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Northern Thai language
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Kam Mueang or Northern Thai language is the language of the Northern Thai people of Lanna, Thailand. It is a Southwestern Tai language that is closely related to Tai Lue language. Kam Mueang has approximately six million speakers, most of whom live in the native Northern Thailand, with a smaller community of Lanna speakers in northwestern Laos.
Nameboard of a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai written with Tai Tham script: Wat Mokhamtuang (and street number 119 in Thai)
Nameboard of a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai written with Tai Tham script: Wat Mokhamtuang (and street number 119 in Thai)
A sign written in Northern Thai, Thai, and English
A sign written in Northern Thai, Thai, and English
Northern Thai script page 1
Northern Thai script page 1
Northern Thai script page 2
Northern Thai script page 2
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The Northern Thai people or Tai Yuan, self-designation khon mu(e)ang are a Tai ethnic group, native to nine provinces in Northern Thailand, principally in the area of the former kingdom of Lan Na. As a Tai group, they are closely related to Tai Lü and Tai Khün with regards to common culture, language and history as well as to Thailand's dominant Thai ethnic group. There are approximately 6 million Tai Yuan. Most of them live in Northern Thailand, with a small minority 29,442 living across the border in Bokeo Province of Laos. Their language is called Northern Thai, Lanna or Kham Mueang.
Young dancer, Chiang Mai
Young dancer, Chiang Mai
Wat Chiang Man, the first temple constructed in Chiang Mai (in 1297), a typical example of Lanna art
Wat Chiang Man, the first temple constructed in Chiang Mai (in 1297), a typical example of Lanna art
The Tai Tham or Lanna script, featured on a sign of the Chiang Mai University
The Tai Tham or Lanna script, featured on a sign of the Chiang Mai University
Nāgas and Makaras in front of a Wihan of the Wat Chet Yot in Chiang Mai (established in the 15th century under King Tilokaraj). Mythological creatures
Nāgas and Makaras in front of a Wihan of the Wat Chet Yot in Chiang Mai (established in the 15th century under King Tilokaraj). Mythological creatures used as decoration for stairs are typical of the classical Lan Na architecture.