Nùng people
Central Tai ethnic group living in Northern Vietnam and Southwest Guangxi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nùng (pronounced as noong [nuːŋ]) are a Central Tai-speaking ethnic group living primarily in northeastern Vietnam and southwestern Guangxi. The Nùng sometimes call themselves Thổ, which literally means autochthonous (indigenous or native to the land). Their ethnonym is often mingled with that of the Tày as Tày-Nùng. According to the Vietnam census, the population of the Nùng numbered about 856,412 by 1999, 968,800 by 2009, and 1,083,298 by 2019. They are the third largest Tai-speaking group, preceded by the Tày and the Thái (Black Tai, White Tai and Red Tai groups), and sixth overall among national minority groups.
Regions with significant populations | |
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Vietnam, China | |
Vietnam | 1,083,298 (2019)[1] |
China | unknown |
Languages | |
Nùng, Vietnamese, Chinese | |
Religion | |
Nùng folk religion,[2] Moism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Zhuang people and Tày people |
They are closely related to the Tày and the Zhuang. In China, the Nùng together with the Tày are classified as Zhuang people.