Khmer Surin people

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Northern_Khmer
Khmer of Surin
gptkbp:ancestry gptkb:Cambodia
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Mon-Khmer
gptkbp:country gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:culturalRevitalization increased interest in Khmer heritage since 1990s
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Khmer_culture
Thai culture
gptkbp:danceType gptkb:Khmer_classical_dance
gptkbp:education Thai language is primary in schools
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Songkran
gptkb:Bun_Bang_Fai
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Isan
gptkb:Northeastern_Thailand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Khmer Surin people
gptkbp:intermarriage common with Thai and Lao people
gptkbp:languageEndangerment Northern Khmer is considered endangered
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Austroasiatic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Northern_Khmer
gptkbp:migratory descendants of Khmer who remained in Thailand after border changes
gptkbp:minorityStatus ethnic minority in Thailand
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Pinpeat_ensemble
traditional Khmer music
gptkbp:notableFor distinct dialect from standard Khmer
preserving Khmer language in Thailand
gptkbp:policy assimilation encouraged in 20th century
gptkbp:population about 1.4 million
gptkbp:province gptkb:Sisaket
gptkb:Buriram
gptkb:Maha_Sarakham
gptkb:Nakhon_Ratchasima
gptkb:Surin
gptkb:Ubon_Ratchathani
gptkbp:recognizedBy Japanese government
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Khmer_people
Cambodian people
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
Animism
gptkbp:script gptkb:Khmer_script
gptkb:Thai_script
gptkbp:traditionalDress gptkb:Sabai
gptkb:Sampot
gptkbp:traditionalOccupation weaving
rice farming
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northern_Khmer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7