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456:. During the Cold War, further nation-building resulted in a polity where 'Thai' and 'Tai' continued to be deliberately conflated and, in the official discourse, nearly everyone was ethnically Thai and so spoke Thai or Thai ‘dialects’, as the regional languages and most smaller Tai languages were described. From the 1960s, census data described up to 99% of the population as ethnically Thai. Nonetheless, academic research of the Cold War period suggests that of these, only 33% spoke 41: 486: 4335: 516:") and ethnic communities in the northeast and is explicit about its reliance on the Mahidol University Ethnolinguistic Maps of Thailand data. Thus, though over 3.288 million people in the northeast alone could not be categorised, the population and percentages of other ethnic communities c. 1997 are known and constitute minimum populations. In descending order, the largest (equal to or greater than 400,000) are: 4345: 440:, of June 24, 1939, renamed Siam ‘Thailand’, or as it was during the Second World War, the ‘Great Thai Empire’, an assertion of Thai imperial identity over subject peoples. Then, in 1943, the influential National Culture Commission, which has survived in various incarnations until the present day (as the 569:
and northern Vietnam. For the most part the Dai/Tai/Thai occupied the more fertile intermontane basins and valleys, while the less powerful groups lived at the less rich higher elevations. This dichotomy was often accompanied by a master/serf relationship. Vestiges of this dichotomy remain today: for
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The 1904 Siamese census deliberately omitted the Lao ethnic identity so as to discourage further French colonial predations, resulting in the Thai officially becoming 85% of the population by ethnicity, rising to 89% in 1912. In the 1900s, membership of the Thai 'race' came to form the basis of
497:, available from the Department of Rights and Liberties Promotion of the Thai Ministry of Justice, 62 ethnolinguistic communities are officially recognised in Thailand. However, of these, only 56 were listed in the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security's 2015 549:
Khmer and Mon-Khmer make up approximately 6 percent, the Malays of southern Thailand make up around 3 percent. Among the groups categorized as hill tribes in the northern provinces, Hmong (Mien), Karen, and other small hill tribes make up over 1 percent.
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15,080,000 Lao (24.9 percent) consisting of the Thai Lao (14 million) and other smaller Lao-related groups, namely the Thai Loei (400-500,000), Lao Lom (350,000), Lao Wiang/Klang (200,000), Lao Khrang (90,000), Lao Ngaew (30,000), and Lao Ti
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for the Northeast. Thai censuses still do not disaggregate by either the largest or smallest ethnic groups and so reflect Thai national identity rather than the scientific consensus. Thailand saw an influx of a large number of
1537: 501:, with the larger, ethnoregional ethnic communities, including the Central Thai, being omitted; it, therefore, covers only 9.7% of the population. Twenty million Central Thai (together with approximately 650,000 275:, which superseded Sukhothai in the 16th century. From the 16th to the 18th centuries the Burmese expanded east, occupying Lan Na and parts of the Xishuangbanna and eventually destroying Ayutthaya. Nonetheless, 2165: 891:
The following table comprises all the ethnolinguistic identities recognised by the Royal Thai Government in the 2011 Country Report to the UN Committee responsible for the
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peoples, who were subsequently resettled in the central plains. During the nation-building era, Siam's ethnic map became more varied, as the majority of the peoples of the
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination; Reports submitted by States parties under article 9 of the Convention: Thailand
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under direct control in the 19th century. What remained of Lan Na became a vassal until 1896, when it was formally annexed, incorporating large numbers of
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over several hundred years, and especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, until the 1930s, meaning many Thai urban centres now have
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Streckfuss, David (1993). "The mixed colonial legacy in Siam: Origins of Thai racialist thought, 1890–1910". In Sears, Laurie J.; Smail, John R. (eds.).
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Draper, John; Kamnuansilpa, Peerasit (2018). "The Thai Lao Question: The Reappearance of Thailand's Ethnic Lao Community and Related Policy Questions".
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into seven provinces as part of a policy of 'divide and rule'. Via administrative modernisation, in 1901 Siam incorporated all seven provinces into ‘
3212: 4269: 4249: 3676: 3488: 2158: 3530: 505:) made up approximately 20,650,000 (34.1 percent) of the nation's population of 60,544,937 at the time of completion of the Mahidol University 353:. In the early Chakri dynasty period, Siamese armies had invaded areas of Laos and returned with large numbers of prisoners of war, especially 3461: 570:
example, 30 percent of ethnic minority children in Thailand cannot read by second grade. The corresponding figure for Bangkok is one percent.
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Siamese suzerainty over present-day Laos, together with some Cambodian provinces, was permanently ceded to the French during the formation of
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Note that population numbers are for the northeast region only. Languages may have additional speakers outside the northeast.
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Laungaramsri, Pinkaew (2003). "Ethnicity and the politics of ethnic classification in Thailand". In Mackerras, Colin (ed.).
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river valleys, fuelled by a sophisticated rice production system. Strong Tai societies emerged on the Shan plateau in
4315: 4194: 4189: 4069: 3741: 3535: 3505: 3476: 3466: 3366: 3060: 3035: 283:, and Malay states and thereby defeated the Burmese, ensuring the primacy of the Tai ethnic groups in the region. 4259: 4164: 4144: 4134: 4034: 3751: 3726: 3498: 3493: 3456: 3446: 3434: 3412: 3197: 3030: 280: 168: 2850: 108: 4234: 4149: 4129: 4014: 4004: 3991: 3967: 3704: 3595: 3583: 3275: 3248: 2965: 1527: 2143: 4279: 4214: 4179: 4114: 4094: 4084: 4044: 4029: 4024: 3901: 3399: 3280: 2886: 200: 144: 68: 2418: 1978:(in Thai). Bangkok: Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. 2015. pp. 1, 29. Archived from 326:, Siam extended formal rule over large numbers of Malay people. In 1816, Siam divided the Muslim tributary 4320: 4239: 4199: 4174: 4154: 4089: 4064: 4054: 4039: 3896: 3573: 3270: 3132: 2941: 2376: 2344: 671: 437: 308: 80: 1318:
The following table shows all the ethnic groups of Northeast Thailand, as recognised in the same report.
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Diller, Anthony (2002). "What makes central Thai a national language?". In Reynolds, Craig J. (ed.).
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According to the Royal Thai Government's 2011 Country Report to the UN committee responsible for the
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From approximately the 7th until the 13th centuries, the Tai, who may have originated in what is now
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Muslims separatism : the Moros of Southern Philippines and the Malays of Southern Thailand
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Keyes, Charles F. (1996). "Who are the Tai?". In Romanucci-Ross, L.; De Vos, G. A. (eds.).
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is a country of some 70 ethnic groups, including at least 24 groups of ethnolinguistically
3941: 3857: 3761: 3322: 3317: 3297: 2616: 2594: 2580: 2567: 1571: 390: 346:, Thailand thereby cemented its official rule over hundreds of thousands of Malay people. 323: 2784: 3872: 3825: 3699: 2868: 2811: 2764: 2739: 2629: 2535: 2521: 2441: 2308: 2293: 2258: 833: 803: 707: 615: 558: 409: 378: 362: 358: 343: 292: 4363: 4338: 3778: 3756: 3651: 2836: 2826: 2774: 2716: 2459: 2432: 2303: 2138: 2074: 1684: 857: 851: 845: 839: 464:), an indication of the number of ethnic Lao or users of Lao as a second language or 461: 444:) was established in order to define and disseminate official Thai national culture. 429: 252: 248: 512:
The 2011 Thailand Country Report provides population numbers for mountain peoples ("
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data (1997), which provides population numbers for most ethnolinguistic minorities.
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Thailand received an influx of tens of thousands of Vietnamese after the end of the
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International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Five ethnolinguistic families of Thailand recognized by the Royal Thai Government
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Autonomous histories, particular truths: essays in honor of John R.W. Smail
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Linguistic diversity and national unity : language ecology in Thailand
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in China and bordering areas of Northwest Vietnam, gradually populated the
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The Routledge International Handbook of Language Education Policy in Asia
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World Bank Group. (n.d.). Population, total . Washington, DC: Author.
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Master Plan for the Development of Ethnic Groups in Thailand 2015-2017
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Nationality, religion, and language data for the provinces of Thailand
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Master Plan for the Development of Ethnic Groups in Thailand 2015-2017
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policy which came to equate the Tai linguistic family with a greater
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Draper, John (2019-04-17), "Language education policy in Thailand",
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speakers, together with the various ethnic groups sometimes called '
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Ethnic Groups Across National Boundaries in Mainland Southeast Asia
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in the 13th century. Thailand also became home to large numbers of
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six million Khon Muang (9.9 percent, also called Northern Thais)
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1.4 million Khmer Leu (2.3 percent, also called Northern Khmer)
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4.5 million Pak Tai (7.5 percent, also called Southern Thais)
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citizenship of the modern Thai nation-state. In the 1930s,
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Ethnic groups of Northeast Thailand by language family
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assimilated Sino-Thai (Luk Chin) – > 4.5 million
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In official Thai documents, the term "hill tribe" (
1619:. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. 1325: 902: 334:Patani’, under the new Ministry of Interior. When 606:(Thai Pak Tai, Southern Siamese) – c. 5.5 million 1923: 1921: 1919: 1917: 1915: 259:, and in the Middle Mekong in the Lao empire of 2087:Kusuma Snitwongse & W Scott Thompson eds. 2020:แผนที่ภาษาของกลุ่มชาติพันธุ์ต่าง ๆ ในประเทศไทย 227:during the main period of Chinese emigration. 3968: 2973: 2159: 373:, but also smaller ethnic groups such as the 87:'), with the largest in population being the 8: 1729:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 199:and then Lao, or in the case of the Loloish 143:Thailand was mainly inhabited by indigenous 179:arrived. Following the arrival of the Tai, 3975: 3961: 3953: 3556: 3392: 3231: 3125: 3005: 2980: 2966: 2958: 2799: 2712: 2676: 2644: 2612: 2590: 2563: 2531: 2489: 2437: 2381: 2340: 2191: 2166: 2152: 2144: 1733:) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 542:400,000 Kuy/Kuay (also Suay) (0.7 percent) 489:Ethnolinguistic groups of Thailand in 1974 187:arrived in the West and North from China ( 71:peoples, with substantial populations of 2175:Ethnic and linguistic groups in Thailand 624:non-assimilated Chinese – c. 1.4 million 39: 1630: 460:, with over 50% speaking Lao dialects ( 2013: 2011: 1722: 1697:Che Man, Wan Kadir, 1946-.... (1990). 1567: 1557: 436:race-based ‘nation.’ The first of the 1960: 1958: 44:Chart shows the peopling of Thailand. 7: 1652: 1650: 1648: 1646: 1644: 1642: 1640: 1638: 1636: 1634: 107:('sea gypsies'); and both groups of 1371:Thai Khorat / Tai Beung / Tai Deung 600:(Thai Yuan; Lanna) – c. 6–7 million 338:was ceded to the English under the 2089:Ethnic Conflicts in Southeast Asia 1615:Wijeyewardene, Gehan, ed. (1990). 271:. The most powerful to emerge was 25: 416:Development of Thai ethnocentrism 4343: 4334: 4333: 2025:Ethnolinguistic Maps of Thailand 1844:. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press. 1748:Smalley, William Allen. (1994). 507:Ethnolinguistic Maps of Thailand 3799:Traditional musical instruments 2109:Parpart, Erich (23 July 2018). 1752:. University of Chicago Press. 1494:Cannot specify ethnicity/number 1432:Ngah Kur / Chao Bon / Khon Dong 1349:Thailand Khmer / Northern Khmer 977:Kammuang / Yuan (Northern Thai) 656:(multiple ancestries) – 450,000 4301:British Indian Ocean Territory 2139:Ethnologue report for Thailand 1890:. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. 1606:Schliesinger, Joachim (2015). 1597:Schliesinger, Joachim (2015). 1588:Schliesinger, Joachim (2000). 1013:Thailand Khmer, Northern Khmer 539:470,000 Phu Thai (0.8 percent) 481:Official and academic position 406:ethnically Chinese populations 342:, in exchange for what became 1: 2067:10.1080/14631369.2016.1258300 1335:Austroasiatic Language Family 267:, the capital of Lan Na, and 830:(Nyah Kur, Chao-bon) – 1,500 545:350,000 Karen (0.6 percent). 340:Anglo–Siamese Treaty of 1909 3677:Water supply and sanitation 1863:Seidenfaden, Erik. (1967). 1790:Journal of the Siam Society 1701:. Oxford university press. 969:Malay (Malayu / Nayu / Yawi 533:900,000 Malay (1.5 percent) 4391: 3531:Controlled-access highways 1583:. London: RoutledgeCurzon. 1550:Keyes, Charles F. (2008). 884: 536:500,000 Nyaw (0.8 percent) 28: 4370:Ethnic groups in Thailand 4329: 3914: 3613:Universities and colleges 3559: 3395: 3234: 3128: 588:(Siamese) – c. 25 million 574:List (by population size) 4050:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 3345:House of Representatives 3239:Administrative divisions 1667:10.4324/9781315666235-16 1528:Demographics of Thailand 1058:Sakai (Kensiw / Manique) 442:Thai Ministry of Culture 393:along the Khmer border. 303:(destroyed in 1827) and 291:Under the Bangkok-based 4311:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 475:rule of the Khmer Rouge 287:The nation-building era 4375:Thailand-related lists 3984:Ethnic groups in Asia 3484:Science and technology 3452:Special economic zones 1443:Kaleung, Yoy and Phuan 881:List by language group 490: 231:The arrival of the Tai 167:, and in the South by 134:Historical development 81:Sino-Tibetan languages 45: 3841:Mythological creature 3372:Deputy Prime Minister 3288:Intelligence agencies 1533:Languages of Thailand 983:Karen (7 subfamilies) 887:Languages of Thailand 885:Further information: 582:– c. 53–56.5 million 488: 175:) peoples, until the 79:; 11 groups speaking 43: 4225:United Arab Emirates 3499:Traditional medicine 3213:World Heritage Sites 3168:Environmental issues 1592:. White Lotus Press. 1208:Mal-Pray (Lua / Tin) 454:French Indochina war 438:12 Cultural Mandates 426:Luang Wichitwathakan 400:, Thailand received 381:, together with the 4252:limited recognition 1781:Grabowsky, Volker. 1343:Lao Esan / Thai Lao 1329:Tai Language Family 1263:Lao Wiang/Lao Klang 800:(Thai Khun) – 6,280 618:) – c. 6–9 million 328:Sultanate of Patani 95:peoples, i.e., the 3511:Telecommunications 3163:Floods in Thailand 3061:Siamese Revolution 1252:Lavua (Lawa / Lua) 1223:Mlabri (Tongluang) 1178:Palaung (Dala-ang) 1118:Nyah Kur (Chaobon) 710:(Thai Lü) – 83,000 704:(Thai Yai)– 95,000 638:– > 1.2 million 491: 402:Chinese immigrants 398:Chinese emigration 46: 4357: 4356: 4294:other territories 3950: 3949: 3910: 3909: 3897:Traditional games 3546: 3545: 3382: 3381: 3362:Political parties 3266:Foreign relations 3221: 3220: 3115: 3114: 3046:Ayutthaya Kingdom 3041:Sukhothai Kingdom 2955: 2954: 2845: 2844: 2798: 2797: 2702: 2701: 2675: 2674: 2643: 2642: 2611: 2610: 2589: 2588: 2562: 2561: 2530: 2529: 2488: 2487: 2427: 2426: 2386:Malayo-Polynesian 2371: 2370: 2339: 2338: 2111:"Childhood's End" 1943:on 9 October 2016 1818:978-1-881261-11-7 1676:978-1-315-66623-5 1581:Ethnicity in Asia 1516: 1515: 1316: 1315: 1136:Yunnanese Chinese 836:(Black Tai) – 700 159:) peoples in the 57:Central, Southern 16:(Redirected from 4382: 4347: 4337: 4336: 4306:Christmas Island 3992:Sovereign states 3977: 3970: 3963: 3954: 3930: 3923: 3672:Waste management 3557: 3408: 3393: 3232: 3126: 3056:Rattanakosin era 3051:Thonburi Kingdom 3006: 2982: 2975: 2968: 2959: 2800: 2713: 2677: 2645: 2613: 2591: 2564: 2532: 2490: 2438: 2382: 2341: 2196:Southwestern Tai 2192: 2168: 2161: 2154: 2145: 2126: 2125: 2123: 2121: 2106: 2100: 2085: 2079: 2078: 2050: 2041: 2040: 2038: 2036: 2030: 2015: 2006: 2000: 1994: 1993: 1991: 1990: 1984: 1977: 1962: 1953: 1952: 1950: 1948: 1942: 1935: 1925: 1910: 1909: 1883: 1877: 1876: 1867:. Siam Society. 1865:The Thai peoples 1860: 1854: 1853: 1837: 1831: 1830: 1804: 1798: 1797: 1787: 1778: 1772: 1771: 1745: 1739: 1738: 1728: 1720: 1694: 1688: 1687: 1654: 1620: 1611: 1602: 1593: 1584: 1575: 1569: 1565: 1563: 1555: 1326: 1106:Jingpaw / Kachin 903: 806:(De'ang) – 5,000 565:, as well as in 563:western Thailand 423:Thai nationalist 351:French Indochina 129: 31:Central Thailand 21: 4390: 4389: 4385: 4384: 4383: 4381: 4380: 4379: 4360: 4359: 4358: 4353: 4325: 4293: 4284: 4265:Northern Cyprus 4251: 4244: 3986: 3981: 3951: 3946: 3933: 3926: 3919: 3906: 3811:Public holidays 3806:Performing arts 3686: 3589:Sex trafficking 3542: 3406: 3378: 3217: 3183:Protected areas 3111: 3080: 2995: 2986: 2956: 2951: 2875: 2841: 2794: 2698: 2671: 2639: 2607: 2585: 2558: 2526: 2484: 2423: 2367: 2335: 2181: 2179:language family 2172: 2135: 2130: 2129: 2119: 2117: 2108: 2107: 2103: 2086: 2082: 2055:Asian Ethnicity 2052: 2051: 2044: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2017: 2016: 2009: 2001: 1997: 1988: 1986: 1982: 1975: 1964: 1963: 1956: 1946: 1944: 1940: 1933: 1927: 1926: 1913: 1898: 1885: 1884: 1880: 1862: 1861: 1857: 1839: 1838: 1834: 1819: 1806: 1805: 1801: 1785: 1780: 1779: 1775: 1760: 1747: 1746: 1742: 1721: 1709: 1696: 1695: 1691: 1677: 1656: 1655: 1632: 1627: 1614: 1605: 1596: 1587: 1578: 1566: 1556: 1554:. 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Index

Thai peoples
Central Thailand
Thai people

Thailand
Tai peoples
Central, Southern
Northeastern
Northern Thais
Austroasiatic
Northern Khmer
Kuy
Sino-Tibetan languages
hill tribes
Karen
Austronesian
Malay
Moken
Urak Lawoi
Hmong-Mien
Chinese
Indians
Thai Portuguese
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Austro-Asiatic
Mon-Khmer
Khmu
Lawa
central plains
Northeast

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