Lao Wiang
The Lao Wiang ( Thai ลาว เวียง ) are an ethnic group of the Tai peoples who live in the northeast (Isan) and the central region of Thailand . About 50,000 people belong to it (as of 2001). The Lao Wiang mainly settle in the provinces of Prachinburi , Udon Thani , Nakhon Pathom , Chai Nat , Lop Buri , Saraburi , Phetchaburi , Roi Et . A not inconsiderable number work as migrant workers in Bangkok .
Name variants
The Lao Wiang are also called Tai Wiang ( ไท เวียง ), Lao Wiang Chan (Vientiane) ( ลาว เวียงจันทน์ ), Tai Wiang Chan ( ไท เวียงจันทน์ ) or simply as Wiang ( เวียง ). These names are also used in Laos for the residents of Vientiane and their descendants in Thailand . Many people who are Lao Wiang in this sense see themselves as Isan or Lao .
history
As the name suggests, the Lao Wiang are descendants of Laotians from the Vientiane region. After the collapse of Lan Xang , the three subsequent kingdoms became vassal states of Siam. However, the King of Vientiane, Anuvong , did not accept the suzerainty of Bangkok and rebelled in 1826 . After Siam's victory in the following war, King Rama III. Completely destroy Vientiane and deport a considerable part of its population for forced labor in the Khorat plateau and the Chao Phraya basin, i.e. in the area of what is now central and northeastern Thailand. During the time of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) , slavery was abolished and the Lao Wiang became Thai citizens.
Culture
The only difference between the Lao Wiang and the general population of the Isan is their ancestry, they now live either as Thai or Isan. Some, however, maintain their own identity through traditional clothing and dialect . The traditional knee-length, colorful dress called pha sin , which most Lao Wiang women wore well into the 20th century, has, however, been replaced by modern everyday clothing such as that worn by the majority of the population, with the exception of special occasions. Some of the Lao Wiang live from agriculture, others from hunting and fishing. The meat of the rice field rat , which is caught with bamboo traps, is considered a delicacy by the Lao Wiang.
The Lao Wiang are mainly followers of Theravada - Buddhism , they however with older animist elements, such as the worship of household and village spirits mix.
literature
- Joachim Schliesinger: Tai Groups of Thailand. Profile of the existing groups. White Lotus Press, 2001
Individual evidence
- ↑ A Study of Language and Culture of Lao-Wiang in Nong Kop Subdistrict, Ban Pong District, Ratchaburi Province ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Paul Hattaway: Peoples of the Buddhist World. William Carey Library, 2004, p. 155.
