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Khaang

Total population
Vietnam 16,180 (2019)
Regions with significant populations
Vietnam : Sơn La, Lai Châu
Languages
Kháng • Vietnamese
Religion
Animism

The Kháng people (Vietnamese: Kháng) are an Austro-Asiatic people of northwestern Vietnam.

Etymology

The Kháng people also called as Haang, Ksakhao, Ksasua, Ksadon, Ksadaeng, Ksahoc, Ksaai, Ksabung, Quanglam, Bren, Ksakautenh, Putheng, Tayhay.

History

Most Khaang live in the Sơn La and Lai Châu provinces of northwestern Vietnam. Khang subgroups include Kháng Dẩng, Kháng Hoặc, Kháng Dón, Kháng Súa, Ma Háng, Bư Háng, Ma Háng Bẻng, and Bư Háng Cọi.

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

In 2019 their population was 16,180.

References

1. "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
2. "Trang tin điện tử của Ủy ban Dân tộc - NGƯỜI KHÁNG".
3. "Di sản văn hóa Sơn la - Dân tộc Kháng".

• Trần Hữu Sơn. 2010. Văn hóa dân gian người Kháng ở Tây Bắc. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản Đại Học Quốc Gia Hà Nội. ISBN 978-604-62-0093-2

External links

• Ethnologue report
• http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
• http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-93F5-2@view Khang in RWAAI Digital Archive

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