The Khmer Krom (Khmer: ខ្មែរក្រោម, Vietnamese: Khơ Me Crộm) are indigenous Khmer people in southern Vietnam. In the Khmer language, Krom means "lower" or "below", as it refers to the lower reaches of the Mekong Delta, south of Cambodia proper. In the Vietnamese language, they are known as Khơ-me Crộm or Khơ-me dưới, which literally means "Khmer from below", a translation of the Khmer term.
The Khmer Krom are ethnic Khmer who inhabit Kampuchea Krom, an area in southern Vietnam that was once part of the Khmer Empire. Among the Khmer Krom the belief is held that they are the descendants of ancient Funan, the core of Suvarnabhumi,
which covered a vast extent of Southeast Asia including present day
Cambodia, southern Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Burma, Malaya, Sumatra and
other parts of Indonesia.
According to Vietnamese government figures (1999 census), there are
1,055,174 Khmer Krom in Vietnam. Other estimates vary considerably, with
up to 7 million reported to Taylor (2014) in his The Khmer lands of Vietnam.
KHMER KROM 6 TỉNH MIỀN TÂY NAM BỘ
Because of the neglect of Cambodia government and Viet Nam Government ambition, The Khmer krom is the victims of the death Bởi vì sự bỏ bê của chính phủ Cam-pu-chia và tham vọng của Chính phủ Việt Nam, The Khmer Krom là nạn nhân của cái chết
Khmer Krom ở bất cứ nơi nào trên thế giới , Khmer Krom là người mạnh đoàn kết và yêu thương lẫn nhau