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Ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos Ethnic group
O Du
Total population
570 (est.)
Regions with significant populations
 Vietnam 428 (2019)
Laos
Languages
O’du, • Vietnamese • Lao
Religion
Animism • Christianity

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.

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. The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic. 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.

Geographic distribution

See also

References

  1. "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Ethnologue report for Laos

External links

Ethnic groups in Laos by language family
Lao-Tai
Vietic
Khmeric
Katuic
Bahnaric
Khmu-Palaungic
Hmong–Mien
Tibeto-Burman
Austronesian
Other
General grouping
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Ethnic groups of Vietnam
Austroasiatic (Vietic)
Austroasiatic (non-Vietic)
Hmong–Dao
Tai–Kadai
Sino-Tibetan (Chinese)
Sino-Tibetan (Tibeto-Burman)
Malayo-Polynesian
Immigrants and expatriate
The 54 officially recognised ethnic groups are ranked by population in their language families according to 2019 census


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