The Ethnic groups in Buriram

Preface A

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ok) is a part of Material
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The purpose of this E-book is to provide information
about 4 ethnic groups in Buriram: Thai-Lao, Thai-Korat,
Thai-Kui, and Thai-Khmer.

The authors highly anticipate that the
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useful information for those interested.

list of contents

title
page
Preface A
Thai-Lao 1
Thai-Korat 11
Thai-Kui 21
Thai-Khmer 30
References 42

1

Thai-Lao

2

Thai-Lao

Thai, Lao or Isan people belong to the Tai-

Kadai language family. And has a higher

culture than other groups speaks Thai Lao (Isan

language) with less Thai characters and Thai

characters Thai-Lao people receive Mekong

culture. It can be said that it is a group of

Isan cultural leaders and social wisdom such

as Heet Kong, legend of arts passed on to other

groups of villagers as well.

3

The belief, tradition,
and culture:

Thai-Lao people are Buddhist.

So their belief, tradition, and


culture are Buddhist

4

Belief



The Thai-Lao ethnic group

believed that Phraya Thaen played a

number of roles in their lives and

were very important to their lives

and well-being.

Belief 5

The Phi Fa ritual
is a practice preferably

celebrated for a person who recovers after

convalescence from a serious disease. The shaman

is the medium that is able to contact Phi Fa and

invite her to take part in the ceremony. The

shaman selects the suitable date and location for

the ceremony, instructs participants during the

preparation of the ritual, controls the correct

decoration of the sacrificial altar, and conducts

the ceremony.

6

Twelve Annual Festival

or "Heet Sipsong

The merit-making ceremony in

each month of the Lao Lum people.

which adheres to the practice since

ancient times The aim is to dedicate

merit to the deceased ancestors.

Reward the merits of nature, holy

things that help inspire a good life

each month, different merit events

will be held.

Dress code 7

Thai Lao people dress like the

general Thai-Isan groups When at home,

men wear a sarong with kaoma across

the neck and do not wear a shirt. When

going out of the house, wearing short

pants and short sleeves. Women wear

Sin, Mudmee, silk or cotton.

8

Play & musical



The Thai-Lao people have many

forms of musical development.

Playing with musical instruments,

including Mo Lam, Sheng, and the

dance

9

musical instruments

The important musical

instruments are khaen, seung or

harp, cymbal, cymbals, and drums

(other musical instruments

currently seen new additions from

the mix of cultures and innovations

such as Pong Lang, Vote).

10

food

Tai-Lao people eat sticky rice. The
main food of the villagers is dipping
sauces (such as jaew bong) with
vegetables, papaya salad, curry and om
made from meat and vegetables that can
be found in the fields. Other special
dishes such as Larb, Koi, Roast Beef,
etc. are consumed when there is a
merit-making event or celebrations.

11

Thai-korat

12

Thai-korat

Korat people belong to the Tai-Kadai language

family ethnic group. The Tai branch found that

there have been settlements in Nakhon

Ratchasima Province since prehistoric times.

The Dvaravati period until the Ayutthaya and

Rattanakosin periods were influenced by

central Thai culture and also incorporated

into the Khmer and Thai-Lao cultures.

13

Lam Plai Mat Mueang
Nong Ki Nang Rong

Pa Kham
Lahan Sai

Thai Korat people settled in various districts in Buriram Province
such as Pa Kham District, Nang Rong District, Lahan Sai District,

Nong Ki District, Mueang District, and Lam Plai Mat District which is
approximately 15% of the population in Buriram Province.

14

The belief, tradition,
and culture:

Thai Korat people are Buddhist.

So their belief, tradition, and


culture are Buddhist

15

Songkran day

- Merit making by offering alms to

monks in dedication to the late


ancestors, going to the temples to

listen to Buddhist preaching.

- Sprinkling water onto Buddha

images and monks is an auspicious


act to receive blessings for the

New Year.

16

The Thai sart day

The Thai Sart Day refers to merit-making

activities in the middle of the old traditional


Thai year, and if counted by the lunar

calendar, falls on the fifteenth day of the


waning moon of the tenth lunar month
(usually some time during September).

17

Thai-Korat people always make Krayasart on

that day to make merit to the holy spirit who


had been their ancestors.

18

The Raek Na Khwan

Ceremony




The Raek Na Khwan Ceremony which literally
means the "auspicious beginning of the rice-growing season".

Thai Korat people believe that this ceremony marks
the beginning of the rice-growing season.

19

Dress code

Thai Korat peop
le often dress in

Thai style in the central region,

namely men wearing Jong Kraben,

wearing a round neck shirt, not

through the breasts, and soft female


as well as wearing Jong Kraben

cloth. Not popular to wear a sarong

and a sleeveless shirt. If at home,


usually use the khadok cloth.

20

Korat Song

Thai Korat is unique in both spoken language, food, and play,

especially Korat music. The main play is “Korat Song”, which

is characterized by “Patiparj”, or the courtship between a man

and a woman. There are no musical instruments. The singer had


to clap his hands for the rhythm.

21

Thai-Kui

22

Thai kui

The word Kui in the Kui language
means "people" or "human being"; alternate
English spellings include Kui, Kuoy and
Kuay, while forms similar to "Suay" or
"Suei" are derived from the Thai/Lao
exonyms meaning "those who pay tribute".
The Kui are known as skilled mahouts, or
elephant trainers, and many Kuy villages
are employed in finding, taming, and
selling elephants.

23

Kui people live in Surin Province, Sisaket
Province, some districts in Buriram Province such
as Satuk District, Kasang District, Nong Ki
District in Ban Sadao District. Phayakkhaphum
Phisai District Mahasarakham Province and some in
Det Udom district Ubon Ratchathani Province

tHE BELIEF, 24
TRADITION, AND

CULTURE

Kui people believe in spirits and
Buddhism. In their community, there are
temples and the village spirit shrine,
for ancestral spirits, called "Jajwahs".
There is a shrine on the house to
worship the spirits of ancestors. Some
houses built a shrine near the spirit
house.

25

Wai pra Kae

Wai Pra Kae ceremony is believed to
have originated in Cambodia. This is a
divination ceremony to see how much
rainfall will fall in the months
following the next year's farming
season.

26

Rum Phee mor/
Gal mor

It is the wisdom about curing illness
according to the beliefs of people in
the community who believe that
sickness is caused by insulting the
gods or disrespecting the spirits of
their ancestors.

27

Dress code

The traditional dr
ess of Kui people
likes to wear a sarong or a Jong
Kraben, wear a sarong cloth around
a “plait bag” made of Khit cloth for
wearing an amulet when entering
the forest.

28

Dress code

The Kui women wear soft Sarong,
both woven in Khit pattern,
similar to Thai Lao or with mudmee
pattern similar to the Khmer
people in Thailand. Older women
often wear beaded necklaces made
of plastic or silver and instead
wear fragrant flowers instead of
earrings.

Kui food 29

Kui people eat rice as a staple food, sometimes
eat sticky rice. Their regular dishes include
pounded chili, snails curry. Other dishes include
grilled frog or chameleon, roasted red ants are
with chili, lime, fish sauce, shrimp paste, salt,
etc.

30

Thai-Khmer

Most of the Khmers live in the 31
southern part of Buriram which
are 8 District as follows:

Prakhon Chai
Ban Kruat
Pakham
Lahan Sai
Krasang
Phlapphla Chai
Satueuk
Mueang

32

Thai-Khmer people in Buriram
live with a unique cultural
identity. Traditions,
languages, and
characteristics are unique,
especially in beliefs.

33

tHE BELIEF

The Khmer people are Buddhist. They
believe in ancestors more than spirits.
Those are their beliefs:

superstition Amulets
talismans
blowing spells
prescription drugs
performing various ceremonies in
the way of life from birth to death

Which has been passed down from
generation to generation by leaders

The tradition 34
and culture

There is a sacrifice of ancestors called
the “Sando Tta” ceremony. In addition,

there is also a belief in the
grandmother's ordered. There are
important local games as well, the
singing of sings and dances, etc.

35

Sando Tta

offerings to grandparents or ghosts
of the Khmer ancestors who made merit to
deceased relatives. It is divided into
Ben Tuj and Ben Thom days, which are
small and large Bentos. 14-15th waxing
moon of the 10th lunar month and Ben
Thom will take place on the 14th-15th
lunar day of the 10th lunar month or at
the Donta Court is the Phi Pu Pu Shrine,
which is a shrine Address of the village
ancestors.

36

things to prepare

in Sando Tta

the five aggregates
new clothes: sarong, silk
dishes: boiled duck and chicken
sweets: Bananas with Sticky Rice
fruits: coconuts, bananas
drink
whisky
2 candles
joss stick

37

Mamuat

The ritual is performed in order to cure a
critically-ill patient by someone who is
possessed. Mamuat consists of five
elements: attendants, time, place, music,
and accessories. The Master of the rituals,
who performs the ceremony, will precisely
follow the steps laid down from the past

38

traditions
of death


Generally, they will bury the body

before burning around 3-4 years. After
that the body will be dug up and burned.

Food 39

Pickled fish sauce was the main ingredient
in most of the healthy recipes
For basic spices in their dishes, herbs
such as ginger, galangal, lemongrass,
chili, and shallot are common. They also
make use of local vegetables, which are
rich in medicinal and herbal properties,
in cooking with the meat they can find.

Recommended 40
Food

Lawaekadam

The thick red curry with
fresh-water craps

dress code 41

The men’s dress has a sarong and Jong Kraben
pants, wear a round neck shirt with a
loincloth, which is called in the Khmer
language as “Sabai”, in which the Khmer
people are very skilled in weaving silk and
short haircuts.

As for women, they are soft, silk, and cotton
called “Sampod”. There are many patterns,
such as dark red with black and white lines
contrasting, wearing a sleeveless shirt with
a round neckline, button-up closure draped
with ruffles for important occasions, and
leaving long hair without a ponytail.

references 42

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February 2022)
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February 2022)
Information of Buriram: http://www.thaiheritage.net/nation/oldcity/buriram7.htm. (12
February 2022)
Thai-Korat in Buriram: https://www.sac.or.th/databases/ethnic-groups/ethnicGroups/75.
(12 February 2022)
Thai-Kuy in Buriram: https://www.sac.or.th/databases/ethnic-groups/ethnicGroups/158.
(12 February 2022)
Thai-Kuy: http://ipf.or.th/?p=230. (16 February 2022)
Thai-Lao in Buriram: https://www.sac.or.th/databases/ethnic-groups/ethnicGroups/62. (12
February 2022)

references 42

Thai-Lao in Buriram: https://www.sac.or.th/databases/ethnic-groups/ethnicGroups/62. (12
February 2022)
Khmer Thai in Buriram: https://www.sac.or.th/databases/ethnic-groups/ethnicGroups/160.
(12 February 2022)
Ethnic group in Isan: https://cac.kku.ac.th/cac2021/ethnic-groups-in-isan/. (16 February
2022)
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Thai-Korat: https://www.onlychaam.com/ethnic-groups-in-thailand/. (16 February 2022)
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2022)

Authors
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Thanyathon Petsai 610113102013

Piyarat Phoksanit 610113102019

Phatcharathip Paenchumsaeng 610113102020

Wannathon Pannawan 610113102024

Sitthinee Pramoenchai 610113102027