THE BRAU

Derivatives:    Brau, Brao

Population:  313 people (as of 1999)
 
Locality:  Kon Tum Province.
  
Customs and Culture
It's a tradition for the Brau to have tattoo on their faces and bodies. They live in houses-on-stilts. Matriarchy is more dominant in the Brau society. After wedding, the man has to live with his wife family before returning to his family many years later.
  
Language: The Brau language belongs to the Mon-Khmer Group.
  
Dress: The men often wear loincloths and the women wear sarongs.

Economy:  The Brau involves on-the-move life and practise slash-and-burn cultivation.