Koho people

E518199

The Koho people are an indigenous ethnic group of Vietnam’s Central Highlands, known for their distinct Mon-Khmer language, upland agriculture, and rich communal traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Koho people canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
alternativeName Cơ Ho
Kơ Ho
linked to: Tà Ôi

K’Ho
continent Asia
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
culturalHeritageStatus intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam (community traditions)
culturalTrait communal rituals
oral traditions
rich communal traditions
traditional dance
traditional music
ethnonym Koho
geographicDistribution Dak Lak Province
Dak Nong Province
Lam Dong Province
indigenousTo Vietnam Central Highlands
linked to: Tây Nguyên
language Koho language
languageBranch Bahnaric languages
languageFamily Mon-Khmer languages
partOf ethnic groups of the Central Highlands of Vietnam
recognizedAs one of the ethnic minorities of Vietnam
region Central Highlands of Vietnam
relatedEthnicGroup Bahnar people
linked to: Bahnar

Mạ people
Sre people (subgroup or closely related group)
Stieng people
religion ancestor worship
animism
socialOrganization clan structures
village-based communities
traditionalBelief nature deities
spirit worship
traditionalCrop cassava
maize
rice
traditionalEconomy swidden cultivation
upland agriculture
traditionalHousing longhouses
stilt houses
traditionalLivelihood animal husbandry
gathering
hunting
usesScript Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet (for Koho language, in modern contexts)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bahnaric hasEthnicGroup Koho people
Degar includesSubgroup Koho people
Koho spokenBy Koho people
Koho ethnicGroupAssociatedWith Koho people
Sre ethnicGroup Koho people
Sre usedBy Koho people