Lachi people

La Chi
Total population
( Vietnam 13,158 (2009)[1])
Regions with significant populations
Vietnam: Hà Giang, Lào Cai
Languages
La Chi, Vietnamese

The La Chi people (Vietnamese: Người La Chí; also Cù Tê or La Quả) live in the Hà Giang and Lào Cai provinces of northeastern Vietnam. Their population is approximately 10,765 people (1999). They speak the Lachi language, which is part of the Tai–Kadai language group.

Their ancestor is Hoàng Dìn Thùng. They put aside the most fertilized field for growing cotton plant and strobilanthes flaccidifolius nees plant. They sing ní ca and celebrate the Khu Cù Tê Festival in 7th month of the lunar year.

Names

Lachi groups call themselves by various names, including the following (Hoang 2012:13).

Other groups call the Lachi (Hoang 2012:13):

References

  1. ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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