Gie Trieng people

Gie Trieng people

ethnic group
group=Giẻ Triêng


poptime= 30,243 (1999 est.)
popplace=Vietnam : Kon Tum
rels=Traditional religion
langs=Vietnamese, others
related=
The Gie Trieng people ( _vi. người Giẻ Triêng) are an ethnic group in Vietnam. Most Gie Trieng live in the province of Kon Tum, in Vietnam's Central Highlands region, and in 1999 the population was 30,243. They speak a Mon-Khmer language.

They practice the custom of interring bodies of the dead by hanging the coffin on a tree.

Notable Gie Trieng

* A Huỳnh, football star, half-back of Vietnam national football team, playing for the Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Club.


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