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Chart shows the peopling of Thailand. Thailand is a country of some 70 ethnic groups, including at least 24 groups of ethnolinguistically Tai peoples, mainly the Central, Southern, Northeastern, and Northern Thais; 22 groups of Austroasiatic peoples, with substantial populations of Northern Khmer and Kuy; 11 groups speaking Sino-Tibetan languages ('hill tribes'), with the largest in population ...
Thailand's Ministry of Social Development and Human Security's 2015 Master Plan for the Development of Ethnic Groups in Thailand 2015–2017 [26] omitted the larger, ethnoregional ethnic communities, including the Central Thai majority; it therefore covers only 9.7% of the population. [26] There is a significant number of Thai-Chinese in Thailand.
[54] [55] He insinuates that the Thai are no longer a well-defined race but an ethnicity composed of many races and cultures. [54] [53] The biggest and most influential group economically and politically in modern Thailand are the Thai Chinese.
Karen refers to a heterogeneous lot of ethnic groups that do not share a common language, culture, religion, or material characteristics. [11] A pan-Karen ethnic identity is a relatively modern creation, established in the 19th century with the conversion of some Karen to Christianity and shaped by British colonial policies and practices. [12] [13]
Thailand's ethnic minorities have been subjected to persecution in Thailand, especially the one million plus members of Thailand's hill tribes. [5] They are frequently viewed as illiterate drug peddlers and opium-growers, with Thai mainstream media perpetuating this image.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Thailand" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Thailand, [i] officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam ... [39] Sujit Wongthes argued that Thai is not a race or ethnicity but a culture group.
This fusion of ethnicity has led to considerable genetic diversity in the modern Thai people, and has resulted in a Tai population that differs in culture, language, and apparel from the Tai ethnic groups who remained in China. Many of the individual Tai ethnic groups have assumed a common Thai identity and have adopted Thai cultural norms.