The Ksingmul (Vietnamese: Xinh Mul), also known as Con Pua, Puộc, and Pụa, are an
ethnic group in
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 i ...
and
Laos. In Vietnam, they live primarily in the northwest, in the provinces of
Sơn La
Sơn La (; Tai Dam: ) is a city in the north-west region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Sơn La Province. It is bordered by Thuận Châu District, Mường La District, and Mai Sơn District.
History
In the era of the Sip Song Chau Tai, S ...
and
Lai Châu. 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 Sidwel ...
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](_blank)
/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
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