Pa Then people

Pa Then people

ethnic group
group=Pà Thẻn


poptime= 5,500 (1999 est.)
popplace=Vietnam : Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang
rels=Traditional religion
langs=Vietnamese, Pa-Hng
related=
The Pa Then (or Pa Hung; Vietnamese: người Pà Thẻn) are an ethnic group of Vietnam. Most Pa Then live in the Hà Giang and Tuyên Quang provinces in the northern part of Vietnam's northeastern region. They speak a language in the Hmong-Mien language family, which is also called the Pa-Hng language.

As of 1999, the group's population was approximately 5,500.

The Pa Then celebrate a Fire Jumping festival.

External links

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=pha Ethnologue entry for Pa-Hng language]


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