O Du people
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The Ơ Đu are an aboriginal ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos. Their total population is more than 570.

Name variation

The Ơ Đu are also commonly referred to as O'Du, O Du, Iduh, Tay Hat, Hat, and Haat.¹

Culture

The Ơ Đu subsist mainly on slash and burn agriculture and raising cattle, augmented by hunting, gathering, and weaving.

Language

The Ơ Đu have a language also called O'du, which is a Khmuic language.¹ The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic.¹ There is some debate as to whether the Khmuic languages are of the Mon-Khmer branch, but the majority opinion is that they are not. Most Ơ Đu presently speak Thai.

Geographic distribution

• Population in Laos: 194 in Xiang Khoang Province¹
• Population in Vietnam: 301 in Tương Dương district of the Nghệ An province (North Central Coast region)

See also

• List of ethnic groups in Vietnam
• List of ethnic groups in Laos

References

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