Mang people

Mang
Total population
(4,500)
Regions with significant populations
 Vietnam 3,700 (2009)[1]
China (Yunnan)
Languages
Mang (Vietnamese or Chinese as second languages)
Religion
Traditional (polytheistic), Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Khmu, Palaung

The Mang (Chinese: 莽人; pinyin: Mángrén; Vietnamese: Mảng) are an ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. There are also about 500 Mang living in the Yunnan province of southern China, where they are officially termed an undistinguished nationality.

The Mang language is part of the Pakanic branch of the Austroasiatic language family.

References

  1. ↑ "The 2009 Vietnam Population and Housing Census: Completed Results". General Statistics Office of Vietnam: Central Population and Housing Census Steering Committee. June 2010. p. 135. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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