Isan

E327356
cultural region region of Thailand

Isan is a culturally distinct and predominantly rural region in northeastern Thailand known for its Lao-influenced language, cuisine, and traditions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Isan canonical 14
Isan language 9
Isan region 5

Statements (77)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
region of Thailand ⓘ
borders Cambodia ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
country Thailand ⓘ
hasBorderRiver Mekong River ⓘ
hasClimate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasCuisine kai yang ⓘ
larb ⓘ
nam tok ⓘ
pla ra ⓘ
som tam ⓘ
sticky rice ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Lao people ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic high rate of out-migration ⓘ
predominantly rural population ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
labor migration ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Bru ⓘ
Khmer ⓘ
Kuy ⓘ
Lao–Isan cultural area ⓘ
surface form: Lao Isan

Nyaw ⓘ
Phu Thai ⓘ
So ⓘ
Thai people ⓘ
Yo ⓘ
hasHistoricalInfluenceFrom Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
Lan Xang ⓘ
Rattanakosin Kingdom (Siam) ⓘ
surface form: Rattanakosin Kingdom
hasMajorCity Amnat Charoen ⓘ
Bueng Kan ⓘ
Buriram ⓘ
Chaiyaphum ⓘ
Kalasin ⓘ
Khon Kaen ⓘ
Loei Province ⓘ
surface form: Loei

Maha Sarakham ⓘ
Mukdahan ⓘ
Nakhon Ratchasima ⓘ
Nong Bua Lamphu ⓘ
Nong Khai ⓘ
Roi Et ⓘ
Sakon Nakhon province ⓘ
surface form: Sakon Nakhon

Si Sa Ket ⓘ
Surin ⓘ
Ubon Ratchathani ⓘ
Udon Thani ⓘ
Yasothon ⓘ
hasMajorCrop cassava ⓘ
glutinous rice ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
hasMajorReligion Theravada ⓘ
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
hasMinorReligion Animism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage Thai language ⓘ
hasSpokenLanguage Isan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Isan language

Lao ⓘ
surface form: Lao language
hasTraditionalDance fon dance ⓘ
hasTraditionalFestival Bun Bang Fai ⓘ
Bun Phawet ⓘ
Burmese New Year ⓘ
surface form: Songkran
hasTraditionalMusic luk thung Isan ⓘ
mor lam ⓘ
integratedInto modern Thai state ⓘ
knownFor Lao-influenced culture ⓘ
distinct cuisine ⓘ
distinct language ⓘ
mor lam music ⓘ
rice farming ⓘ
rural lifestyle ⓘ
silk weaving ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
locatedIn Northeastern Thailand ⓘ
surface form: northeastern Thailand
partOf Indochinese Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Mainland Southeast Asia
usesWritingSystem Thai script ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Korat, Thailand → locatedInRegion → Isan ⓘ
Korat, Thailand → localDialect → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Lao script → usedFor → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Thai script → writingSystemFor → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Mun River → locatedIn → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan region
Mun River → countrySubdivision → Isan ⓘ
Siamese → relatedEthnicGroup → Isan ⓘ
Nong Khai → region → Isan ⓘ
Nong Khai → regionalLanguage → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan Lao
Tai languages → hasMajorLanguage → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Thai Forest Tradition → region → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan region of Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima → isPartOf → Isan ⓘ
Nakhon Ratchasima → gatewayTo → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan region
Nakhon Ratchasima → regionalLanguage → Isan ⓘ
Northeastern Thailand → shortName → Isan ⓘ
Northeastern Thailand → hasCulturalRegion → Isan ⓘ
Northeastern Thailand → hasMajorLanguage → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Isan → hasSpokenLanguage → Isan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Khorat Plateau → locatedIn → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan region
Northeastern railway line of Thailand → regionServed → Isan ⓘ
Mittraphap Road (Highway 2) → locatedInRegion → Isan ⓘ
subject surface form: Mittraphap Road
Mittraphap Road (Highway 2) → connectsRegion → Isan ⓘ
subject surface form: Mittraphap Road
Mittraphap Road (Highway 2) → regionServed → Isan ⓘ
subject surface form: Mittraphap Road
this entity surface form: Isan region
Lao–Isan cultural area → dominantLanguage → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University → locatedIn → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan region
Thao Suranari Monument → locatedIn → Isan ⓘ
The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima → locatedIn → Isan ⓘ
Terminal 21 Korat → locatedIn → Isan ⓘ
Southern Thai language → isDifferentFrom → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language
Lao–Phuthai languages → majorLanguage → Isan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isan language