ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ คนเมือง | |
|---|---|
 Young dancer, Chiang Mai | |
| Total population | |
| 6 million[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Thailand Laos (Houayxay, Ton Pheung) Myanmar (Tachileik, Myawaddy) | |
| Languages | |
| Lanna and Central Thai | |
| Religion | |
 Theravada Buddhism, Tai folk religion[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tai peoples |
The Northern Thai people or Tai Yuan (Thai: ไทยวน, [tʰaj˧ juan˧]), self-designation khon mu(e)ang (Northern Thai: ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶᨾᩮᩬᩥᨦ, คนเมือง pronounced [kʰon˧ mɯaŋ˧] meaning "people of the (cultivated) land" or "people of our community"), are a Tai ethnic group, native to nine provinces in Northern Thailand, principally in the area of the former kingdom of Lan Na.[3] As a Tai group, they are closely related to Tai Lü and Tai Khün with regards to common culture, language and history as well as to Thailand's dominant Thai ethnic group (in contrast referred to as Siamese or Central Thai). There are approximately 6 million Tai Yuan. Most of them live in Northern Thailand, with a small minority 29,442 (2005 census) living across the border in Bokeo Province of Laos. Their language is called Northern Thai, Lanna or Kham Mueang.
- ^ Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Entry for Northern Thai Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.
- ^ Placzek, Kanittanan, James, Wilaiwan (1986). "Historical and contemporary meaning of Thai khwan: The use of lexical meaning change as an indicator of cultural change". Religion, Values, and Development in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 146–166. ISBN 978-9971-988-20-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ See: Forbes, Andrew, 'The Peoples of Chiang Mai', in: Penth, Hans, and Forbes, Andrew, A Brief History of Lan Na (Chiang Mai City Arts and Cultural Centre, Chiang Mai, 2004), pp. 221-256.