Total population | |
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≈ estimated 300,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Vietnam | 286,910[1] |
United States | ≈ 10,000 |
France | ≈ 5.000 |
Languages | |
Bahnar-Rengao • Vietnamese | |
Religion | |
Traditional religion, Animism, Christianity | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sedang, Jarai |
The Bahnar or Ba-Na (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ɓaː˧naː˧] are an ethnic group of Vietnam and the indigenous people of the Central Highland provinces of Gia Lai and Kon Tum, as well as the coastal provinces of Bình Định and Phú Yên. They speak the Bahnar language, a language in the Bahnaric language group that belongs to the Mon-Khmer (Austroasiatic) language family.