San Chay people
The San Chay people (Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Sán Chỉ) live in Tuyên Quang Province of the Northeast region of Vietnam, as well as some nearby provinces. The Pinghua language is a form of Chinese language.[2] Their population was 201,398 in 2019.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 201,398[1] (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam : Tuyên Quang | |
| Languages | |
| Pinghua Chinese, Vietnamese | |
| Religion | |
| Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Zhuang, Buyei |
Many live in remote areas, using slash-and-burn agriculture because those areas are not flat enough for paddy rice production.[3]
They sing sình cồ (love songs) and celebrate the Slếch thlin mảy festival (New Rice festival).
The San Chay people are related with the Shanzi People in Guangxi, China.[4]
Literature
The San Chay have many sayings:
- Rice is the most precious
- Grain feeds human.
- Literature is the secondly most precious
- It teaches human knowledge for safe purpose.
References
- "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- Jean Michaud (19 April 2006). Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif. Scarecrow Press. pp. 257–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6503-7.
- Jean-Christophe Castella (2002). Doi Moi in the Mountains: Land Use Changes and Farmers' Livelihood Strategies in Bac Kan Province, Viet Nam. Int. Rice Res. Inst. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-971-22-0270-4.
- He Siyuan (1 Jan 2019). "广西十万大山山子话音系及核心词分析 / An Analysis on Phonology and Core Words of Shanzi Dialect of Shiwan Dashan of Guangxi". 百色学院学报 / Journal of Baise University. 32.
External links
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