Mon – Khmer Language Group

Other names: Xa Khao, Xa Xua, Xa Don, Xa Dang, Xa Hoc, Xa Ai, Xa Bung, and Quang Lam) Population 10,272 people Locality Son La and Lai Chau provinces. Customs & Habits The Khang live in houses built on stilts, with three rooms. Each house has two kitchens, one kitchen is for cooking daily meals...Read More

Other names: Cham Re, Chom Kre and Luy Population 113,111 people Locality The western parts of Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh provinces. Customs & Habits The Hre are atheists. The small-sized nuclear family unit is very common among the Hre. They live in stilt houses and the village chief is considered to have high prestige...Read More

Other names: Dgich, Tareh, Giang Ray, Pin, Trieng, Treng Ta Lieng, Ve, La Ve, and Bnoong Population 30,243 people Locality Kon Tum Province and the mountainous areas of Quang Ninh Province. Customs & Habits The Gie Trieng lives in long houses built on stilts. Houses in the village are arranged in a circle around the...Read More

Other names: Cor, Col, Cua and Trau Population 27,766 people Locality Bac Tra My and Nam Tra My districts of Quang Nam Province; Tra Bong District of Quang Ngai Province. Customs & Habits The Co believes that all things have souls, and they worship the souls of rice grains. In former days, the Co lived...Read More

Other names: Gao, Ha, Phuong, and Ca Tang Population 50,458 people Locality Tay Giang, Dong Giang and Nam Giang districts in Quang Nam Province; A Luoi and Phu Loc districts in Thua Thien-Hue Province. Customs & Habits The Co Tu believes in and worships Giang (Genie). In fact, the houses are in the form of...Read More

Other names: Xre, Nop, Co lon, Chil, Lat and Tring Population 128,723 people Locality Di Linh Plateau of Lam Dong Province. Customs and habits The young Co Ho women play an active role in marriage. Monogamy is practised in Co Ho society. After the wedding, the groom comes to live with his wife’s family. The...Read More

Other names: Do Ro, Chau Ro Population 22,567 people Locality Dong Nai, Binh Thuan, Binh Phuoc and Binh Duong provinces. Customs & Habits The Cho Ro lives in houses built on stilts and on the ground. Both patriarchal and matriarchal customs have significance in the family life of the Cho Ro. The Cho Ro believes...Read More

Other names: Tri, Khua, and Ma-Coong Population 55,559 people Locality The mountain regions of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces. Customs & Habits The Bru – Van Kieu live in small houses on stilts. These villages are usually located near rivers or streams and are always arranged along the water current flows. The...Read More

Other name: Brao Population 313 people Locality Dak Me Village, Bo Y Commune, Ngoc Hoi District, Kon Tum Province. Customs & Habits The Brau have a tradition of tattooing their faces and bodies and filing their teeth. They live in houses on stilts. Young men and women are free to choose their partners. The bride’s...Read More

Other names: To Lo, Krem, Con Kde, Ala Cong, Krang Population 174,456 people Locality Kon Tum Province and the western parts of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen Provinces. Customs & Habits The Ba Na lives in houses built on stilts. In each village, there is a communal house (rong) which stands out due to its...Read More