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Trekking through the province you may encounter many different non-Khmer (hill)tribes, called Khmer Loeu (literaly "Highland Khmer"). Besides Ratanakiri province, Khmer Loeu live also in Stung Treng, and Mondulkiri provinces. In the last and in Ratanakiri province they form the majority population.
Some of these tribes are related to Khmer, but they also have very different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The tribe we spent part of the day with spoke a language not related to Khmer, and therefor even more difficult to understand if you have learned some Khmer along the way. My partner who speaks Khmer could not understand their language.
The major Khmer Loeu groups in Cambodia are the Kuy, Mnong, Stieng, Brao, Pear, Jarai, and Rade. All but the last two speak Mon-Khmer languages.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Ratanakiri province is filled with places that would be considered off the beaten path. You can just hop on a motorbike or bicycle (which can be a little rough) and explore the smaller villages.
There are amazing things to be seen and experience; houses built in the old style, festivals you might stumble upon, kids wanting to play with you, older people just wanting to look at you and basic ofcourse everyday life.
A little further than Ta Veng we went to a village where we spent some time with the families. We showed them how to make inkpens out of bamboo. We brought some ink along and kids and their parents started drawing some great pictures.
Updated Aug 28, 2004
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