Mang people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 4,500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Vietnam 3,700 (2009)[1]China (Yunnan) | |
| Languages | |
| Mang (Vietnamese or Chinese as second languages) | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional (polytheistic), Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Khmu, Palaung |
The Mang (Chinese: 莽人; pinyin: Mángrén; Vietnamese: Mảng) are an ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. There are also about 500 Mang living in the Yunnan province of southern China, where they are officially termed an undistinguished nationality.
The Mang language is part of the Pakanic branch of the Austroasiatic language family.
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. 135. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Further reading
- Tan Sijie, et al. 2007. "Y-chromosome polymorphisms define the origin of the Mang, an isolated population in China." In Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 34, No. 5, Pages 573-581.
See also
External links
- Mang language page from Ethnologue site
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