The document provides information about the Bahnar people, an ethnic group located in central Vietnam. It details that they number around 174,450 people and live in the provinces of Kontum, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, and Dak Nong. The Bahnar people traditionally live in houses on stilts and practice farming as well as raising livestock. Their culture involves musical instruments, sculpture, epics, and dances that are performed at festivals.

1. VU DUC GIANG
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2. Content
 Area
 Language
 House
 Marriage – Family
 Economic
 Culture
 Customes

3. Bahnar People
 Other names: T-Lo, Y-lang, Ro-ngao Krem, Roh, Kon
Kde, A la cong, Kpangcong, Bro-nam.
 Population: 174,450 (2003)
 Places: Kontum, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Gia Lai, Dak
Lak, Dak Nong.

5. Language
 Mon-Khmer: Brau, Bru, Cho-ro, Xodang,
Xtieng..

7. Communal House
 Village patriarch’s meeting
 Single men stay in overnight
 Doing rites
 To receive guest

9. House
 House on stilts.
 Protect them from animals, disease.
 Made by wood and thatch.

10. Marriage - Family
 Freedom in courting
 They build their own house when they had a baby.
 No duplicate names in a village

11. Marriage
 Chărơihkơ ding (Love-match each other)
 Mẽ bă pơ giao ăn (Forced married)
 Norms to get married: Ethic, healthy, hard-
working and experience in jobs.

12. Economic
 Farming: Rise
 Breeding: Chicken, pig, buffalo, cow..
 Rule of trade: Exchanges goods.
 Valuated value of goods by chicken, pig, buffalo, gong,
rise....

14. Culture
 Multi-musical instrument: Gong,Chieng, To-
rung(Neohouzeaua ).....
 Developed sculpture.
 Epics: DamSan, Xinh Nha.
 Dances: In festivals
 Pictures: Sepulchres, Communal houses.

20. Costumes
 Man:
Short-sleeved shirt (without buttons)
Decorate along the body.
Ware loin-cloth

21. Costumes
 Woman
Short or long -sleeved shirt (without
buttons)
Ware skirt
Ware some bronze rings around the belly.

23. Summary
 Area
 Language
 House
 Marriage – Family
 Economic
 Culture
 Customes