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The '''Pnong''' (alternatively '''Phnong''', '''Punong,''' or '''Bunong''', {{lang-km|ជនជាតិព្នង choncheate pnong}}) are an [[Indigenous peoples|aboriginalindigenous]] [[Cambodia]]n minority [[ethnic group]]. They are found primarily in [[Mondulkiri]] province of Cambodia. The Pnong is the largest indigenous highland ethnic group in Cambodia. They have their own language called [[Mnong language|Pnong]], which belongs to [[Bahnaric languages|Bahnaric]] branch of [[Austroasiatic languages]]. The majority of Pnong people are [[animism|animists]], but a minority of them follows [[Roman Catholicism]] and [[Theravada Buddhism]]. The Pnongs are considered as [[Khmer Loeu]] or Montagnard, which is the collective name given to the various indigenous ethnic groups residing in the highlands of Cambodia.
 
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