Mạ people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Vietnam 50,322 (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam | |
| Languages | |
| Mạ, Vietnamese, others | |
| Religion | |
| Animism • Theravada Buddhism |
The Mạ or Maa (Vietnamese: Người Mạ) are a Mon–Khmer indigenous people of Vietnam; as of 2019, they had a population of 50,322. They are concentrated mostly in the Lâm Đồng and Đồng Nai province of the country, particularly in the area of the upper Đồng Nai River. They are very close to the Koho people.
The Ma achieved some form of political unity and a stratified society before the 19th century due to the influence of the Funan. This, however, broke down due to varying factors such as the French colonization, inter-group warfare, and slave trading. The Mon-Khmer-speaking group called Cho Ro is identified by some ethnologists as a subgroup of the Ma people.