The Stieng people (Vietnamese: Xtiêng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia. They speak Stieng, a language in the Bahnaric group of the Mon–Khmer languages.
 Stieng men in traditional costume playing Stieng gongs | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 Vietnam | 100,752 (2019)[1] |
 Cambodia | 6,541 (2008)[2] |
| Languages | |
| Stieng, Vietnamese, Central Mnong, Khmer | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional religion, Christianity | |
Most Stieng live in Bình Phước Province (81,708 in 2009)[3] of the Southeast region of Vietnam. In Cambodia, they are classified as a group that used to refer to non-Khmer people, under the name Khmer Loeu.
References
- Phùng Đăn Quang. 2005. Nhạc khí dân tộc S'Tiêng [Musical instruments of the S'Tiêng people]. Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản trẻ.
External links
- Stieng language page from Ethnologue site