Haroi people

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Haroi
Người H'roi (Vietnamese)
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Traditional dance of the Cham H'roi people in Bình Định province, Vietnam.
Total population
42,500–46,000[ citation needed ]
Regions with significant populations
Vietnam (Bình Định and Phú Yên)
Languages
Haroi (native)  Vietnamese   Bahnaric   Eastern Cham
Religion
Haroi traditional religion (polytheistic and animistic beliefs), Bani Islam (traditional Shia), Hinduism, [1]
Related ethnic groups
Chamic speaking-peoples

Haroi or Cham Haroi, also known as H'roi, Bahnar Cham, [1] or Cham H'roi, are an Cham ethnolinguistic group who speak Haroi, a Chamic language. It is recognized as the Cham people in the Vietnamese constitution.

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History

Several expert opinions have put forward to trace their origins, one side arguing that they are a distinct one Bahnaric ethnolinguistic group in the Champa city-state from the 2nd to 19th centuries, until assimilating with the Cham people and speaking Cham thereafter. While others argue that they were a group of former Cham people who fled to the highlands after a war with Đại Việt in the 15th century. [1] Meanwhile, other related ethnic groups such as the Jarai and Rade had inhabited the highlands earlier after fighting with other Chamic ethnolinguistic groups around 10th to 13th centuries. [2]

Religion

Contemporary Haroi traditional religion involves the practice of polytheistic and animistic beliefs. A small part are Bani Islam (traditional Shia), as well as Hinduism. [1]

Culture

Cham H'roi women traditional costume from Phu Yen province at the Vietnam National Museum in Hanoi. Woman's costume, Cham Hroi, Phu Yen province, view 2 - Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts - Hanoi, Vietnam - DSC05157.JPG
Cham H'roi women traditional costume from Phú Yên province at the Vietnam National Museum in Hanoi.

The Haroi people in Phú Yên and Bình Định provinces have long-standing cultural traditions, including traditional cuisine, music, and costumes. Their traditional costumes are known for their elegant and discreet identity. They also have a tradition of celebrating welcoming the new rice season known as Quai Pthăi Brău. [3] They also have drums that are often played during this traditional festival called Trống K’toang. [4]

Population

The Haroi population is around 42,500 to 46,000.[ citation needed ] They live mainly in Bình Định and Phú Yên provinces. Their main distribution is in Vân Canh, a mountainous district in Bình Định province. Where they comprise 40% of the population. [5]

Languages

They are speakers of Haroi, a Coastal Chamic language closely related especially to Eastern Cham. Also to Austroasiatic elements especially Bahnaric. [6] Today most are able to speak Vietnamese, the national language of Vietnam. [7]

Notable people

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