Haroi people

Haroi
Người H'roi (Vietnamese)
	Traditional dance of the Cham H'roi people in Bình Định province, Vietnam.
Total population
	42,500–46,000[citation needed]
Regions with significant populations
	Vietnam (Bình Định and Phú Yên)
Languages
	Haroi (native) • Vietnamese • Bahnaric • Eastern Cham
Religion
	Haroi traditional religion (polytheistic and animistic beliefs), Bani Islam (traditional Shia), Hinduism,
Related ethnic groups
	Chamic speaking-peoples

Haroi or Cham Haroi, also known as H'roi, Bahnar Cham,^[1] or Cham H'roi, are an Cham ethnolinguistic group who speak Haroi, a Chamic language. It is recognized as the Cham people in the Vietnamese constitution.

History

Several expert opinions have put forward to trace their origins, one side arguing that they are a distinct one Bahnaric ethnolinguistic group in the Champa city-state from the 2nd to 19th centuries, until assimilating with the Cham people and speaking Cham thereafter. While others argue that they were a group of former Cham people who fled to the highlands after a war with Đại Việt in the 15th century.^[1] Meanwhile, other related ethnic groups such as the Jarai and Rade had inhabited the highlands earlier after fighting with other Chamic ethnolinguistic groups around 10th to 13th centuries.^[2]

Religion

Contemporary Haroi traditional religion involves the practice of polytheistic and animistic beliefs. A small part are Bani Islam (traditional Shia), as well as Hinduism.^[1]

Culture

The Haroi people in Phú Yên and Bình Định provinces have long-standing cultural traditions, including traditional cuisine, music, and costumes. Their traditional costumes are known for their elegant and discreet identity. They also have a tradition of celebrating welcoming the new rice season known as Quai Pthăi Brău.^[3] They also have drums that are often played during this traditional festival called Trống K’toang.^[4]

Population

The Haroi population is around 42,500 to 46,000.^{[citation needed]} They live mainly in Bình Định and Phú Yên provinces. Their main distribution is in Vân Canh, a mountainous district in Bình Định province. Where they comprise 40% of the population.^[5]

Languages

They are speakers of Haroi, a Coastal Chamic language closely related especially to Eastern Cham. Also to Austroasiatic elements especially Bahnaric.^[6] Today most are able to speak Vietnamese, the national language of Vietnam.^[7]

Notable people

Lê Văn Ru, traditional artist from Bình Định^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Quang, Isvan (2020). "Haroi also known as : "Haroi" "H'roi" and "H'rời". Most English language scholarship does not use the term 'Cham H'roi'", "Bahna Cham"". UBC Community, Partners, and Alumni Publications. British Columbia, United States: Database of Religious History (DRH). doi:10.14288/1.0391873. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ Howard, Michael C. (2008). "Supplementary Warp Patterned Textiles of the Cham in Vietnam". Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Symposium. Honolulu, United States: Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Nét đẹp trang phục của đồng bào Chăm H'roi". baodantoc.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Dân tộc và Phát triển. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ Nhân, T.; Trường, H. (20 November 2023). "Đắm say tiếng trống K'toang của người Chăm H'roi". baodantoc.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Dân tộc và Phát triển. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ Hóa, Văn; Thuật, Nghệ (16 January 2022). "Ẩm thực người Chăm H'roi & hương vị nguyên bản" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Haroi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
^ Taylor, K. W. (2013-05-09). A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-521-87586-8.

[quang2020-1] Quang, Isvan (2020). "Haroi also known as : "Haroi" "H'roi" and "H'rời". Most English language scholarship does not use the term 'Cham H'roi'", "Bahna Cham"". UBC Community, Partners, and Alumni Publications. British Columbia, United States: Database of Religious History (DRH). doi:10.14288/1.0391873. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[2] Howard, Michael C. (2008). "Supplementary Warp Patterned Textiles of the Cham in Vietnam". Proceedings of the 11th Biennial Symposium. Honolulu, United States: Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[bdt-3] "Nét đẹp trang phục của đồng bào Chăm H'roi". baodantoc.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Dân tộc và Phát triển. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[4] Nhân, T.; Trường, H. (20 November 2023). "Đắm say tiếng trống K'toang của người Chăm H'roi". baodantoc.vn (in Vietnamese). Báo Dân tộc và Phát triển. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[5] Hóa, Văn; Thuật, Nghệ (16 January 2022). "Ẩm thực người Chăm H'roi & hương vị nguyên bản" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[6] Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Haroi". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

[7] Taylor, K. W. (2013-05-09). A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge University Press. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-521-87586-8.

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