M’nong families live in both stilted houses and conventional style houses. The conventional style house has its roof almost touching the ground and the doors are in the shape of an arch, similar to a beehive. One hamlet has dozens of such houses. The village chief is the most influential person. The daily life of local people is greatly influenced by their experiences and traditional customs. Men and women, young and old alike are fond of drinking Ruou Can, a special kind of liquor sucked from a jar through small bamboo pipes or straws. They enjoy smoking tobacco as well.

M’nong men wear loincloths while women dress in maxi skirts. The loincloth and skirt are often in dark indigo with appealing white and red patterns and motifs.

The M’nong adopt a matriarchal social system in which children are named after their mother’s family name. In the family, the wife has a decisive say still pays due respect to her husband. Elderly parents often choose to stay with their youngest daughter.

Like many other ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, the M’nong celebrate their age-old cultural rituals and festivities and observe their regulations. Rituals of naming babies, praying for health, forging fraternal bonds, or celebrating bumper harvests, involve active community participation.

The M’nong regulations are comprised of 214 articles covering all social aspects such as community relations, responsibilities of village elders, customs and habits, marriages and family affairs, property ownership, environmental protection and security. These regulations not only govern prohibitions and penalties but also provide educational advice on making good deeds and getting rid of social evils.

The M’nong believe in supernatural forces. They worship genies and gods, especially the Rice God who they pray to for bumper harvests.