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Cambodia: ethnic Stieng villagers line up for a photograph in the Srepok region of Cambodia in 1920.

Cambodia: ethnic Stieng villagers line up for a photograph in the Srepok region of Cambodia in 1920.

The Stieng people (Vietnamese: Xtiêng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia that speak a Bahnaric language of Mon-Khmer roots. Most Stieng live in Binh Duong Province and Dong Nai Province in southeastern Vietnam. In Cambodia, they are grouped under the heading ‘Khmer Loeu’, referring to non-Khmer ethnic groups, or Degar peoples. Nowadays, many Stieng have converted to Christianity, though the total population of the group is estimated at just 6,000.

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