Ruc people

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The Ruc people are a small indigenous ethnic group in Vietnam, traditionally living in remote mountainous forests and known for their distinct Vietic language and semi-nomadic lifestyle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
arePartOf Chut ethnic cluster
continent Asia
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
culturalCharacteristic distinct language
forest-based livelihood
oral traditions
culturalRisk language shift to Vietnamese
loss of traditional practices
demographicTrend declining population
ethnicAutonym Ruc NERFINISHED
ethnicCategory Vietic minority in Vietnam
ethnolinguisticGroup Vietic peoples NERFINISHED
governedBy Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
historicalLifestyle cave-dwelling in forests
housingType simple wooden shelters
integrationPolicyTarget sedentarization programs in Vietnam
languageFamily Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus endangered language community
languageSubfamily Vietic languages NERFINISHED
linguisticRelation related to Muong language at distant level
related to Vietnamese language at distant level
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Vietnam
mobilityPattern seasonal movement within forest areas
neighboringEthnicGroups Bru-Van Kieu people NERFINISHED
Kinh people NERFINISHED
officialClassification subgroup of Chut in some Vietnamese classifications
populationSize small population
primaryEnvironment tropical forest
recognizedAsEthnicGroupBy Government of Vietnam NERFINISHED
region Central Vietnam NERFINISHED
Quang Binh province NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Arem people NERFINISHED
Chut people NERFINISHED
Phong people NERFINISHED
Sach people NERFINISHED
religion animism
settlementPattern small dispersed hamlets
traditionalEconomy subsistence economy
traditionalHabitat remote mountainous forests
traditionalKnowledge forest ecology
hunting techniques
wild plant use
traditionalLanguage Ruc language NERFINISHED
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic
traditionalSubsistence hunting and gathering
swidden agriculture
vulnerabilityStatus endangered ethnic group

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Vietic peoples hasPart Ruc people