Mảng people

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) 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

• Bolyu language
• Bugan language
• Pakanic languages
• List of ethnic groups in Vietnam

Further reading

• Tan, Sijie; Yang, Minhui; Yu, Haijing; et al. (2007). "Y-Chromosome Polymorphisms Define the Origin of the Mang, an Isolated Population in China". Annals of Human Biology. 34 (5): 573–581. doi:10.1080/03014460701492237. PMID 17786593. S2CID 25282581.

External links

• Mang language page from Ethnologue site
• RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
• http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-93F7-D@view Mang in RWAAI Digital Archive