Mường people

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ethnic group

The Mường people are an indigenous ethnic group of northern Vietnam known for their distinct language, stilt-house villages, and rich oral traditions closely related to those of the Vietnamese (Kinh).

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Muong people 3
Mường 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
autonym Mol NERFINISHED ⓘ
closelyRelatedLanguageTo Vietnamese language NERFINISHED ⓘ
closelyRelatedTo Vietnamese people NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam
culturalTrait epic chanting ⓘ
folk songs ⓘ
folk tales ⓘ
rich oral traditions ⓘ
ritual poetry ⓘ
governmentClassification official ethnic minority of Vietnam ⓘ
language Mường language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableProvince Hòa Bình Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryRegion Hòa Bình Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ninh Bình Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Phú Thọ Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sơn La Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thanh Hóa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam ⓘ
regionType midland and mountainous areas ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Chứt people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kinh people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thổ people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnamese people NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Vietnamese folk religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ
animism ⓘ
traditionalDress headscarves for women ⓘ
men’s indigo clothing ⓘ
women’s black skirts with decorative hems ⓘ
women’s short blouses ⓘ
traditionalDwellingType stilt house ⓘ
traditionalEconomy animal husbandry ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ
swidden agriculture ⓘ
wet-rice agriculture ⓘ
traditionalInstrument drums ⓘ
gongs ⓘ
traditionalMusic drum music ⓘ
gong ensembles ⓘ
traditionalSettlementType stilt-house village ⓘ
traditionalSocialUnit clan ⓘ
village ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Muong language → endonym → Mường people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mường
Lương Sơn District → hasEthnicGroups → Mường people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mường
Vietic peoples → hasNotableMemberGroup → Mường people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muong people
Vietic peoples → hasPart → Mường people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muong people
Hòa Bình Province → isHomelandOf → Mường people ⓘ
Hòa Bình Province → majorEthnicMinority → Mường people ⓘ
Muong language → spokenBy → Mường people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muong people