Pnong people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (37,500 [1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Cambodia : Mondulkiri | |
| Languages | |
| Pnong | |
| Religion | |
| Animist (majority), Roman Catholic, Theravada Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Khmer Loeu, Khmers |
- For the town Bunong, see Bar Kham.
The Pnong (alternatively Bunong and other spelling) are an aboriginal Cambodian minority ethnic group, they found primarily in Mondulkiri province of Cambodia. The Pnongs are the largest indigenous highland ethnic group in Cambodia. They have their own language called Pnong, which belongs to Bahnaric branch of Austroasiatic languages. Majority of Pnong people are animists, but a minority of them follows Roman Catholicism and Theravada Buddhism. The Pnongs are considered as Khmer Loeu or Montagnard, which is the collective name given to the various indigenous ethnic groups residing in the highlands of Cambodia.
Language
Pnong language (sometimes spelled 'Mnong') is the native language of the Pnong people. It is a member of Bahnaric branch of Austroasiatic languages and is distantly related to Khmer and other Khmer Loeu languages (exclude Jarai and Rade which speaks an Austronesian language closely related to Cham). There are several dialects of Pnong, some even recognised as a distinct language by linguists, most Pnong dialects are spoken in neighbouring Vietnam, except for Kraol which is spoken within Cambodia.
Pnong in the media
A Pnong woman, thought to be Rochom P'ngieng, was discovered after presumably spending 19 years alone in the jungle.
Other works about the Bunong include "Living on the margins", the publications of Nomad RSI, the documentary film Last of the Elephant Men, and the works of Frédéric Bourdier.
References
- ↑ 2008 Cambodian census
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