The
Degar, also known as the
Montagnard, are the
indigenous peoples of the
Central Highlands of Vietnam. The term Montagnard means "mountain people" in French and is a carryover from the French colonial period in Vietnam. In
Vietnamese, they are known by the term
người Thượng (Highlanders)—this term now can also be applied to other
minority ethnic groups in Vietnam or
Người dân tộc thiểu số (literally, "minority people"). Earlier they were referred to pejoratively as the
mọi.