태국북동부(이산)/이산지역

태국 이산지방의 언어자료(영문)

태초 여행사 2009. 10. 13. 22:48

 

 

Isan's total population as of 2000 was 20,825,000. 40% of the population is concentrated in the provinces of Khorat, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani and Khon Kaen. These provinces surround the four major cities of the same names; as of 2000, their populations were: Udon Thani 220,493; Khorat 204,391; Khon Kaen 141,034; and Ubon Ratchathani 106,552. However, as of 1996 only 6.3% of the region's population lived in municipal areas. Khon Kaen was the most urbanised province (with 12.4% in municipal areas), and Roi Et the least (2.8%). Thus, the population is still largely rural, but concentrated around the urban centres.

 

The main language of the region is Isan, which is a dialect of the Lao language. Northern Khmer, a dialect of the Khmer language of Cambodia, is also spoken in the southeast. Standard Thai is understood by everyone and is used for all official matters. The number of speakers of Isan has been estimated at between 15 million and 23 million, the majority of these being in Isan.

The Khorat dialect, spoken by around 400,000 people, occupies a linguistic position somewhere between Isan and standard Thai.

There is a substantial Khmer minority, concentrated in the southern provinces of Buriram, Surin, and Sisaket, and some Vietnamese refugees in Mukdahan and Nakhon Phanom.

Other languages spoken in Isan, mainly by tribal minorities, are as follows:

 

Language Family Speakers Distribution
Aheu Mon-Khmer 750 Sakon Nakhon
Eastern Bru Mon-Khmer 5000 Sakon Nakhon
Western Bru Mon-Khmer 20,000 Mukdahan, Amnatcharoen, Ubon
Khmer Surin Mon-Khmer 1,000,000 Surin, Sisaket, Buriram, Khorat
Kuy Mon-Khmer 300,000 Buriram, Surin, Sisaket, Ubon, Roi Et
Nyah Kur Mon-Khmer Unknown Khorat, Chaiyaphum
Nyaw Kradai 50,000 Sakon Nakhon, Nong Khai, Nakhon Phanom
Nyeu Mon-Khmer Unknown Sisaket
Phu Thai Kradai 156,000 Nakhon Phanom, Ubon, Kalasin, Sakon Nakhon
Phuan Kradai Unknown Udon, Loei
Saek Kradai 11,000 Nakhon Phanom
So Mon-Khmer 55,000 Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Nong Khai, Kalasin
Tai Dam Kradai 20,000 Nong Khai, Khorat, Loei (plus Saraburi)
Yoy Kradai 5,000 Sakon Nakhon