O Du people
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The Ơ Đu (O'du) are an aboriginal ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos. Their total population is more than 570.
Name variation
The Ơ Đu are also commonly referred to as O'Du, O Du, Iduh, Tay Hat, Hat, and Haat.<ref name="Ethnologue report for Laos">Ethnologue report for Laos</ref>
Culture
The Ơ Đu subsist mainly on slash-and-burn agriculture and raising cattle, augmented by hunting, gathering, and weaving.
Language
The Ơ Đu have a language also called O'du, which is a Khmuic language.<ref name="Ethnologue report for Laos"/> The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic.<ref name="Ethnologue report for Laos"/> There is some debate as to whether the Khmuic languages are of the Mon–Khmer branch, but the majority opinion is that they are not. Most Ơ Đu presently speak Thai.Template:Cn
Geographic distribution
- Population in Laos: 194 in Xiangkhouang Province<ref name="Ethnologue report for Laos"/>
- Population in Vietnam: 301 in Tương Dương district of the Nghệ An Province (North Central Coast region)
See also
References
External links
- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-93EF-1@view Iduh in RWAAI Digital Archive
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