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The Cong are an Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. The descendants of either of the above Indigenous peoples are... indigenous people of about 1,300 living in The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia. It borders China, Laos, Cambodia, and the Gulf of Tonkin. Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam (In Detail) (Full size) National motto: Ðộc lập... Vietnam.


They speak a The Tibeto-Burman linguistic subfamily of the proposed Sino-Tibetan language family is spoken in various central and south Asian countries: Myanmar (Burmese language), Tibet (Tibetan language), northern Thailand (Mong language), Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and the Ladakh region of... Tibeto-Burman language. The community is divided into several different clans, or lineages, each with its own For the Taboo party game, see Taboo (game). A taboo is a strong social prohibition (or ban) relating to any area of human activity or social custom declared as sacred and forbidden; breaking of the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society. The term was borrowed from the... taboos and customs for Ancestor worship, also ancestor veneration, is a religious practice based on the belief that ones ancestors possess supernatural powers. All cultures attach ritual significance to the passing of loved ones, but this is not equivalent to ancestor worship. Rather, ancestor worship involves the same sort of religious practices one... ancestor worship. Their primary occupation is slash and burn agriculture, though they also produce a variety of handicrafts, most notably Rattan is the name for the roughly six hundred species of the genera Calamus and Daemonorops used for furniture and baskets. While very similar to bamboo, rattan is distinct in that it is solid rather than hollow, and also in their need for some sort of support--while bamboo can... rattan baskets and mats.


This article is about the indigenous people living in Vietnam. For the Chinese jade form called a cong, see A cong ( Chinese language Romanization For Standard Mandarin EFEO Gwoyeu Romatzyh Hanyu Pinyin Latinxua Sinwenz Lessing-Othmer Mandarin Phonetic Symbols II Postal System Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin Wade-Giles Yale For Standard Cantonese Barnett-Chao Hong Kong Government Jyutping Meyer-Wempe Sidney Lau Yale For Min Nan (Taiwanese) Presbyterian Church in... Cong (jade). The The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. It is also the largest democratic political organisation in the world; the oldest surviving political organisation in India. In the 14th Lok Sabha (2004-2009), it is the single largest party... Congress Party is often referred to as Cong. in short form.

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National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (867 words)
Viet Cong (Việt Cộng) was the general name used by South Vietnamese and allied soldiers in Vietnam, as well as by much of the English language media to refer to the armed insurgents fighting against the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Its use became widespread in Vietnam after the 1954 partition of the country between the RVN in the south and the Communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) in the north.
The U.S. military complained that the Viet Cong often appeared to be part of the civilian population, and thus U.S. troops could not tell the difference between the Viet Cong insurgents and peaceful civilians.
Cong, Cross and The Neale in County Mayo in the West of Ireland (629 words)
Cong, Cross and The Neale in County Mayo in the West of Ireland
The majestic monastic remains that adorn Cong today are the relics of a monastery built by the High King of Ireland, Turlach O'Connor in 1120 for the Augustinians.
Snuggled close to the isthmus of Cong is the small village of The Neale, with its historical and archaeological wealth virtually unknown.
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