Mnong people
Ethnic group from Vietnam and Cambodia
The Mnong or Munong people (Vietnamese: người Mơ-nông) are an ethnic group mainly living in the Central Highlands and Southeast regions of Vietnam, and the eastern regions of Cambodia. They are made up of two main groups: Western Mnong and Eastern Mnong. The Western Mnong include smaller groups such as: Bhiet (Bhiat), Bu-Neur, Rehong, Kong-Khang, Ksèh, Nong, Prèh, Tí-Prì, Perong, and Bu-Deung (Pou-Thong). The Eastern Mnong include: Gar, Briet, Kil (Chil), Krieng, Kesiong (Kyong), and Rlam (Rolum), living mainly in mountainous areas.
Every group speaks a variant of the Mnong language, which along with the Koho language, is in the South Bahnaric group of the Mon–Khmer family.
A large community with around 47,000 Mnong people live in Cambodia's northeastern boundary province of Mondulkiri, where they are known as Bunong (alternatively spelled Phnong, Punong, or Pnong).
Culture
Epics (Mnong language: Ot N'rong - Ot: telling by singing, N'rong: old story) take an important part in Mnong people's life. Many of these epics, such as Con đỉa nuốt bon Tiăng (Mnong language: Ghu sok bon Tiăng, English: The leech swallows Tiăng village), or Mùa rẫy bon Tiăng (English: The farming season of Tiăng village) are quite long.
Notable people
Y Thu Knul (1828 – 1938), a Laos - Mnong person, a chieftain who established Buôn Đôn, a famous elephant hunting and taming village in Central Highlands. Y Thu Knul caught over 400 wild elephant in his life.
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