populated Champa, a contiguous territor ...

in the

plains for a very long time. The two groups of Cham and Raglai have had a deep relationship during their history. The thousand-year-old remaining proverb ''"Cam sa-ai Raglai adei"'' (Cham oldest sister, Raglai youngest sister) proved their blood relations.

Culture

They sing Akha Jukha, play Saraken and Chapi.

Notable people

* Pinăng Tắc - Ama Tắc (1910 - 1987), a

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guerrilla of Ninh Thuận Province Command, who led the Raglai people during

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina from 19 December 1946 to 20 July 1954 between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vi ...

and

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, was awarded the Hero of the People's Armed Forces on May 5, 1965.

References

*Hải Liên. 2002. ''Trang phục cố truyền Raglai''. Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Đại Học Quốc Gia Hà nội. *Nguyễn Hữu Bài, et al. 2014. ''Văn hóa dân gian Raglai ở Khanh Hòa''. Hồ Chí Minh City: Nhà xuất bản văn hóa - văn nghệ. {{Authority control Ethnic groups in Vietnam

History

Culture

Notable people

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