Tai Yuan

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The Tai Yuan are a Tai-speaking ethnic group native to Northern Thailand, historically associated with the former Lanna Kingdom and known for their distinct language, culture, and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai people
ethnic group
associatedWith Lanna Kingdom NERFINISHED
country Thailand
culturalCenter Chiang Mai NERFINISHED
Lamphun NERFINISHED
culturallyRelatedTo Central Thai people NERFINISHED
Lao people NERFINISHED
Shan people NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Northern Thailand NERFINISHED
ethnonymInThai คนเมือง
ethnonymMeaning people of the city
followsCustom Lanna New Year (Songkran) NERFINISHED
Loy Krathong (Yi Peng) NERFINISHED
hasReligion Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED
animism
spirit worship
historicallyRuledBy Lanna kings NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Lanna NERFINISHED
languageFamily Tai–Kadai languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus regional language of Northern Thailand
nativeTo Northern Thailand NERFINISHED
populationCountry Thailand NERFINISHED
primaryRegion Chiang Mai Province NERFINISHED
Chiang Rai Province NERFINISHED
Lampang Province NERFINISHED
Lamphun Province NERFINISHED
Mae Hong Son Province NERFINISHED
Nan Province NERFINISHED
Phayao Province NERFINISHED
Phrae Province NERFINISHED
Uttaradit Province NERFINISHED
subgroupOf Tai ethnic groups
traditionalArchitecture Lanna architecture NERFINISHED
traditionalClothing pha sin
sinh skirt
traditionalCraft silverwork
textile weaving
wood carving
traditionalDance fon lep
fon tian
traditionalMusic Lanna music NERFINISHED
traditionalReligion Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED
traditionalScript Lanna script NERFINISHED
Tai Tham script NERFINISHED
usesLanguage Kam Mueang
Lanna language NERFINISHED
Northern Thai language

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Lanna Kingdom ethnicGroup Tai Yuan
King Mangrai ethnicity Tai Yuan
Tai Khün relatedEthnicGroup Tai Yuan
Tai Lue relatedEthnicGroup Tai Yuan