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15-900: Chut is not a distinct group but a collective name for five different Vietic-speaking groups in Quảng Bình, namely the Arem , the Rục , the Maliêng /Mã Liêng, the Mày , and the Sách . In 1973, Vietnamese researchers decided to group these peoples into a new crafted ethnic group called Chứt. In accordance with the Resolution of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, #121/TCTK/PPCD of March 2, 1979 List of ethnic groups in Vietnam,

30-480: A result, Ma Coong is the most widely spoken in the village. As of 2015, there were only about 20 speakers of Arem remaining. The Arem language makes use of both monosyllabic words and sesquisyllabic words. It is estimated that 55-60% of the Arem language's consists of sesquisyllabic words. This is much higher than the majority of other Vietic languages that typically utilize sesquisyllables in only 35-40% of their lexicon, if

45-451: A sub-ethnic group of the Chứt . Prior to 1956, the Arem were truly nomadic hunters and gatherers. In the past they preferred to move around deep within the forests-mountains, dwelling in caves, trees, or temporary shacks, whole life depended on hunting, foraging, fishing. They and the Rục were the last Chuet groups to start building sedentary houses in the 1960s. Nowadays, a group of 156 Arem

60-543: Is Umo , which literally means 'cave' or 'grotto'. The Arem people were only known to exist by local populations of Vietnam until 1959, when they were discovered by the Vietnamese military. Previously, the local authorities had thought them members of the local Bru khùa community. The Arem population was only 53 people in 1960: 30 men and 23 women. The most recent survey of the area in 1999 indicated that there were 102 Arem people. Of these 102 Arem people, only around 25% of

75-406: Is an ethnographic term to describe a group of indigenous people that reside on the border of Southern Vietnam and Laos. The people prefer to call themselves Cmbrau [cmrawˀ] . However, because this is the only attested [cm-] sesquisyllabic structure in the language, it is theorized that this may also be an ethnographic term that was borrowed from another nearby language. Another name for the Arem

90-559: Is living in a humble village, coded name No.39, located in Tân Trạch , Bố Trạch District , Quảng Bình province , a village that is dominantly Bru Ma Coong who outnumber the Arem, and thus Ma Coong is used by the Arem at the village as daily lingua franca communicating language. Another, yet to be confirmed 250 Arem, are dwelling in the Laotian side of the Annamite mountains. It is estimated that

105-481: Is one of the six Vietic languages . This language is considered critically endangered by UNESCO. Like other Vietic languages, the Arem language makes use of a tonal or phonational system that is unique to Vietic languages. Like many southern Vietic Languages, the Arem language also makes use of pre-syllables or sesquisyllables within the language. Arem lacks the breathy phonation common to most Vietic languages, but does have glottalized final consonants. Arem

120-596: Is one of the world's critically endangered languages at risk of extinction. Arem language The Arem language ( Cmbrau [cmrawˀ] ) is an endangered language spoken by the Arem people in a small area on both sides of the Laos – Vietnam border. It belongs to the Vietic branch of the Austroasiatic language family . Specifically, it is a member of the Chut language group, which

135-503: The Chut ethnonym was recognized at the state level as the common name for five groups (Arem, Mã Liêng, Mày, Rục, and Sách). The Chut are one of the 4 main groups of Vietic speakers in Vietnam, the others being the Kinh , Muong , and Thổ . The nearby speakers of the Nguồn language are related to the Chut, but are classified by the Vietnamese government as Kinh. Before 1954, the Chut were ignored by

150-520: The Lao and Viet for goods such as farming equipment. There are multiple sub-ethnic groups within the Chut designation including the Rục , Mày , Arem , Mã Liêng people , and Sách . Chut sub-groups all speak the Chut language with dialects, except the Arem , which speaks the Arem language . Both languages are included in the Vietic branch of the Austroasiatic family . The population of Chứt people in Vietnam

165-440: The colonial government. Traditionally, they were nomadic, living in temporary villages. However, they have now adopted a sedentary lifestyle. The name "Chut" refers to the cave and rock dwellings they once lived in. Originally, the Chut hunted small animals with crossbows and gathered fruit and fungi. They also use different traps to catch monkeys, civets, foxes, porcupines, birds and mice. Now, they grow rice, corn and tobacco, sowing

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180-509: The current Arem population is around 800 people. According to Vietnamese government reports, the population of the Arem is falling drastically, and many are heading back to their original nomadic lifestyle. Today, among several hundred Arem, only 20 (Babaev-Samarina 2018) to 100 (UNESCO 2011) of them could still speak their own Arem language , which is poorly researched and mostly spoken by the elderly. The Arem are not willing to share their language and tend to speak other groups' languages. Arem

195-497: The population was estimated to be using the Arem language on a consistent basis. All speakers of the Arem language are bilingual speakers of Vietnamese and some are also fluent in Khùa and/or Lao as well. In Vietnam, Arem is spoken in Bản Ban and in Tân Trạch communities. In Tân Trạch, Arem is spoken in village no. 39, which also has Ma[ng] Coong people, who are a Bru–Van Kieu subgroup. As

210-515: The seeds with a stick. They also raise buffalo and cattle for plowing. Collective hunting is still done with dogs. When a large animal is caught, the hunter gets the back meat and the rest is divided equally among the others. They also catch fish using fishing rods, fishing nets and poisonous leaves. The Chut do not traditionally grow and weave cotton. In the past, traditional clothing was made from bark and consisted of simple loin-cloths and skirts, but now they wear modern clothing. Often, they barter with

225-659: Was 7,513 according to the 2019 census. They mostly live in Quảng Bình Province (6,572 people, comprising 87.5% of all Chứt in Vietnam). Arem people The Arem is a small, unreached, and endangered Vietic - speaking ethnic group of Vietnam and Lao PDR , native people of the mountains of Central Vietnamese province of Quảng Bình and neighboring Khammouan province of Laos . Their alternate autonyms are Umo , Chmbrau or Chmrau , which are Katuic expressions for "hunter-gatherers." In Vietnam, they are considered

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