The La Chi people (; also Cù Tê or La Quả) live in the
Hà Giang and
Lào Cai
Lào Cai () is a city in the Northwest region of Vietnam. It is the capital of Lào Cai Province. The city borders Bảo Thắng District, Bát Xát District, Sa Pa and the city of Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Yunnan province of southwe ...
provinces of
northeastern Vietnam. Their population is 15,126 people (2019). They speak the
Lachi language, which is part of the
Tai–Kadai language group.
Their ancestor is Hoàng Dìn Thùng. They put aside the most fertilized field for growing cotton plant and
strobilanthes flaccidifolius nees plant. They sing ''ní ca'' and celebrate the Khu Cù Tê Festival in 7th month of the lunar year.
Population
The Lachi people mainly live in Bản Phùng, Bản Díu và Bản Máy communes of Ha Giang province and some other localities in Lao Cao province.
Names
Lachi groups call themselves by various names, including the following (Hoang 2012:13).
*Cù Tè
*Ý Pi
*Ý Tó
*Ý Poong
*Ý Mia
Other groups call the Lachi (Hoang 2012:13):
*Black Thổ
*Mán La Chí
*Xá
References
*Hoàng Thanh Lịch. 2012. ''Người La Chí ở Việt Nam / The La Chi in Vietnam''. Hà Nội: Nhà xuất bản thông tấn.
External links
Ethnologue entry
Ethnic groups in Vietnam
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