The Vietnamese people or the Kinh people (Vietnamese:người Việt (Vietnamese pronunciation:[ŋɨəj˨˩ viət˩]), or người Kinh (Vietnamese pronunciation:[ŋɨəj˨˩ kiɲ˧])), are an Asianethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population at the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam. The earliest recorded name for the ancient Vietnamese people appears as Lạc.
Although geographically and linguistically labeled as Southeast Asians, long periods of Chinese domination and influence have placed the Vietnamese culturally closer to East Asians, or more specifically their immediate northern neighbours, the Southern Chinese and other tribes within South China. The word Việt is shortened from Bách Việt, a name used in ancient times. Nam means "south".
Origins
Written history knows the ancient Vietnamese people first simply as the Lạc or Lạc Việt, and the country of Vietnam as Văn Lang. Archaeological evidence of the Đông Sơn culture (also known as Lac Society) suggests that Bronze Age Vietnamese people were among the first to practice agriculture.
“People are f–king nuts. People posting pictures of my ex f–kinh wife online, being like, ‘Oh she looks like Bri, so Dave’s in love with her.’ It’s f–king crazy.”.
Every year, as spring arrives, people from quan họ villages in the Kinh Bắc region, including both Bắc Ninh and Bắc Giang provinces, return to their hometowns to join various local festivals, such as temple and pagoda ones.
In Tam Chung Commune, there are eight villages with 837 households and 4,011 people belonging to six ethnic groups living together, including Mông, Thái, Kinh, Mường, Dao and Khơ Mú ... “We've received approval and support from local people," he said.
The province is home to several ethnic minority groups, including the Tày, Dao, Mông and Thái peoples, alongside the majority Kinh (Vietnamese) population ... Its beauty is breathtaking beyond imagination, and the people were simply a joy to meet.
They embody the soul, emotions and wisdom of many generations of liền anh (male singers) and liền chị (female singers) in the Kinh Bắc area ... He revealed that the local People's ...
This very hot pepper is now a key source of income, through sales and tours, for the people living in Đông Giang in the central province of Quảng Nam. By Kinh Quốc ... Đinh Văn Bảo, vice chairman of the People's Committee of Đông Giang, says.
Additionally, as Typhoon Yagi continues to cause huge damage and loss to the people in the Northern region, Mondelez Kinh Do, through the S.O.SFood emergency support campaign, has donated over 2,300...
... people widely recognised ... I intend to combine new instruments, such as the pí (ethnic Thái people's flute) and khèn (ethnic Mông's panpipes), with some of the existing ones of the Kinh majority people.
In addition, the district has many revolutionary historical areas and sites, unique landscapes, and indigenous cultural values of the Tày, Nùng, Kinh, Dao and Mông people ... This is home to 127 households, most of whom are Tày people.
Rescuing people in Hanoi’s lodging house fire. A fire struck a lodging house in an alley on Trung KinhStreet, Cau GiayDistrict, Hanoi, on May 24, killing 14 people and injuring others ... needy people.
From 2011 to 2023, continuous excavations on the central sector of Thang Long further provided key clues to identify the layout of palaces and other spaces around Kinh Thien Palace, the highest-level building within the royal compound.
...Quan Họ singing, an art form that combines various elements, including music, lyrics and costumes, and features the distinctive culture of people in the region formerly called Kinh Bắc.
Ông KinhLake has run dry, and local people have to dig ponds and drill wells to store water ... Local people are very anxious and worried, because the heat there is still intense.
HCMC – Fourteen people were killed in a fire that struck a five-story lodging house at an alley on Trung KinhStreet, Cau GiayDistrict, Hanoi, early this morning, said local media reports.
