Culture and Lifestyle of the Ơ Đu People: An Indigenous Ethnic Group in Vietnam and Laos

The Ơ Đu (O’du) are an aboriginal ethnic group in Vietnam and Laos. Their total population is more than 570.

Name variation

The Ơ Đu are also commonly referred to as O’Du, O Du, Iduh, Tay Hat, Hat, and Haat.

Culture

The Ơ Đu subsist mainly on slash-and-burn agriculture and raising cattle, augmented by hunting, gathering, and weaving.

Language

Geographic distribution

Population in Laos: 194 in Xiangkhouang Province

Population in Vietnam: 301 in Tương Dương district of the Nghệ An Province (North Central Coast region)

See also

List of ethnic groups in Vietnam

List of ethnic groups in Laos

source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Du_people