Nyaw
E1018019
The Nyaw are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia, primarily found in northeastern Thailand and neighboring regions, with their own distinct language and cultural traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyaw canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
human population ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalPreservation | facing language shift toward Thai and Lao ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
distinct customs
ⓘ
distinct language ⓘ traditional clothing ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| economicChange | increasing labor migration to urban areas ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | border areas of Thailand and Laos ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | no widely used indigenous script ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | distinct ethnic identity within Tai cultural sphere ⓘ |
| language | Nyaw language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Tai languages
ⓘ
Tai-Kadai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriagePattern | traditionally endogamous within group ⓘ |
| minorityStatus |
ethnic minority in Laos
ⓘ
ethnic minority in Thailand ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Northeastern Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phu Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ other Tai-speaking groups ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
ancestor worship ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
Buddhist temple festivals
ⓘ
spirit worship ceremonies ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
subsistence farming ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem |
Lao script (for some purposes)
ⓘ
Thai script (for some purposes) ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.