Pa Then people
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The Pa Then are an ethnic group of Vietnam
. Most Pa Then live in the Hà Giang
and Tuyên Quang
provinces in the northern part of Vietnam's northeastern region. They speak a language in the Hmong–Mien language family, which is also called the Pa-Hng language
.
As of 1999, the group's population was approximately 5,500.
The Pa Then celebrate a Fire Jumping festival.
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 Pa Then live in the Hà Giang
Hà Giang Province
Hà Giang is a province in northeastern Vietnam. It is located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam’s northernmost point. It shares a 270 km long border with Yunnan province of southern China. Hence it is known as the final frontier of Vietnam...
and Tuyên Quang
Tuyên Quang Province
Tuyên Quang is a province of Vietnam, located in the northeastern part of the country to the northwest of Hanoi, at the centre of Lo River valley, a tributary of the Red River. The delta formation in the province is called the Tonkin Delta. Its capital is Tuyên Quang Township...
provinces in the northern part of Vietnam's northeastern region. They speak a language in the Hmong–Mien language family, which is also called the Pa-Hng language
Pa-Hng language
The Pa-Hng language is a Hmong–Mien language spoken in Guizhou, Guangxi, and Hunan in southern China as well as northern Vietnam.-Variants:Vocabulary word lists for these three Pa-Hng variants can be found in Mao & Li ....
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As of 1999, the group's population was approximately 5,500.
The Pa Then celebrate a Fire Jumping festival.