Bru people

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Bru-Vân Kiều

Total population
129,559 (1999 est.)
Regions with significant populations
Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Languages
Eastern Bru, Western Bru, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai
Religion
Traditional religion (ancestor worship), Buddhism

The Bru (also Bruu, Brou, or Bru-Vân Kiều; Vietnamese: Người Bru - Vân Kiều; Thai: บรู) are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. They speak Bru, a Mon-Khmer language, which has several dialects. Their total population is estimated at 129,559 by Ethnologue.

In Laos, most Bru live in eastern Savannakhet Province, in the Sepone District, in the Isan region.

In Thailand, most Bru live in Sakon Nakhon Province, in the Isan region of northeast Thailand.

In Vietnam, most Bru live in the Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Dak Lak, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.

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• Ethnologue entry

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