Lanna people

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The Lanna people are a Tai ethnic group from Northern Thailand known for their distinct language, culture, and traditions, including elaborate festivals and crafts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Northern Thai people 5
Lanna people canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai ethnic group
ethnic group
alternativeName Khon Mueang
linked to: Kham Mueang

Northern Thai people
linked to: Lanna people
country Thailand
culturalInfluence Burmese culture
Central Thai culture
linked to: Central Thai

Mon culture
culture distinct regional culture within Thailand
ethnicity Tai
historicalCapital Chiang Mai
historicalState Lanna Kingdom
knownFor Buddhist temple art
distinct language
elaborate festivals
traditional crafts
traditional dance
traditional music
languageFamily Tai–Kadai languages
mainArea Chiang Mai Province
Chiang Rai Province
linked to: Chiang Rai

Lampang Province
linked to: Lampang

Lamphun Province
linked to: Lamphun

Mae Hong Son Province
Nan Province
linked to: Nan province

Phayao Province
Phrae Province
linked to: Phrae province
modernLanguageStatus recognized as a regional language in Thailand
primaryLanguage Northern Thai language
region Northern Thailand
linked to: northern Thailand
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

animism
spirit worship
traditionalCraft lacquerware
silverwork
textile weaving
wood carving
traditionalDance fon lep (fingernail dance)
fon thien (candle dance)
fon tian
traditionalDress pha biang (shoulder cloth)
sinh (women’s tubular skirt)
traditional indigo-dyed cotton garments
traditionalFestival Loi Krathong festival
Songkran (Lanna New Year)
Yi Peng festival
traditionalMusic khene
saw duang
saw u
traditionalScript Lanna script
linked to: Tai Tham script

Tai Tham script
writingSystemUsage used Lanna script for chronicles and literature
used Tai Tham script for religious texts

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Northern Thailand ethnicGroup Northern Thai people
subject linked to: northern Thailand
linked to: Lanna people
Tai Khün relatedEthnicGroup Lanna people
Tai Yuan people ethnonym Northern Thai people
linked to: Lanna people
Tai Lue people relatedEthnicGroup Northern Thai people
linked to: Lanna people
Lanna language associatedWithEthnicGroup Northern Thai people
linked to: Lanna people
Lanna people alternativeName Northern Thai people
linked to: Lanna people