San Chay people
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| Total population |
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| 147,315 (1999 est.) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Vietnam : Tuyên Quang |
| Languages |
| Religion |
| Related ethnic groups |
The San Chay people (Vietnamese: Người Sán Chay; also called Cao Lan) live in Tuyên Quang province of northeastern Vietnam, as well as some nearby provinces. They speak a form of Tai languages. Their population was 169,410 in 2009.
They sing sình cồ (love songs) and celebrate the Slếch thlin mảy festival (New Rice festival).
[edit] 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.
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