K'Ho
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
 Vietnam 166,112 (2009)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam: Central Highlands | |
| Languages | |
| Vietnamese, Koho | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Animism |
The K'Ho, Cơ Ho, or Koho are an ethnic group living in the Lâm Đồng province of Vietnam's Central Highlands. They speak a Mon–Khmer language.
Cover of a Vietnamese-Koho languages reading guides book
The Lạch people, a subgroup of K'Ho, is the indigenous group of Lâm Đồng. The name of the city of Da Lat (Lâm Đồng's capital) originated from Đà Lạch (literally "river of the Lạch people").
They have a musical instrument called kăm boat and the dish sour gruel.
Epic: Gơ Plom kòn Yồi (literally "The child of Plom is Yồi").
References
- ↑ "The 2009 Vietnam Population and Housing Census: Completed Results". General Statistics Office of Vietnam: Central Population and Housing Census Steering Committee. June 2010. p. 134. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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