Total population | |
---|---|
570 (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Vietnam 428 (2019)
[1] Laos | |
Languages | |
O’du, • Vietnamese • Lao | |
Religion | |
Animism • Christianity |
The Ơ Đu (O'du) are an aboriginal ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos. Their total population is more than 570.
The Ơ Đu are also commonly referred to as O'Du, O Du, Iduh, Tay Hat, Hat, and Haat. [2]
The Ơ Đu subsist mainly on slash-and-burn agriculture and raising cattle, augmented by hunting, gathering, and weaving.
The Ơ Đu have a language also called O'du, which is a Khmuic language. [2] The Khmuic languages are Austro-Asiatic. [2] There is some debate as to whether the Khmuic languages are of the Mon–Khmer branch, but the majority opinion is that they are not. Most Ơ Đu presently speak Thai.[ citation needed]