- Mang people
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Mang Total population 4,500 Regions with significant populations Vietnam 2,663 (1999), China (Yunnan) Languages Mang (Vietnamese or Chinese as second languages)
Religion Traditional (polytheistic), Buddhism
Related ethnic groups The Mang (Chinese: 芒人; 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 Austro-Asiatic language family.
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
- Bolyu language
- Bugan language
- Pakanic languages
- List of ethnic groups in Vietnam
External links
- Mang language page from Ethnologue site
- Asian ethnic group stubs
- Ethnic groups in Vietnam
- Ethnic groups in China
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