Mnong people
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The Mnong people are an indigenous ethnic group of Vietnam’s Central Highlands, known for their distinct Mon–Khmer language, traditional swidden agriculture, and rich animist cultural practices.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalHeritageStatus | part of Central Highlands gong culture ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
buffalo sacrifice
ⓘ
coming-of-age ceremonies ⓘ rice harvest rituals ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ |
| distribution |
Binh Phuoc province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dak Lak province NERFINISHED ⓘ Dak Nong province NERFINISHED ⓘ Lam Dong province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Mnong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austroasiatic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mon–Khmer languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihoodChallenge |
deforestation
ⓘ
land pressure ⓘ |
| musicTradition |
bamboo instruments
ⓘ
gong ensembles ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Mnong language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | ethnic minority of Vietnam ⓘ |
| region | Central Highlands of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bahnar people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ede people NERFINISHED ⓘ Stieng people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ |
| ritualSpecialist |
shaman
ⓘ
spirit medium ⓘ |
| socialOrganization |
clan-based structure
ⓘ
village-based community ⓘ |
| subsistenceType | agro-forestry ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
belief in ancestral spirits
ⓘ
belief in nature spirits ⓘ |
| traditionalCrop |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
beaded ornaments
ⓘ
handwoven textiles ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
shifting cultivation
ⓘ
swidden agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | longhouse ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
gathering forest products
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | associated with UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Gong culture of the Central Highlands) ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin-based orthography ⓘ |
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