Khang people

Khang people

ethnic group
group=Khang


poptime= 10,272 (1999 est.)
popplace=Vietnam : Sơn La, Lai Châu
rels=Animism
langs=Vietnamese, others
related=
The Khang people (Vietnamese: Kháng) are one of indigenious group in northwestern Vietnam. As of 1999, their population was 10,272.

Most Khang live in the Sơn La and Lai Châu provinces of northwestern Vietnam.

Their cuisine is known for its hot and sour dishes, and they have the strange custom of drinking by the nose (Khang language: "tu mui"). They celebrate Xen Pang Ả festival.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kjm Ethnologue report]


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