Kuy people
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The Kuy people are an indigenous ethnic group of mainland Southeast Asia, primarily in Cambodia, Thailand, and Laos, known for their distinct Mon-Khmer language, traditional forest-based livelihoods, and rich animist cultural practices.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuy language | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mon-Khmer language
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| country |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
forest spirit rituals ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ village guardian spirit ceremonies ⓘ |
| culturalThreat |
deforestation
ⓘ
land concessions ⓘ mining projects ⓘ plantation expansion ⓘ |
| ethnogenesisRegion | mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| landTenure | customary collective land use ⓘ |
| language | Kuy language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Austroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Katuic languages ⓘ |
| populationStatus |
minority group in Cambodia
ⓘ
minority group in Laos ⓘ minority group in Thailand ⓘ |
| recognizedAsIndigenous |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
northeastern Thailand
ⓘ
northern Cambodia ⓘ southern Laos ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bru people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khmer people NERFINISHED ⓘ Suay people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
animism ⓘ |
| religiousChange |
Buddhist influence
ⓘ
Christian missionary activity ⓘ |
| sacredSiteType |
sacred mountains
ⓘ
sacred trees ⓘ spirit forests ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
blacksmithing ⓘ iron smelting ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
forest-based livelihoods
ⓘ
hunting and gathering ⓘ non-timber forest product collection ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ swidden agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.