Lao Ga

Lao Ga

ethnic group
group=Lao Ga


poptime=1,900
popplace=Thailand
rels=Theravada Buddhism
langs=Lao, Thai
related=Other Tai peoples, especially Lao and Thai. language
name=Lao Ga
states=Thailand
region=Ban Tabluang, Ban Rai District, Uthai Thani Province
speakers=1,900
familycolor=Tai-Kadai
fam2=Kam-Tai
fam3=Be-Tai
fam4=Tai-Sek
fam5=Tai
fam6=Southwestern
fam7=East Central
fam8=Lao-Phutai
fam9=Lao/Isan

The Lao Ga (Thai: ลาวกา, IPA laːw gaː), are a Tai sub-ethnic group of Lao people.

Location

The Lao Ga are only found in Ban Tabluang (บ้านทัพหลวง), Amphoe Ban Rai (อำเภอบ้านไร่), Uthai Thani province (จังหวัดอุทัยธานี). The Lao Ga speak a dialect of the Lao language, and number around 1,900. [ [http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rog3=TH&rop3=210124 Joshua Project - Lao Ga of Thailand Ethnic People Profile ] ]

Alternate Names

They are also known as "Lao Gao" (Thai: ลาวเกา, IPA: la:w ga:w) or just plain "Ga" referencing the creaky, crow-like way of speaking peculiar to their dialect of Lao. "Gao" literally means "scratchy", another attribute of the way Lao Ga speakers come across. Naturally, these terms are offensive. [Hattaway, Paul. (2004). "Peoples of the Buddhist World: A Christian Prayer Guide." Pasadena: William Carey Library.]

History

Like many Isan people and more specifically, other ethnic Lao groups of Central Thailand, the Lao Ga are descendants of slaves and forced corvée labourers brought after the Siamese conquest of the successor kingdoms of Lanxang, mostly from the region of Vientiane. This makes them historically related to the Lao Wieng. Although many Lao groups assimilated into the greater Thai population (unlike in Isan where their large numbers and close contact with other Lao peoples in Laos prevented complete Thaification), the Lao Ga were able to maintain their Lao language and traditions.

Culture

The Lao Ga practise Therevada Buddhism with various amounts of animism and ancestor veneration. Their culture is very similar to the Lao people from which they descend.

References


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