Mảng people

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The Mảng (Chinese: 莽人; pinyin: Mángrén; Vietnamese: Mảng) are an ethnic group living primarily in Lai Châu, northwestern Vietnam, where they are one of Vietnams' 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. There are also about 500 Mảng living in the Yunnan province of southern China, where they are officially termed an undistinguished nationality.

Mảng
Total population
5,150
Regions with significant populations
 Vietnam 4,650 (2019)[1]
China (Yunnan)
Languages
Mảng (Vietnamese or Chinese as second languages)
Religion
Traditional (polytheistic) • Buddhism
Related ethnic groups
Khmu, Palaung

The Mảng language is part of the Pakanic branch of the Austroasiatic language family.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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