Laos: Brao (Bru) men in Savannakhet Province, southern Laos, c. 1890

The Bru, or Brao, are an ethnic group living in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Nowadays there are few known Bru, if any, in Cambodia. They speak Bru, a Mon-Khmer language, which has several dialects. Their total population is estimated at 130,000. In Laos, most Bru live in eastern Savannakhet Province in the Sepone District, in the Isaan region. In Thailand, most Bru live in Sakon Nakhon Province, in the Isaan region of northeast Thailand. In Vietnam, most Bru live in the Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Dak Lak and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.

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