Eastern Cham people

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The Eastern Cham people are an ethnic group indigenous to parts of Vietnam, known for their distinct Austronesian language, cultural traditions, and historical ties to the former Champa kingdom.

All labels observed (1)

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Eastern Cham people canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group
language
country Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
culturalHeritage Champa temple festivals
rituals at Po Nagar temple
culturalIdentity Austronesian maritime heritage
culturalPractice Cham dance
Cham pottery
Cham weaving
traditional Cham music
diaspora Cambodia
ethnicGroupIn Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
ethnicity Cham people
ethnicMinorityStatus recognized ethnic minority in Vietnam
historicalEvent fall of Champa to Dai Viet
historicalTie Champa
Kingdom of Champa
linked to: Champa
indigenousTo central Vietnam
southern Vietnam
language Eastern Cham language
linked to: Cham language
languageFamily Austronesian languages
languageStatus minority language in Vietnam
majorityReligion Islam
populationDistribution An Giang Province
linked to: An Giang

Binh Thuan Province
linked to: Binh Thuan province

Ho Chi Minh City
linked to: Saigon

Ninh Thuan Province
Tay Ninh Province
linked to: Tây Ninh Province
region former territory of Champa
relatedEthnicGroup Jarai people
Malay people
linked to: Malay peoples

Raglai people
Western Cham people
religion Bani Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Sunni Islam
traditional Cham beliefs
religiousInstitution Bani temples
Cham mosques
subfamily Malayo-Polynesian languages
subgroupOf Cham people
traditionalOccupation fishing
trade
wet-rice agriculture
usesScript Cham script
writingSystem Cham script

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Cham script usedBy Eastern Cham people
Western Cham people relatedEthnicity Eastern Cham people