Isan people

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The Isan people are a Lao-speaking ethnic group of northeastern Thailand known for their distinct culture, language, and traditions that blend Lao and Thai influences.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Isan people canonical 11
Isan Lao people 1
Isan folk music 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai ethnic group
ethnic group
associatedWith Khorat Plateau
Mekong River
borderRegionWith Cambodia
Laos
citizenship Thai nationality
country Thailand
culturalIdentity distinct regional identity within Thailand
culturalInfluenceFrom Khmer culture
Lao culture
Mon culture
Thai culture
diaspora Bangkok
central Thailand
economicActivity labor migration
rice farming
ethnicallyRelatedTo Lao people
Thai people
governmentClassification Thai Isan
linked to: Thai

Thai Lao
historicalEvent Siamese–Lao population transfers
integration into Siam
historicalOrigin Lao principalities along the Mekong
historicalScript Tai Noi script
linked to: Tai Viet script
language Isan language
linked to: Isan
languageCloseTo Lao language
linked to: Lao
languageFamily Tai–Kadai languages
musicPopularity mor lam is popular nationwide in Thailand
populationCenter Khon Kaen
Nakhon Ratchasima
Ubon Ratchathani
Udon Thani
primaryRegion Isan region
linked to: Isan

Northeastern Thailand
religion Buddhism with folk beliefs
Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

animism
stapleFood glutinous rice
traditionalCuisine larb
som tam
sticky rice
traditionalDance fon Isan
linked to: Isan
traditionalInstrument khaen
phin
traditionalMusic luk thung Isan
mor lam
usesScript Thai script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lao people relatedEthnicGroup Isan people
Tai Yuan people relatedEthnicGroup Isan people
Sisaket Province hasCulturalPractice Isan folk music
linked to: Isan people
So associatedWith Isan Lao people
linked to: Isan people
Phu Thai relatedEthnicGroup Isan people
Phuthai people relatedEthnicGroup Isan people
Thai relatedEthnicGroup Isan people