The H're people (Vietnamese: người H'rê) are an ethnic group of Vietnam that speak a language in the Mon–Khmer family. Most H're live in Quảng Ngãi, though a minority live in the Bình Định and Kon Tum provinces of Central Vietnam.[2]
 Silver bracelets of H're Quảng Ngãi, 1946 - Vietnamese Women's Museum - Hanoi | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 149,460 (2019)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam : Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định | |
| Languages | |
| Hrê • Vietnamese | |
| Religion | |
| Mahayana Buddhism |
In 2015, the population of H're in Quảng Ngãi province was 132,745 people consists of
- Ba Tơ District : 48,852 people
- Sơn Hà District : 65,823 people
- Minh Long District : 13,478 people
- Quảng Ngãi city and other districts : 4.592 people [2]
A third of the population of An Lão District in Bình Định Province were Hre in 1996 (around 5,800 people).[3]
History edit
In the old ages, the H're used to call themselves following the river name of their residence. During the Nguyễn dynasty, the H're were recognized by some other names such as Chăm Rê, Chăm Quảng Ngãi, Thượng Ba Tơ, Man Thạch Bích, Mọi Ðá Vách.[4][5]
Economic Activities edit
The H're are mainly residents of wet rice cultivation, just a small part of them cultivate slash-and-burn agriculture.[4]
Culture edit
In their traditional festivals, H're people widely use their special kind of gong named chiêng Ba - a trio of a father, a mother and a child gong - to play performance based on four basic melodies Chinh Năng, Chinh K’oa, Chinh H’lay và Chinh Tuguốc.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ a b "H're people in Quảng Ngãi". bandantoc.quangngai.gov.vn. Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ General Statistics Office (1996): Population Data of Sparsely Populated Areas in Vietnam. Statistical Publishing House, Hanoi
- ^ a b "H're people in Quảng Ngãi". cema.gov.vn. Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Chiêng Ba performance of H're people". baodantoc.vn. Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- Nguyễn Thế Truyền. 2011. Nhạc khí của tộc người H'rê ở Quảng Ngãi. Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản văn hóa thông tin. ISBN 978-604-50-0059-5
External links edit
- Forces Hre Libres
- Minority groups in the Republic of Vietnam, by American University (Washington, D.C.). Washington: Headquarters, Dept. of the Army, 1966
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