Total population | |
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1163 (2008) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Minh Hóa District, Quảng Bình province, Vietnam | |
Languages | |
Mày, Bru, Vietnamese | |
Religion | |
Animism, Shamanism, Theravada Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Rục, Mã Liềng, Arem, Muong |
The Mày is a small ethnic group of Vietnam, indigenous to the mountains of Central Vietnamese province of Quảng Bình.[1] In Vietnam, they are considered a sub-ethnic group of the Chứt.[2] Only about 450 individuals still speak the May language, a distinct Vietic Cheut language.[3]