Central Thai
E750129
Central Thai are the dominant ethnic group of Thailand, primarily inhabiting the central plains and serving as the cultural and linguistic basis for standard Thai identity.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Thai culture | 1 |
| Standard Thai | 1 |
| Thai | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| autonym | Khon Klang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCityRegion | Bangkok Metropolitan Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipMajority | Thai citizens ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Loy Krathong festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Songkran festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
basis of standard Thai culture
ⓘ
core of Thai national identity ⓘ |
| demonym | Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
dominant in Thai mass media
ⓘ
dominant in Thai state administration ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Ayutthaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bangkok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPolity |
Ayutthaya Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rattanakosin Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Central Thai language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Standard Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tai–Kadai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticRole | basis of standard Thai language ⓘ |
| majorityStatus | dominant ethnic group in Thailand ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | dominant in Thai monarchy-centered nationalism ⓘ |
| populationStatus | largest ethnic group in Thailand ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Central Thailand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chao Phraya River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Isan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Brahmanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity (minority) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hinduism (minority) ⓘ Thai folk religion NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| scriptUsage |
use Thai script for official documents
ⓘ
use Thai script for religious texts ⓘ |
| standardizationRole | source of official Thai education curriculum language ⓘ |
| traditionalCuisine | Central Thai cuisine ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
Khon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lakhon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | Chut Thai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic |
Luk thung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thai classical music ⓘ |
| urbanizationLevel | highly urbanized in Bangkok and central plains ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Thai script ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thai
this entity surface form:
Central Thai culture
this entity surface form:
Standard Thai