Chams
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The Chams, or Champa people, are an Austronesian ethnic group in Southeast Asia and are the original inhabitants of central Vietnam and coastal Cambodia before the arrival of the Cambodians and Vietna
Cham women performing a traditional dance in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Traditional Cham women's clothes
Depiction of Cham naval soldiers fighting against the Khmer, stone relief at the Bayon
The Chams decorated their temples with stone reliefs depicting the gods such as Garuda fighting the nāga (12th-13th century CE)
Cham language
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Cham is a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Austronesian family, spoken by the Chams of Southeast Asia. It is spoken primarily in the territory of the former Kingdom of Champa, which spanned modern So
Chams
…The Chams (Cham: ꨌꩌ, چام, cam), or Champa people (Cham: ꨂꨣꩃ ꨌꩌꨛꨩ, اوراڠ چمڤا, Urang Campa; Vietnamese: Người Chăm or Người Chàm; Khmer: ជនជាតិចាម, Chônchéatĕ Cham…
Cham language