Ngái people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
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(4,841 (1999)[1] 1,035 (2009)[2]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam : Quảng Ninh, Thái Nguyên, Haiphong | |
| Languages | |
| Hakka Chinese, Vietnamese | |
| Religion | |
| Mahayana Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hakka people, Chinese Vietnamese |
The Ngái (Vietnamese: Người Ngái) are a Hakka people in Vietnam and other nearby countries of mainland Southeast Asia. They were originally from China. The Ngái people speak Hakka but are classified separately from the Hoa or urban ethnic "Overseas Chinese" by the Vietnamese government. According to official data, the Ngái population was 4841 in 1999[1] but down only 1035 in 2009.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Official data from census of 1999, file 27.DS99.xls
- 1 2 Tổng điều tra dân số và nhà ở Việt Nam năm 2009: Kết quả toàn bộ. Hà Nội, 6-2010. page 134-225.
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