| Nùng |
|---|
| Total population |
700,000 (est. ) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Vietnam : Lai Chau, China |
| Languages |
| Vietnamese, Nùng |
| Religions |
| Buddhism |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Zhuang people |
The Nùng are an ethnic minority in Vietnam. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Lai Chau ( Vietnamese: Lai Châu; IPA: /laɪ tɕʌʊ/ is a province in northwestern Vietnam. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Vietnamese ( tiếng Việt, or less commonly Việt ngữ) formerly known under French colonization as Annamese ( see Annam) Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices The Zhuang (in the Zhuang language: Bouчcueŋь/Bouxcuengh) are an Ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially In China, the Nùng, together with the Tày, are classified as Zhuang people. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Zhuang (in the Zhuang language: Bouчcueŋь/Bouxcuengh) are an Ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in
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Description
The population of the Nùng is estimated to be more than 700,000. They are located primarily in the provinces of Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, and Tuyen Quang. Bắc Giang is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the northeastern part of the country being situated to the east of the Vietnamese capital Bắc Kạn is a province of Vietnam. It is located in the northeastern part of the country due north of the capital Hanoi. Cao Bằng is a province of northeastern Vietnam. Geography Cao Bằng Province is centered on the town of Cao Bằng Lạng Sơn ( Hán Tự: 諒[[wikt 山|山]] is a province in far northern Vietnam, Thái Nguyên Province ( Hán tự: 太[[wikt 原|原]] is a province situated in mountainous and midland region of northeastern Vietnam Tuyên Quang Province ( Hán Tự: 宣[[wikt 光|光]] is a province of Vietnam, located in the northeastern part of the country
The Nùng support themselves through agriculture, such as farming on terraced hillsides, tending rice paddies, and growing orchard products. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture A paddy field is a flooded parcel of Arable land used for growing Rice and other semiaquatic crops. An orchard is an intentional planting of Trees or Shrubs maintained for Food production. They produce rice, maize, tangerines, persimmons and anise. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica The tangerine ( Citrus reticulata) is an orange - or red -colored Citrus Fruit. This article refers to the edible fruit For the British construction company see Persimmon plc; for the racehorse see Persimmon (horse. '''Anise''' or Aniseed, less commonly anís (stressed on the second syllable ( Pimpinella anisum) is a Flowering plant in the family Apiaceae They are also known for their handicrafts, making items from bamboo and rattan, as well as weaving. Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply Craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools Bamboo is a group of Woody perennial Evergreen Plants in the True grass family Poaceae, subfamily Rattan (from the Malay rotan) is the name for the roughly six hundred Species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical This article describes textile weaving For other senses of this word see Weaving (disambiguation. They engage in carpentry and iron forging also. A carpenter (builder is a skilled craftsman who performs carpentry - a wide range of Woodworking that includes constructing buildings, Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 Forging is the term for shaping metal by using localized compressive forces
Prominent Nùng persons include Kim Dong of the August Revolution in 1945. Kim Dong (Kim Động is a district (''huyện'' of Hung Yen Province in the Red River Delta region of Vietnam. On August 19, 1945, the Việt Minh under Hồ Chí Minh began the August General Uprising Khởi Nghĩa which was soon renamed the August Revolution Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
Language
The Nùng language is part of the Tai language family; its written script was developed around the 17th century. The Tai languages (ภาษาไต are a subgroup of the Tai-Kadai Language family. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar It is close to the Zhuang language. The Zhuang language ( autonym: Cuengh or Cueŋь) is used by the Zhuang people in the People's Republic of China.
Customs
When drinking alcohol, partakers cross hands and drink from the opposite glass to demonstrate trust. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon Fairy tales, folk music, and adherence to tradition and ethnic identity are strong characteristics of Nùng people. A fairy tale or fairy story is a fictional Story that may feature folkloric characters (such as fairies, enchantments]] often involving Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous
The Nùng's traditional indigo clothing, symbolising faithfulness, was made famous by Hồ Chí Minh, worn when he returned to Vietnam in 1941. Indigo is the Color on the Electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in Wavelength, placing it between Blue and violet For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Further reading
- Đoàn, Thiện Thuật. Tay-Nung Language in the North Vietnam. [Tokyo?]: Instttute [sic] for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 1996.
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