Koho people


The K'Ho, Cơ Ho, or Koho are an ethnic group living in the Lâm Đồng province of Vietnam's Central Highlands. They speak K'Ho language, a southern Bahnaric branch of Mon–Khmer language. They are related to the Cho Ro and Mạ people.
The Lạch people, a subgroup of K'Ho, is the indigenous group of Lâm Đồng. The name of the city of Da Lat originated from Đà Lạch.

Culture

They have a musical instrument called kăm boat and the dish sour gruel.
K'ho people's folk religion worships a pantheon of gods, including Yang N'Du, the Supreme God, forest god, water god, fire god... The majority of the Koho people now identify as Christian.
K'ho people also boast rich vernacular literature, such as the Epic of Gơ Plom kòn Yồi.

Subdivisions

According to Ngọc, subdivisions of the Cơ-Ho include the following tribes.
Đưng K'nớ commune, Lạc Dương district, Lâm Đồng province has the following subdivisions .