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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 |
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Kui
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| Indigenous Group |
Kui (Also Known As: Kuoy, Kuy, Suoy, Suay, Suai)
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| Location |
Thailand, Buriram, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakorn Sri Thammarat, Mahasarakham,
Surin, Sri Saket, and Suphanburi provinces
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| Estimated Population |
300,000 (1992,
SIL International) |
| Environment |
Highland
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| Lifestyle |
Sedentary
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| Subsistence |
Agriculture / Tourism / Hunter
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| Level of Assimilation |
Fairly Traditional
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| Language Family |
Kuy
Classification:
SinoAustro-Asiatic, Mon-Khmer, Eastern Mon-Khmer, Katuic, West Katuic,
Kuay-Nheu
Alternate Names:
Sui, Suai, Suay, Suoi, Soai, Suei, Cuoi, Kui Souei, Kui, Kuoy, Kuuy,
Khamen-Boran
Dialects:
Chang (Suai Chang), Nheu, Kuay |
| Website URLs |
Ethnologue: Kuy a Language of Thailand
Virtual Hill Tribe Museum
Food and Agriculture Organization
Cultural Survival
An illness prevalent in the Kui communities of Northeast Thailand.
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| NGOs |
Virtual Hilltribe Museum
Cultural Survival
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