Khơ-mú (dân tộc)

Definition

1. Proper Noun:
   • Khmu (ethnic group): The name of one of the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups living in the territory of Vietnam. They are part of the larger Austroasiatic ethnolinguistic family.

Usage Examples

• Proper Noun:
  • Người Khơ-mú chủ yếu sinh sống ở vùng Tây Bắc Việt Nam. (The Khmu people mainly live in the Northwest region of Vietnam.)
  • Nghề dệt thổ cẩm của dân tộc Khơ-mú rất nổi tiếng. (The brocade weaving craft of the Khmu ethnic group is very famous.)

Advanced Usage

• "Người Khơ-mú": Khmu person or people. This is the standard term when referring to individuals or the community.
  • Tôi có một người bạn là người Khơ-mú. (I have a friend who is Khmu.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dân tộc Khơ-mú (n): Khmu ethnicity.

  • Văn hóa dân tộc Khơ-mú rất phong phú. (The culture of the Khmu ethnicity is very rich.)

• Đồng bào Khơ-mú (n): Khmu compatriots (a respectful and communal term).

  • Đồng bào Khơ-mú đang phát triển kinh tế địa phương. (Khmu compatriots are developing the local economy.)

Synonyms

• Khmu: The international ethnonym for this group, also used in academic contexts.
• Khmú: An alternate spelling sometimes seen.

Related Information

• Ethnolinguistic Family: The Khmu are part of the Khmuic branch of the Austroasiatic language family, which also includes groups like the Mảng and Xinh Mun in Vietnam.
• Population Distribution: While present in Vietnam, the majority of the global Khmu population resides in Laos, with smaller communities in Thailand, China, and Myanmar.