Tho people
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The Thổ ethnic group
(also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) inhabits the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam
, mainly Nghệ An province southwest of Hanoi
. They speak the Tho language, which is closely related to Vietnamese
. Some ethnologists
theorize that they are a sub-group of the Muong
.
The Thổ population numbered 68,394 in 1999.
The Tày
ethnic group is also sometimes referred to as the Thổ.
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
(also Keo, Mon, Cuoi, Ho, Tay Poong) inhabits the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam
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 –...
, mainly Nghệ An province southwest of Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
. They speak the Tho language, which is closely related to Vietnamese
Vietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
. Some ethnologists
Ethnology
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theorize that they are a sub-group of the Muong
Muong
Muong may refer to:*Muong people, third largest of Vietnam’s 53 minority groups**Muong language, spoken by the Mường people of Vietnam*No Muong, king of the southern Laotian Kingdom of Champasak in 1811...
.
The Thổ population numbered 68,394 in 1999.
The Tày
Tay people
The Tày people speak a language of the Central Tai language group, and live in northern Vietnam. They are sometimes also called Thô, T'o, Tai Tho, Ngan, Phen, Thu Lao, or Pa Di....
ethnic group is also sometimes referred to as the Thổ.