Mnong people
Mnong people during an elephant blessing ceremony in Buôn Đôn, Vietnam | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Vietnam 127,334 (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam (Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Lâm Đồng, Bình Phước) Cambodia (Mondulkiri) | |
| Languages | |
| Mnong, others | |
| Religion | |
| Christian, Theravada Buddhism, Animist |
The Mnong or Munong people (Vietnamese: người Mơ-nông) are an ethnic group mainly living in the Central Highlands and Southeast Vietnam, and Eastern region of Cambodia. They are made up of two main groups: Western Mnong and Eastern Mnong. Western Mnong includes smaller groups such as: Bhiet (Bhiat), Bu-Neur, Rehong, Kong-Khang, Ksèh, Nong, Prèh, Tí-Prì, Perong, Bu-Deung (Pou-Thong). Eastern Mnong includes: Gar, Briet, Kil (Chil), Krieng, Kesiong (Kyong), Rlam (Rolum) living mainly in mountainous areas.
Every group speaks a variant of the Mnong language, which along with Koho language, is in the South Bhanaric group of the Mon–Khmer family.
A big community with around 47,000 people of Mnong live in the Cambodia's northeastern boundary province of Mondulkiri where they are known as Bunong (alternatively spelled Phnong, Punong, or Pnong).