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*[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=rad Ethnologue page] |
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*[http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=200221&rog3=VM Joshua Project entry] |
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*[http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/text?people=Ede Page about the E De in the United States] |
*[http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/text?people=Ede Page about the E De in the United States] |
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Revision as of 18:59, 26 January 2008
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Vietnam | |
| Languages | |
| E De, Vietnamese | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity |
The E De (also Ê Đê or Rhade) are an ethnic group of the Hill Cham agglomeration of southern Vietnam (population 270,348 in 1999).
Language
The E De language is a member of the Chamic group of the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family. It is related to the Cham language of central Vietnam, and the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Indonesia, Malaysia, Madagascar and the Philippines. They have a writing system developed on the basis of the Latin script in the 1920s.
Literature
Epic
Epics (E De language: klei khan), such as Klei khan Y Dam San, H'Bia Mlin, Dam Kteh Mlan, Mdrong Dam, etc. are told by epic tellers (E De language: po khan) next to the fire, through the night.
Notable E De people
- Linh Nga Niê Kđăm, singer and musical researcher
- Y Moan, popular singer
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| Austroasiatic (Vietic) | |
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| Austroasiatic (non-Vietic) | |
| Hmong–Dao | |
| Tai–Kadai | |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | |
| Malayo-Polynesian | |
| Expatriate | |
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