Nung
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The Nung are a Tai-speaking ethnic minority group in northern Vietnam known for their distinct language, traditional agriculture, and rich folk culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nung canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai-speaking people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Socialist Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
folk tales
ⓘ
oral literature ⓘ proverbs ⓘ ritual songs ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
antiphonal singing
ⓘ
folk singing ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ |
| diet |
maize-based dishes
ⓘ
rice-based cuisine ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Nung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType |
ground-level wooden houses
ⓘ
stilt houses ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tai–Kadai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | northern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | ethnic minority in Vietnam ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Tay people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai people ⓘ Zhuang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ ancestor worship ⓘ folk religion ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Bac Kan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cao Bang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Ha Giang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Lang Son Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai Nguyen Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuyen Quang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementPattern |
mountainous areas
ⓘ
valley villages ⓘ |
| speaks |
Nung language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai languages ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
blacksmithing ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalDress |
indigo-dyed clothing
ⓘ
turban for women ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
maize cultivation ⓘ terraced rice farming ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem |
Chinese characters (historically)
ⓘ
Latin-based Vietnamese script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Vietnam