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Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups (54 are recognized by the Vietnamese government), each with its own language, lifestyle, and cultural heritage. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Many of the local ethnic groups are known collectively in the West as Montagnard or Degar. The Degar (referred to by French colonists as Montagnard) are the Indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The largest ethnic groups are: Kinh (Viet) 86. The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. 2%, Tay 1. 9%, Thai 1. The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries 7%, Mường 1. The Mường is the third largest of Vietnam ’s 53 minority groups with an estimated population of 1 5%, Khmer Krom (Khơ Me Crộm) 1. The Khmer Krom ( Khmer:, Vietnamese: Khơ Me Crộm) - Khmer people living in the Delta and the Lower Mekong area 4%, Hoa 1. Hoa refers to a minority in Vietnam consisting of persons considered 1%, Nùng 1. The Nùng are an ethnic minority in Vietnam. In China, the Nùng together with the Tày, are classified as Zhuang people. 1%, Hmong 1%, others 4. The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. 1% (1999 census). The Vietnamese word for ethnic group is người (literally "people").

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Alphabetical list

  1. Kinh (also called Viet, the largest ethnic group in Vietnam)
  2. Ba Na (Bahnar)
  3. Bố Y (Buyei)
  4. Brâu
  5. Bru-Vân Kiều
  6. Chăm - Descendants of the Champa kingdom in southern Vietnam
  7. Chơ Ro
  8. Chu Ru (Chru)
  9. Chứt - related to Vietnamese, only 2000-4000 people
  10. Co
  11. Cờ Ho
  12. Cờ Lao (Gelao)
  13. Cơ Tu
  14. Cống (Cong)
  15. Dao - Yao people, also known as Mien, many speak Iu Mien language, distant relatives of Hmong
  16. Ê Đê (Rhade)
  17. Gia Rai (Jarai, J'rai)
  18. Giáy
  19. Giẻ Triêng
  20. Hà Nhì (Hani)
  21. H'Mông (Hmong, Hơ-mông, Mong; formerly known as Mèo) - Also known as Miao in China
  22. Hoa (Chinese)
  23. Hrê (H're)
  24. Kháng
  25. Khmer Krom (Khmer, Khơ Me Crộm)
  26. Khơ Mú (Khmu)
  27. La Chí
  28. La Ha
  29. La Hủ
  30. Lao - People from Laos
  31. Lô Lô (Lo Lo, Yi)
  32. Lự
  33. Mạ
  34. Mảng
  35. M'Nông
  36. Mường - Closest to Kinh Vietnamese, the other main part of the Viet-Muong branch of the Vietic sub-family
  37. Ngái (Chinese, separately classified from Hoa)
  38. Nùng
  39. Ơ Đu
  40. Pà Thẻn
  41. Phù Lá
  42. Pu Péo
  43. Ra Glai (Raglai)
  44. Rơ Măm
  45. Sán Chay (San Chay, Cao Lan)
  46. Sán Dìu (San Diu, Chinese, separately classified from Hoa)
  47. Si La
  48. Tà Ôi (Ta Oi)
  49. Tày (Tay) - The largest minority in Vietnam
  50. Thái (Thai)
  51. Thổ (Tho) - Related to Kinh Vietnamese
  52. Xinh Mun (Xinh-mun)
  53. Xơ Đăng (Sedang, Xo Dang)
  54. Xtiêng (Stieng)

Listed by language group

  1. Mon-Khmer - Kinh (Viet), Ba Na (Bahnar), Brâu, Bru-Vân Kiều, Chơ Ro, Chứt, Co, Cờ Ho, Cơ Tu, Giẻ Triêng, Hrê (H're), Kháng, Khmer Krom (Khmer, Khơ Me Crộm), Khơ Mú (Khmu), Mạ, Mảng, M'Nông, Mường, Ơ Đu, Rơ Măm, Tà Ôi (Ta Oi), Thổ (Tho), Xinh Mun (Xinh-mun), Xơ Đăng (Sedang, Xo Dang), and Xtiêng (Stieng). The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. The Bahnar (also spelled Ba Na) are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon The Buyei (also spelled Puyi, Bouyei and Buyi; self called Buxqyaix, puʔjai or "Puzhong" "Burao" "Puman" The Brau people (Người Brâu are an ethnic group living in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The Bru (also Bruu, Brou, or Bru-Vân Kiều; Vietnamese: Người Bru - Vân Kiều are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, The Cham people ( Vietnamese: người Chăm or người Chàm) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. The Cho Ro (or Chau Ro Do Ro Vietnamese: người Chơ Ro are a Mon-Khmer ethnic group in Vietnam. The Churu (or Chru; called Chu Ru or người Chu Ru in Vietnamese người meaning "people" people live in Lâm Đồng The Chut (Vietnamese người Chứt) are a small ethnic group located in the Minh Hóa and Tuyên Hóa districts of Quảng Bình Province The Cor (or Co Col Cùa Vietnamese Người Co are an ethnic group of Vietnam The K'Ho (or Cờ Ho) are an ethnic group living in the Lâm Đồng province of Vietnam 's Central Highlands. The Gelao people (also spelled Gelo) (own name Klau Chinese 仡佬族 Gēlǎozú are an Ethnic group of China and Vietnam The Co Tu (or Ca Tu Ca Tang Vietnamese: người Cơ Tu are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Cống are an Indigenous people of 1676 (1999 living in Vietnam. The Yao nationality ( Traditional Chinese: 瑤族 Simplified Chinese: 瑶族 Pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: người Dao The Iu Mien language is one of the main languages spoken by the Yao people in China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and more recently The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. The E De (also Ê Đê, Rhade, or Rade) are an ethnic group of the Hill Cham agglomeration of southern Vietnam (population 270348 The Jarai (also Người Gia Rai, Gia Rai, or Gia-rai) is an ethnic group based primarily in Vietnam 's Central Highlands. The Giáy are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Giay speak a Tai language. The Gie Trieng people (người Giẻ Triêng are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Hani people ( Hani: Haqniq;; Vietnamese: Người Hà Nhì) are an ethnic group The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. Hoa refers to a minority in Vietnam consisting of persons considered The H're people (Vietnamese người Hrê are an ethnic group of Vietnam, speaking a language in the Mon-Khmer family The Khang people (Vietnamese Kháng are one of indigenious group in northwestern Vietnam. The Khmer Krom ( Khmer:, Vietnamese: Khơ Me Crộm) - Khmer people living in the Delta and the Lower Mekong area The Khmu or Khammu is one of the largest Ethnic groups based in northern Laos. The La Chi people ( Vietnamese: Người La Chí also Cù Tê or La Quả live in the Hà Giang and Lào Cai provinces of northeastern Vietnam The La Ha (Vietnamese người La Ha are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Lahu people ( own names Ladhulsi or Kawzhawd; Vietnamese La Hủ are an Ethnic group of Southeast Asia and China. The Lao (Lao ລາວ IPA laːw are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Yi people (own name in the Liangshan dialect ꆈꌠ official transcription Nuosu, nɔ̄sū; the older name " Lolo " or " Luoluo " The Lu people ( Vietnamese: Người Lự are an ethnic group of Vietnam, China, and Thailand. The Ma (Người Mạ are a Mon-Khmer -speaking ethnic group in Vietnam (population 33338 in 1999 The Mang (Mảng in Vietnamese are an Ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups The Mnong or M'nong (Vietnamese M'Nông are an ethnic group from Vietnam (92451 in 1999 The Mường is the third largest of Vietnam ’s 53 minority groups with an estimated population of 1 The Vietic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic Language family. The Ngái are an ethnic group in Vietnam and other nearby countries of mainland Southeast Asia. The Nùng are an ethnic minority in Vietnam. In China, the Nùng together with the Tày, are classified as Zhuang people. The Ơ Đu are an aboriginal Ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos The Pa Then (or Pa Hung; Vietnamese người Pà Thẻn are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Phù Lá are an ethnic group of Vietnam and China. Most Phù Lá live in the Lào Cai province of northeastern Vietnam and their population The Qabiao people (or Pu Péo are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Raglai (or Rai Trong Giai La Vang are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Rơ Măm people are a small Ethnic group in Vietnam (352 in 1999 The San Chay people ( Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Cao Lan) live in the Tuyên Quang province of northeastern Vietnam The Sán Dìu (also known as San Deo, Trai, Trai Dat and Man Quan Coc) is an Ethnic group in northern Vietnam. The Si La (also Sila) are an Ethnic group of about 1800 people living in northern Laos and another 600 living in the Lai Chau province of The Tà Ôi is an Ethnic group of Vietnam (34960 in 1999 They speak a Mon-Khmer language and concentrate in A Lưới district of Thừa Thiên-Huế The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries The Thổ Ethnic group (also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) inhabits the mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam The Xinh Mun (or Con Pua, Puộc, or Pụa) is an ethnic group living primarily in the provinces of Sơn La and Lai Chau, in The Xo Dang (or Xe Dang Sedang Vietnamese: Người Xơ Đăng are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Stieng people (Vietnamese Xtiêng are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia. The Mon-Khmer languages are the autochthonous Language family of Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. The Bahnar (also spelled Ba Na) are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon The Brau people (Người Brâu are an ethnic group living in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The Bru (also Bruu, Brou, or Bru-Vân Kiều; Vietnamese: Người Bru - Vân Kiều are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, The Cho Ro (or Chau Ro Do Ro Vietnamese: người Chơ Ro are a Mon-Khmer ethnic group in Vietnam. The Chut (Vietnamese người Chứt) are a small ethnic group located in the Minh Hóa and Tuyên Hóa districts of Quảng Bình Province The Cor (or Co Col Cùa Vietnamese Người Co are an ethnic group of Vietnam The K'Ho (or Cờ Ho) are an ethnic group living in the Lâm Đồng province of Vietnam 's Central Highlands. The Co Tu (or Ca Tu Ca Tang Vietnamese: người Cơ Tu are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Gie Trieng people (người Giẻ Triêng are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The H're people (Vietnamese người Hrê are an ethnic group of Vietnam, speaking a language in the Mon-Khmer family The Khang people (Vietnamese Kháng are one of indigenious group in northwestern Vietnam. The Khmer Krom ( Khmer:, Vietnamese: Khơ Me Crộm) - Khmer people living in the Delta and the Lower Mekong area The Khmu or Khammu is one of the largest Ethnic groups based in northern Laos. The Ma (Người Mạ are a Mon-Khmer -speaking ethnic group in Vietnam (population 33338 in 1999 The Mang (Mảng in Vietnamese are an Ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups The Mnong or M'nong (Vietnamese M'Nông are an ethnic group from Vietnam (92451 in 1999 The Mường is the third largest of Vietnam ’s 53 minority groups with an estimated population of 1 The Ơ Đu are an aboriginal Ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos The Rơ Măm people are a small Ethnic group in Vietnam (352 in 1999 The Tà Ôi is an Ethnic group of Vietnam (34960 in 1999 They speak a Mon-Khmer language and concentrate in A Lưới district of Thừa Thiên-Huế The Thổ Ethnic group (also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) inhabits the mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam The Xinh Mun (or Con Pua, Puộc, or Pụa) is an ethnic group living primarily in the provinces of Sơn La and Lai Chau, in The Xo Dang (or Xe Dang Sedang Vietnamese: Người Xơ Đăng are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Stieng people (Vietnamese Xtiêng are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia.
  2. Tay-Thai - Bố Y (Buyei), Giáy, Lao, Lự, Nùng, Sán Chay (San Chay, Cao Lan), Tày (Tay), and Thái (Thai)
  3. Tibeto-Burman - Cống (Cong), Hà Nhì (Hani), La Hủ, Lô Lô (Lo Lo, Yi), Phù Lá, and Si La
  4. Malayo-Polynesian - Chăm, Chu Ru (Chru), Ê Đê (Rhade), Gia Rai (Jarai, J'rai), and Ra Glai (Raglai)
  5. Kadai - Cờ Lao (Gelao), La Chí, La Ha, and Pu Péo
  6. Mong-Dao - Dao (Yao), H'Mông (Hmong, Hơ-mông, Mong; formerly known as Mèo), and Pà Thẻn
  7. Han - Hoa (Chinese), Ngái, and Sán Dìu (San Diu)

Listed by population (as of the 1999 census)

  1. Kinh (also called Viet, the largest ethnic group in Vietnam) 86. The Buyei (also spelled Puyi, Bouyei and Buyi; self called Buxqyaix, puʔjai or "Puzhong" "Burao" "Puman" The Giáy are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Giay speak a Tai language. The Lao (Lao ລາວ IPA laːw are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia. The Lu people ( Vietnamese: Người Lự are an ethnic group of Vietnam, China, and Thailand. The Nùng are an ethnic minority in Vietnam. In China, the Nùng together with the Tày, are classified as Zhuang people. The San Chay people ( Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Cao Lan) live in the Tuyên Quang province of northeastern Vietnam The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries The Tibeto-Burman family of languages (often considered a sub-group of the Sino-Tibetan Language family) is spoken in various central and south Asian countries including The Cống are an Indigenous people of 1676 (1999 living in Vietnam. The Hani people ( Hani: Haqniq;; Vietnamese: Người Hà Nhì) are an ethnic group The Lahu people ( own names Ladhulsi or Kawzhawd; Vietnamese La Hủ are an Ethnic group of Southeast Asia and China. The Yi people (own name in the Liangshan dialect ꆈꌠ official transcription Nuosu, nɔ̄sū; the older name " Lolo " or " Luoluo " The Phù Lá are an ethnic group of Vietnam and China. Most Phù Lá live in the Lào Cai province of northeastern Vietnam and their population The Si La (also Sila) are an Ethnic group of about 1800 people living in northern Laos and another 600 living in the Lai Chau province of The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 351 million speakers The Cham people ( Vietnamese: người Chăm or người Chàm) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. The Churu (or Chru; called Chu Ru or người Chu Ru in Vietnamese người meaning "people" people live in Lâm Đồng The E De (also Ê Đê, Rhade, or Rade) are an ethnic group of the Hill Cham agglomeration of southern Vietnam (population 270348 The Jarai (also Người Gia Rai, Gia Rai, or Gia-rai) is an ethnic group based primarily in Vietnam 's Central Highlands. The Raglai (or Rai Trong Giai La Vang are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Gelao people (also spelled Gelo) (own name Klau Chinese 仡佬族 Gēlǎozú are an Ethnic group of China and Vietnam The La Chi people ( Vietnamese: Người La Chí also Cù Tê or La Quả live in the Hà Giang and Lào Cai provinces of northeastern Vietnam The La Ha (Vietnamese người La Ha are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Qabiao people (or Pu Péo are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Yao nationality ( Traditional Chinese: 瑤族 Simplified Chinese: 瑶族 Pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: người Dao The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. The Pa Then (or Pa Hung; Vietnamese người Pà Thẻn are an ethnic group of Vietnam. Hoa refers to a minority in Vietnam consisting of persons considered The Ngái are an ethnic group in Vietnam and other nearby countries of mainland Southeast Asia. The Sán Dìu (also known as San Deo, Trai, Trai Dat and Man Quan Coc) is an Ethnic group in northern Vietnam. The Vietnamese people (người Việt or vi ''người Kinh'' are an Ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern China. 2%
  2. Tày (Tay) - The largest minority in Vietnam 1. 9%
  3. Thái (Thai) 1. The Thai (or Tai) are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries 7%
  4. Mường - Closest to Kinh Vietnamese, other half of Viet-Muong language family 1. The Mường is the third largest of Vietnam ’s 53 minority groups with an estimated population of 1 5%
  5. Khmer Krom (Khmer, Khơ Me Crộm) 1. The Khmer Krom ( Khmer:, Vietnamese: Khơ Me Crộm) - Khmer people living in the Delta and the Lower Mekong area 4%
  6. Hoa (Chinese) 1. Hoa refers to a minority in Vietnam consisting of persons considered 1%
  7. Nùng 1. The Nùng are an ethnic minority in Vietnam. In China, the Nùng together with the Tày, are classified as Zhuang people. 1%
  8. H'Mông (Hmong, Hơ-mông, Mong; formerly known as Mèo) - Also known as Miao in China 1%
  9. Dao - Yao people, also known as Mien, many speak Iu Mien language, distant relatives of Hmong
  10. Gia Rai (Jarai, J'rai)
  11. Ê Đê (Rhade)
  12. Ba Na (Bahnar)
  13. Sán Chay (San Chay, Cao Lan)
  14. Chăm - Descendants of the Champa kingdom in southern Vietnam
  15. Xơ Đăng (Sedang, Xo Dang)
  16. Sán Dìu (San Diu)
  17. Hrê (H're)
  18. Cờ Ho
  19. Ra Glai (Raglai)
  20. M'Nông
  21. Thổ (Tho) - Related to Kinh Vietnamese
  22. Xtiêng (Stieng)
  23. Khơ Mú (Khmu)
  24. Bru-Vân Kiều
  25. Giáy
  26. Cơ Tu
  27. Giẻ Triêng
  28. Tà Ôi (Ta Oi)
  29. Mạ
  30. Co
  31. Chơ Ro
  32. Hà Nhì (Hani)
  33. Xinh Mun (Xinh-mun)
  34. Chu Ru (Chru)
  35. Lao - People from Laos
  36. La Chí
  37. Phù Lá
  38. La Hủ
  39. Kháng
  40. Lự
  41. Pà Thẻn
  42. Lô Lô (Lo Lo, Yi)
  43. Chứt - related to Vietnamese, only 2000-4000 people
  44. Mảng
  45. Cờ Lao (Gelao)
  46. Bố Y (Buyei)
  47. La Ha
  48. Cống (Cong)
  49. Ngái
  50. Si La
  51. Pu Péo
  52. Brâu
  53. Rơ Măm
  54. Ơ Đu

Ethnic groups not included in official list

  1. Nguồn - possibly Mường group, officially classified as a Việt (Kinh) group by the government, Nguồn themselves identify with Việt ethnicity; their language is a member of the Viet-Muong branch of the Vietic sub-family
  2. People of European, North American and Australian origin. The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. The Yao nationality ( Traditional Chinese: 瑤族 Simplified Chinese: 瑶族 Pinyin: Yáo zú; Vietnamese: người Dao The Iu Mien language is one of the main languages spoken by the Yao people in China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand and more recently The terms Hmong (m̥ɔ̃ŋ and Mong ( both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. The Jarai (also Người Gia Rai, Gia Rai, or Gia-rai) is an ethnic group based primarily in Vietnam 's Central Highlands. The E De (also Ê Đê, Rhade, or Rade) are an ethnic group of the Hill Cham agglomeration of southern Vietnam (population 270348 The Bahnar (also spelled Ba Na) are an ethnic group of Vietnam living primarily in the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon The San Chay people ( Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Cao Lan) live in the Tuyên Quang province of northeastern Vietnam The Cham people ( Vietnamese: người Chăm or người Chàm) are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. The Xo Dang (or Xe Dang Sedang Vietnamese: Người Xơ Đăng are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Sán Dìu (also known as San Deo, Trai, Trai Dat and Man Quan Coc) is an Ethnic group in northern Vietnam. The H're people (Vietnamese người Hrê are an ethnic group of Vietnam, speaking a language in the Mon-Khmer family The K'Ho (or Cờ Ho) are an ethnic group living in the Lâm Đồng province of Vietnam 's Central Highlands. The Raglai (or Rai Trong Giai La Vang are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Mnong or M'nong (Vietnamese M'Nông are an ethnic group from Vietnam (92451 in 1999 The Thổ Ethnic group (also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) inhabits the mountainous regions of Northern Vietnam The Stieng people (Vietnamese Xtiêng are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia. The Khmu or Khammu is one of the largest Ethnic groups based in northern Laos. The Bru (also Bruu, Brou, or Bru-Vân Kiều; Vietnamese: Người Bru - Vân Kiều are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, The Giáy are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Giay speak a Tai language. The Co Tu (or Ca Tu Ca Tang Vietnamese: người Cơ Tu are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Gie Trieng people (người Giẻ Triêng are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Tà Ôi is an Ethnic group of Vietnam (34960 in 1999 They speak a Mon-Khmer language and concentrate in A Lưới district of Thừa Thiên-Huế The Ma (Người Mạ are a Mon-Khmer -speaking ethnic group in Vietnam (population 33338 in 1999 The Cor (or Co Col Cùa Vietnamese Người Co are an ethnic group of Vietnam The Cho Ro (or Chau Ro Do Ro Vietnamese: người Chơ Ro are a Mon-Khmer ethnic group in Vietnam. The Hani people ( Hani: Haqniq;; Vietnamese: Người Hà Nhì) are an ethnic group The Xinh Mun (or Con Pua, Puộc, or Pụa) is an ethnic group living primarily in the provinces of Sơn La and Lai Chau, in The Churu (or Chru; called Chu Ru or người Chu Ru in Vietnamese người meaning "people" people live in Lâm Đồng The Lao (Lao ລາວ IPA laːw are an ethnic subgroup of Tai/Dai in Southeast Asia. The La Chi people ( Vietnamese: Người La Chí also Cù Tê or La Quả live in the Hà Giang and Lào Cai provinces of northeastern Vietnam The Phù Lá are an ethnic group of Vietnam and China. Most Phù Lá live in the Lào Cai province of northeastern Vietnam and their population The Lahu people ( own names Ladhulsi or Kawzhawd; Vietnamese La Hủ are an Ethnic group of Southeast Asia and China. The Khang people (Vietnamese Kháng are one of indigenious group in northwestern Vietnam. The Lu people ( Vietnamese: Người Lự are an ethnic group of Vietnam, China, and Thailand. The Pa Then (or Pa Hung; Vietnamese người Pà Thẻn are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Yi people (own name in the Liangshan dialect ꆈꌠ official transcription Nuosu, nɔ̄sū; the older name " Lolo " or " Luoluo " The Chut (Vietnamese người Chứt) are a small ethnic group located in the Minh Hóa and Tuyên Hóa districts of Quảng Bình Province The Mang (Mảng in Vietnamese are an Ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups The Gelao people (also spelled Gelo) (own name Klau Chinese 仡佬族 Gēlǎozú are an Ethnic group of China and Vietnam The Buyei (also spelled Puyi, Bouyei and Buyi; self called Buxqyaix, puʔjai or "Puzhong" "Burao" "Puman" The La Ha (Vietnamese người La Ha are an ethnic group of Vietnam. The Cống are an Indigenous people of 1676 (1999 living in Vietnam. The Ngái are an ethnic group in Vietnam and other nearby countries of mainland Southeast Asia. The Si La (also Sila) are an Ethnic group of about 1800 people living in northern Laos and another 600 living in the Lai Chau province of The Qabiao people (or Pu Péo are an ethnic group in Vietnam. The Brau people (Người Brâu are an ethnic group living in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The Rơ Măm people are a small Ethnic group in Vietnam (352 in 1999 The Ơ Đu are an aboriginal Ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos Nguồn (also Năm Nguyên) is a Vietic language spoken by the Nguồn people in the Trường Sơn mountains in Vietnam 's The Vietic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic Language family. The Vietic languages are a branch of the Austroasiatic Language family. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Many people of these origins are temporarily resident in Vietnam as expatriate workers and some are permanently settled there, often through marriage. An expatriate (in abbreviated form expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing

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