Kuy people
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The Kuy (
Geographic distribution
The Kuy are found in a region of mainland Southeast Asia roughly between the
Culture
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Traditional Kuy culture is similar to other Mon-Khmer minority groups of Southeast Asia. Historically, they were subsistence farmers and supplemented this by weaving, raising livestock, and fishing. During times of drought or when the soil lost its fertility, whole villages relocated to more favorable land. Veneration of spirits, known by the Lao term satsana phi, was the primary religious or cosmological belief. In addition to ancestor spirits, Kuy believe in other nature spirits including that of the monitor lizard (takuat) which they believe to be symbol of fertility. The Kuy perform ceremonies to please the spirit and ask for fertility from nature. Those of ill health would perform a ceremony called kael mo for healing.[citation needed] Those Kuy who raise and train elephants venerate their own set of spirits related to their work, so-called "Pakam", which is located mostly in Thailand.[8]
Modern Kuy, however, is influenced by the dominant culture of the country in which they live. Most Kuy in Thailand, for example, where 20th century
Women have an esteemed position in Kui society ensuring community cohesion and spiritual beliefs, apart from their central role in subsistence food production.[9]
Language
As with other aspects of Kuy culture, language use varies based on the country of residence. The Kuy in Thailand have been subject to
The Kuy language belongs to the
Subgroups
Research of the late-19th to early-20th century reported that the Kuy of the time were "vaguely aware" of different clans or tribes within Kuy society, but even by that time consciousness of these divisions was waning.
Kuy in Cambodia
The Kuy people are actively engaged in efforts to preserve
The "spirit forest" is an integral part of Kuy culture, however spirit forests are increasingly impacted by mining interests as Cambodia develops.[19] Some Kuy people are
The Cambodian Indigenous Youth Association has members who are Kuy people who study and work in Phnom Penh.
Famous Kuy people
- Buakaw Banchamek — Thai Kuy descent welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer
- Tony Jaa — Thai Kuy descent martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman and director
References
- ^ 2006 Mahidol University Study, cited in Ethnologue
- ^ 2019 Indigenous Peoples Organization, cited in [1]
- ^ 2005 Lao Census, cited in Ethnologue
- ^ "The Kuy People of Laos". Southeast Asian Peoples Research Center. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ Somsonge, Burusphat (1990). "The Functions of kʌʔ in Oral Kui Narrative" (PDF). Mon-Khmer Studies Journal. 18–19: 223. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Pongsak, Nakprada. "The "Elephants Return to Homeland" Project Management for Provincial Economic Development in Surin Province" (PDF). The Government of Thailand. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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(help) - ^ a b c Kuy (Kuay) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ Srichandrakumara; Giles, Francis (1930). "Adversaria of Elephant Hunting, (together with an account of all the rites, observances and acts of worship to be performed in connection therewith, as well as notes on vocabularies of spirit language, fake or taboo language and elephant command words)" (PDF). Journal of the Siam Society (23). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Indigenous women and development-induced violence in Southeast Asia" (PDF). March 2013.
- ISBN 3-89586-802-7
- ^ a b c d Van der haak, F; Woykos, B (1988). "Kui dialect Survey in Surin and Sisaket" (PDF). Mon-Khmer Studies Journal. 16–17. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Mann, N., & Markowski, L. (2005). A rapid appraisal survey of Kuy dialects spoken in Cambodia. SIL International.
- ^ Nyeu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ^ a b "Help Us Save Prey Lang ("Our Forest")". Cultural Survival. February 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
- ^ Keating, Neal (May 14, 2012). "Spirits of the Forest: Cambodia's Kuy People Practice Spirit-based Conservation". Cultural Survival.
- ^ "Viet companies continue to destroy Prey Lang" (PDF). Cambodian Centre for Human Rights. 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Eviction and resistance in Cambodia: Hong's story". 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ The Other Cambodia: Indigenous People's Land and Rights (video) (in Khmer). Cambodia: NGO Forum on Cambodia. 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
- ^ "Mining in Cambodia: Community Contradictions". Oxfam. December 16, 2011.
- ^ "Indigenous Crafts of Cambodia" (PDF). UNESCO.
- ^ "Kuoy People". People and Knowledge of Highlanders. 14 March 2011.