Different dress and times of migration do not always mean different ways of talking: a case study of Mien-Yao (Iu Mien) tones

Authors

Theraphan L-Thongkum

Publication Date

1992-01-01

Abstract

According to the survey of the Tribal Welfare Division, Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Interior, in 1986, the Mien-Yao (lu Mien) population in Thailand was about 33,997. There are 159 Mien-Yao villages scattered in seven northern provinces: Chiengmai (978),1 Chiengrai (10,465), Phayao (6,605), Nan (7,110), Lampang (3,708), Kamphaeng Phet (4,192), and Sukhothai (1,038). The settlements in the latter two provinces are recent ones. After visiting many Mien-Yao villages and interviewing the Mien-Yao people and the Tribal Welfare officials, I decided to collect language data for the analysis of tones at six field sites, as follows: Baan Huay Mae Saay, Müang District, Chiengrai Province (HMS)2, Old Baan Khun Mae Bong, Mae Chan District, Chiengrai Province (OKB), New baan Khun Mae Bong, Mae Chan District, Chiengrai Province (NKB), Baan May Paang Khaa, Pong District, Phayao Province (PK), Baan Kiw Tam, Ngaaw District, Lampaang Province (KT), Baan Paa Klaang (or Huay Sa Naaw), Pua District, Nan Province (HN). These six villages were chosen because the Mien-Yao inhabiting there can be di-vided into three major groups. The classification is based on their dress and times of migration.

DOI

10.58837/CHULA.JLETTERS.24.1.3

First Page

55

Last Page

71

Recommended Citation

L-Thongkum, Theraphan (1992) "Different dress and times of migration do not always mean different ways of talking: a case study of Mien-Yao (Iu Mien) tones," Journal of Letters: Vol. 24: Iss. 1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.JLETTERS.24.1.3
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/jletters/vol24/iss1/3