San Chay people
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (169,410 (2009)[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam : Tuyên Quang | |
| Languages | |
| San Chay, Vietnamese | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zhuang, Buyei |
The San Chay people (Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Cao Lan) live in Tuyên Quang Province of the Northeast region of Vietnam, as well as some nearby provinces. They speak a form of Tai languages.[2] Their population was 169,410 in 2009.
Many live in remote areas, using slash-and-burn agriculture because those areas are not flat enough for patty rice production.[3]
They sing sình cồ (love songs) and celebrate the Slếch thlin mảy festival (New Rice festival).
Literature
The San Chay have many sayings:
- Rice is the most precious
- Grain feeds human.
- Literature is the secondly most precious
- It teaches human knowledge for safe purpose.
References
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