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Mnong women near Buan Ma Thot
The Mnong or M'nong (Vietnamese: M'Nông) are an ethnic group from Vietnam (92,451 in 1999). They can be subdivided into three groups:
A number of Mnong live in the eastern Cambodian province of Mondulkiri.
[edit] Language
Every group speaks a variant of the Mnong language, which is in the Bahnaric languages group of the Mon-Khmer language family.
[edit] Literature
Epics (Mnong language: Ot N'rong- Ot: telling by singing the poem, N'rong: old story) take an important part in Mnong people's life. Many of these epics, such as Ghu sok bon Tiăng, are quite long.
[edit] Notable people
- N'Thu K'Nul, a Lao-Mnong person, a chieftain who established Bon Don, in Dak Lak province- a famous elephant hunting and taming village. He caught a white elephant and gave it as a present to the Thai royal family in 1861, leading the king of Thailand to bestow upon him the name "Khunjunob" (literally "Elephant Hunting King").
- N'Trang Lơng, hero who led villagers against French colonizers.
- Điểu Klung, epic teller.
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