Phu Thai (Phuu Thai; Thai, Phu Thai: Phasa Phu Thai , ภาษาผู้ไท or ภูไท) is a Southwestern Tai language spoken in Laos , Thailand and Vietnam . Although it appears different from the Isan and the Lao languages , it is spoken in areas where these languages are predominant and has been influenced by them. Comparisons of Phu Thai with other Tai languages such as Tay Khang have not yet been done systematically enough to yield convincing results. Another aspect of Phu Thai is its contact with the Katuic languages , a branch of the Austroasiatic languages . Whether in the Phu Thai areas of Central Laos or in more recent locations of Northeastern Thailand, one can find, along with Phu Thai, a few Katuic dialects known locally as Bru, So or Katang . James R. Chamberlain (2012) focusing on anthropological issues describes “the Phou Thay – Brou relationship” as a “ symbiosis ” and states that “the Phou Thay – Brou relationship has never evolved into a feudal system ”.
6-756: Speakers of the Phu Thai language in Thailand numbered about 156,000 in 1993. They can be found mainly in the areas around Mukdahan, especially Khamcha-i District , Nakhon Phanom , Kalasin and Sakon Nakhon . Phu Thai speakers live as well in the Khammouane and Savannakhet Province of Laos. Some speakers have been reported in Salavan , and Champasak Provinces of Laos , in Hoa Binh province of Vietnam , and possibly also in China . There
12-406: Is divided into nine sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 87 villages ( muban ). Khamcha-i is a sub-district municipality ( thesaban tambon ), which covers parts of tambon Nam Thiang. There are a further nine tambon administrative organizations (TAO). Missing numbers are tambon which now form Nong Sung District. This Mukdahan Province location article
18-528: Is little dialect differentiation between the varieties spoken in central Laos and in northeastern Thailand. Speakers identified as (or identifying themselves as) Phu Thai or Phu Tai in Vietnam speak other dialects with different tone systems. Tai Gapong or Tai Kapong found in the Nape District of Ban Nahuong, Bolikhamsai Province , Laos speak a slightly different dialect. In Vietnam the Phu Thai are included in
24-549: The group of the Thái people , together with the Thái Đen ('Black Tai'), Thái Đỏ ('Red Tai'), Thái Trắng ('White Tai'), Tày Thanh and Thái Hàng Tổng . The group of the Thái people is the third largest of the fifty-four ethnic groups recognized by the Vietnamese government. Despite its rich heritage, and regional use, in Thailand this language group is increasingly becoming integrated into
30-501: The mainstream Isan language. The following information is of the Waritchaphum dialect: Khamcha-i District Khamcha-i ( Thai : คำชะอี ) is a district ( amphoe ) of Mukdahan province , northeastern Thailand . Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dong Luang , Mueang Mukdahan , and Nong Sung of Mukdahan Province; Kuchinarai and Khao Wong of Kalasin province . The minor district ( king amphoe )
36-486: Was created on 24 June 1941, when the six tambons Khamcha-i, Nong Sung, Ban Song, Ban Kho, Ban Lao, and Nong Ian were split off from Mukdahan District. Originally the district office was in Khamcha-i Sub-district, but in 1949 it was moved to Ban Song Sub-district. In 1956 the minor district was upgraded to a full district. In 1982 it was one of the districts which formed then new province Mukdahan. The district
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