Nung people
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The Nung people are a Tai-speaking ethnic group primarily inhabiting northern Vietnam and parts of southern China, known for their wet-rice agriculture, traditional textiles, and rich folk music and festivals.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nùng | 1 |
| Nùng people | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| countryRegion |
Bắc Kạn Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cao Bằng Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Hà Giang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Lạng Sơn Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuyên Quang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
folk tales
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Nùng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Nung language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tai–Kadai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livelihood |
local trade
ⓘ
small-scale animal husbandry ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
maize ⓘ rice ⓘ |
| majorCountryEthnicStatus |
recognized ethnic minority of China
ⓘ
recognized ethnic minority of Vietnam ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Tay people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryRegion | southern China ⓘ |
| settlementPattern |
mountain valleys
ⓘ
terraced fields ⓘ |
| traditionalClothingFeature |
embroidered patterns
ⓘ
indigo-dyed jackets ⓘ silver jewelry ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
embroidered clothing
ⓘ
indigo dyeing ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalFestival |
Lunar New Year (Tết Nguyên Đán)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lồng Tồng (field-going festival) ⓘ harvest festivals ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
antiphonal singing
ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ love duets ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taoism NERFINISHED ⓘ ancestor worship ⓘ folk religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
upland farming
ⓘ
wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsage |
Chinese characters (historically, in China)
ⓘ
Latin-based Vietnamese script (for Vietnamese) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Nùng people
this entity surface form:
Nùng