Bru people

Bru people

ethnic group
group=Bru-Vân Kiều


poptime= 129,559 (1999 est.)
popplace=Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
rels=Traditional religion (ancestor worship), Christianityfact|date=January 2008, Buddhism
langs=Eastern Bru, Western Bru, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai
related= The Bru (also Bruu, Brou, or Bru-Vân Kiều; Vietnamese: Người Bru - Vân Kiều) are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. They speak Bru, a Mon-Khmer language, which has several dialects. Their total population is estimated at 129,559 by Ethnologue.

In Laos, most Bru live in eastern Savannakhet Province, in the Sepone District, in the Isan region.

In Thailand, most Bru live in Sakon Nakhon Province, in the Isan region of northeast Thailand.

In Vietnam, most Bru live in the Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Dak Lak, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.

External links

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


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