Gie Trieng people
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The Gie Trieng people are an ethnic group in Vietnam
. Most Gie Trieng live in the province of Kon Tum
, in Vietnam's Central Highlands
region, and in 1999 the population was 30,243. They speak a Mon–Khmer language.
They practice the custom of interring bodies of the dead by hanging the coffin on a tree.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. Most Gie Trieng live in the province of Kon Tum
Kon Tum Province
Kon Tum province lies in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam and shares borders with Laos and Cambodia. It has an area of 9,934 square km and a population of approximately 330,000. The economy is primarily agricultural.-Name:...
, in Vietnam's Central Highlands
Tây Nguyên
Tây Nguyên, translated as Western Highlands and sometimes also called Central Highlands, is one of the regions of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lâm Đồng....
region, and in 1999 the population was 30,243. They speak a Mon–Khmer language.
They practice the custom of interring bodies of the dead by hanging the coffin on a tree.
Notable Gie Trieng
- A Huỳnh, football star, half-back of Vietnam national football team, playing for the Hoàng Anh Gia LaiHoang Anh Gia LaiHoàng Anh Gia Lai is a Vietnamese soccer club based in Pleiku. They play in the top division in Vietnamese soccer. Their home stadium is Pleiku Stadium.The team signed an agreement with Arsenal F.C...
Club.