Nyah Kur people
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The Nyah Kur people are an indigenous ethnic group of central Thailand, considered descendants of the ancient Mon civilization and known for preserving a distinct Monic language and traditional culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyah Kur people canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ethnic group ⓘ |
| ancestry | Mon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bilingualism | Nyah Kur and Thai ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration ceremonies
ⓘ
spirit medium rituals ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization | local efforts to preserve Nyah Kur language and traditions ⓘ |
| educationLanguage | Thai ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Nyah Kur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnologueCode | cbn ⓘ |
| exonym | Chao Bon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageLanguageTransmission | primarily oral ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | descendants of ancient Mon polities in central Thailand ⓘ |
| integration | increasingly assimilated into Thai society ⓘ |
| language | Nyah Kur language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Austroasiatic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language community ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature | conservative Monic phonology compared to modern Mon ⓘ |
| migrationHistory | remained in forested highlands after decline of Mon centers ⓘ |
| minorityStatus | ethnic minority in Thailand ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Chaiyaphum Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lopburi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakhon Ratchasima Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Phetchabun Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Saraburi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining number of fluent Nyah Kur speakers ⓘ |
| region | central Thailand ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Mon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
animism ⓘ |
| selfDesignation | Nyah Kur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBelief |
forest spirits
ⓘ
guardian spirits of villages ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
hunting and gathering
ⓘ
rice farming ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
spirit worship ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Thai script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.