Mnong people

Evidence for name equivalence

Record each designation with its users, referent and evidence linking it to this registry entry.

1. Which names do the communities concerned use for themselves, and in which languages and scripts? definition
2. Which sources establish whether another designation means all Mnong people, a particular community or a different referent? provenance

Internal classifications and their authority

Treat proposed subgroup relationships as attributed claims rather than a settled universal hierarchy.

1. Which communities are described as Mnong, and how does their self-identification relate to that description? boundary
2. Where do community, administrative and scholarly accounts disagree about the boundaries of Mnong identity? provenance

Documented connections to place

Record place relationships at the community level without inferring ownership or continuous occupation.

1. Which places are associated with named Mnong communities, and does each account concern present residence or historical connection? provenance
2. What evidence establishes the timing and circumstances of reported movement, resettlement or dispersal? provenance

Comparable population estimates

Retain the original enumeration category, reference date and coverage for every count.

1. How many people does each source count as Mnong, for which year and geographic area? measurement
2. Does the count use self-identification, language, household classification or another criterion, and can it be compared with other counts? boundary

Language labels and their referents

Distinguish the people named by the registry from languages or varieties associated with them.

1. Which languages or varieties are associated with each documented Mnong community, and who supplies their names? provenance
2. When a source uses Mnong as a language label, what population or variety does it actually describe? boundary

Contexts of transmission

Record reported language and knowledge transmission with its participants, setting and date.

1. What evidence describes language use across generations and settings within the particular Mnong community? measurement
2. Which community-led educational or documentation activities are recorded, and what participation or reuse do they permit? action

Situated social accounts

Record evidence about household organisation, community institutions and livelihoods without assuming collective uniformity.

1. Which institutions and livelihood arrangements are documented for a named Mnong community and period? provenance
2. What evidence limits the applicability of that account to other Mnong communities or to the present? boundary

Practice attribution and interpretation

Keep practitioners' interpretations distinct from outside descriptions and heritage classifications.

1. Which practices do particular Mnong communities identify as meaningful, and how do participants explain them? definition
2. Is the description contemporary, historical, disputed or limited to particular participants and occasions? boundary

Representative mandates

Require evidence of mandate before treating a statement or approval as collective.

1. Which Mnong constituency does this person or organisation represent, and what evidence establishes that mandate? provenance
2. Does the proposed consultation or approval fall within that mandate, or require additional community participation? action

Conditions for knowledge use

Distinguish access to material from permission to translate, republish, commercialise or otherwise reuse it.

1. What consent, attribution or access conditions accompany this material, and whose authority supports them? provenance
2. Is the proposed use covered by those conditions, and who can resolve any uncertainty? action

Check these first

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Mnong people this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Mnong people this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Mnong people this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Mnong people this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Mnong people this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance