Bru people
Bru-Vân Kiều
| Total population |
| 129,559 (1999 est.) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia |
| Languages |
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Eastern Bru, Western Bru, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, Khmer
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| Religion |
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Traditional religion (ancestor worship), Buddhism, Theravada Buddhism, Animism, Christianity
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The Bru (also Brao, Bruu, Brou, or Bru-Vân Kiều; Vietnamese: Người Bru - Vân Kiều; Thai: บรู) are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. They speak Bru, a Mon–Khmer language, which has several dialects. Their total population is estimated at 129,559 by Ethnologue.
In Laos, most Bru live in eastern Savannakhet Province, in the Sepone District, in the Isan region.
In Thailand, most Bru live in Sakon Nakhon Province, in the Isan region of northeast Thailand.
In Vietnam, most Bru live in the Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Dak Lak, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
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