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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2000-6000[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Thailand | |
| Languages | |
| Nyah Kur, Thai, Isan | |
| Religion | |
| Predominately Theravada Buddhism, traditional Animism, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mon, Khmer, Kuy and other Austroasiatic people of Southeast Asia. |
The Nyah Kur (known in Thai as ชาวบน, Chao Bon) are an ethnic group native to Thailand in Southeast Asia. Closely related to the Mon people, the Nyah Kur are the descendants of the Mon of Dvaravati who did not flee westward or assimilate when their empire fell under the influence of the Khmer when Suryavarman I gained the throne in the early 11th century.[3]
- ^ Theraphan L. Thongkum. (1984). Nyah Kur (Chao bon)–Thai–English dictionary. Monic language studies, vol. 2. Bangkok, Thailand: Chulalongkorn University Printing House. ISBN 974-563-785-8
- ^ Premsrirat, Suwilai (2002). Bauer, Robert S. (ed.). "The Future of Nyah Kur". Collected Papers on Southeast Asian and Pacific Languages. Australian National Univ., Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies: 155–165.
- ^ Hla, Nai Pan (1992). The Significant Role of the Mon Language and Culture in Southeast Asia (part 1). Tokyo, Japan: Institute for the Study of Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Retrieved 18 September 2013.