- Tai Bueng
ethnic group
group=Tai Bueng
poptime=6,000
popplace=Thailand
rels=Theravada Buddhism
langs=Thai
related=Lao ,Thai , otherTai groups. language
name=Tai Bueng
states=Thailand ,Laos
region=Isan ,Mekong floodplain
speakers=6,000
familycolor=Tai-Kadai
fam2=Kam-Tai
fam3=Be-Tai
fam4=Tai-Sek
fam5=Tai
fam6=Southwestern
fam7=East Central
fam8=Lao-Phutai
fam9=Lao/IsanThe Tai Bueng (Thai: ไทเบื้อง, IPA: tʰɑj bɯːaŋ) are an
ethnic group inThailand . They are also referred to as Lao Bueng (ลาวเบื้อง).Geographic distribution
The Tai Bueng are located in two villages of
Amphoe Phatthana Nikhom (อำเภอพัฒนานิคม) in Lopburi Province.Culture
The Tai Bueng have maintained their unique culture despite being located in the heart of Thailand and heavy
Thaification policies. Their distinctive dress consists of "chong kaben" (a type of pantaloon) with a silver belt. In other ways, they are very similar to surrounding Thai people and the Lao from which they descend. Admittedly, very little has been studied about the Tai Bueng language and culture.History
The Tai Bueng believe they are descendants of ethnic Lao from the Lao city of Meuang Uthen (เมืองอุเทน), now located in
Nakhon Phanom province along theMekong River and modern-day Lao border. Although their arrival into Central Thailand is a mystery, it is possible that like other Lao-speaking tribal Tai groups, the Tai Bueng were enslaved or forced intocorvée labour and forcibly removed to where they are now.Religion
The Tai Bueng practise
Therevada Buddhism .References
*http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=210127&rog3=TH
*Hattaway, Paul. (2004). "Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Guide." Pasadena: William Carey Library.
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