Stieng people
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| Stieng |
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| Total population |
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6,059 (1999) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Vietnam |
| Languages |
| Stieng, Vietnamese |
| Religions |
| Traditional beliefs, Christianity |
The Stieng people (Vietnamese: Xtiêng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia. They speak a language in the Bahnaric group of the Mon-Khmer languages.
Most Stieng live in the Binh Duong Province and Dong Nai Province of southeastern Vietnam. In Cambodia, they are grouped under the heading Khmer Loeu, referring to non-Khmer ethnic groups.
Politically, the Stieng have also been grouped as one of the ethnic groups in the Degar peoples.
[edit] External links
- Stieng language page from Ethnologue site
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