Western Cham people

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The Western Cham people are an ethnic group of Cham origin primarily living in Cambodia and parts of Vietnam, known for their distinct Austronesian language, Islamic faith, and rich cultural traditions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Western Cham people canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
culturalHeritage epic poetry ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ
traditional boat building ⓘ
culturalTradition Cham boat festivals ⓘ
Cham traditional dance ⓘ
Cham traditional music ⓘ
Cham weaving ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Cambodia ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
historicalOrigin Kingdom of Champa ⓘ
linked to: Champa
identityMarker Cham language use ⓘ
Islamic faith ⓘ
distinct village communities ⓘ
language Western Cham language ⓘ
linked to: Cham language
languageFamily Austronesian languages ⓘ
linguisticFeature influence from Khmer language ⓘ
influence from Malay language ⓘ
use of Austronesian vocabulary ⓘ
migrationHistory migrated from Champa territories to Cambodia ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in Cambodia ⓘ
ethnic minority in Vietnam ⓘ
region Cambodia ⓘ
Mekong Delta ⓘ
relatedEthnicity Acehnese people ⓘ
Cham people ⓘ
Eastern Cham people ⓘ
Javanese people ⓘ
Khmer people ⓘ
Malay people ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousInstitution Quranic schools ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
religiousMinorityIn Cambodia ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
religiousPractice Islamic education ⓘ
mosque-based community life ⓘ
script Arabic script (for religious texts) ⓘ
Cham script (historically) ⓘ
linked to: Cham script
subgroupOf Cham people ⓘ
traditionalDress headscarves for women ⓘ
sarong-style garments ⓘ
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cham script → usedBy → Western Cham people ⓘ
Eastern Cham people → relatedEthnicGroup → Western Cham people ⓘ