Giay people
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| Total population |
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| 49,098 (1999 est.) |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Vietnam : Cao Bằng, Lào Cai, Hà Giang |
| Languages |
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Giáy, Vietnamese, others |
| Religion |
The Giáy are an ethnic group in Vietnam.
The Giay speak a Tai language. Most live in the Lào Cai, Hà Giang, Lai Châu, and Cao Bằng provinces of northern Vietnam. The population was 49,098 in 1999.
They serve dishes called lạp siềng and lò nùng. They sing vương and phướn. They celebrate the Roóng Poọc festival on the snake day of the first lunar month.
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