| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,150 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Vietnam 4,650 (2019)[1]China (Yunnan) | |
| Languages | |
| Mang (Vietnamese or Chinese as second languages) | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional (polytheistic) • Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Khmu, Palaung |
The Mang (Chinese: 莽人; pinyin: Mángrén; Vietnamese: Mảng) are an ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. There are also about 500 Mang living in the Yunnan province of southern China, where they are officially termed an undistinguished nationality.
The Mang 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
References
- ^ "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
Further reading
- Tan Sijie, et al. 2007. "Y-chromosome polymorphisms define the origin of the Mang, an isolated population in China." In Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 34, No. 5, Pages 573–581.
External links
- Mang language page from Ethnologue site
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai 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