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Akha |
Bisu |
Hmong Daw |
Hmong Njua |
Htin |
Isan |
Karen S’gaw |
Khmu |
Kui |
Lahu |
Lisu |
Lu Mien |
Mani |
Mlabri |
Moken |
Moklen |
Palaung |
Tai Lue |
Urak Lawoi |
| Isan |
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| Indigenous Group |
Isan (Also known as: Lao, Isaan, Issan, Esarn) |
| Location |
Thailand, Isan, Khorat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen, Buriram |
| Estimated Population |
20,825,000 (2000,
Art History Club) |
| Environment |
Harsh, Plain, Swamp |
| Lifestyle |
Sedentary |
| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Paid Labor |
| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional |
| Language Family |
Thai, Northeastern
Classification: Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Southwestern, Lao-Phutai
Alternate names: Thai, Isaan, Issan, Thai Isaan
Dialects: Northern Isan, Central Isan (Kalerng, Kaleung, Kaloeng), Southern Isan, Khorat |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue, Thai, Northeastern, a language of Thailand
Art History Club, Demographics of Asan
Directory.Laborlawtalk.com
Wikipedia, Lao People
Thai World View, Poor Isan
The Isan Saga, The People and Region of Northeast Thailand
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| NGOs |
Southern Alternative Agriculture Network (SAAN)
Forum of the Poor - Thailand |
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