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Lao Nyo Language
Lao Nyo or Nyo (autonym: ') is a Southwestern Tai language spoken mostly in Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, as well as in Aranyaprathet District, Sa Kaew Province, Thailand. There are between 10,000 and 15,000 speakers of Lao Nyo in Cambodia. Lao Nyo is classified as a dialect of Lao rather than Nyo (Nyaw), based on linguistic data from Aun Loung Svay Chas village in Cambodia. Name The name ''Nyo'' likely came about as an exonym that was later adopted as an endonym; the Lao Nyo did not actually originate from the ethnic Nyo of Isan and Laos. This exonym may have been used due to the Lao Nyo's geographical origins or their language. Classification Nyo is a Southwestern Tai language spoken in Tha Uthen District, Nakhon Phanom Province and Kantharawichai District, Maha Sarakham Province of Thailand, as well as Khamkeut District, Bolikhamxay Province of Laos. However, Trongdee (2014) shows that Lao Nyo of Banteay Meanchey is not Nyo or Yo, although some Lao Nyo tones ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. The sovereign state of Cambodia has a population of over 17 million. Buddhism is enshrined in the constitution as the official state religion, and is practised by more than 97% of the population. Cambodia's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 hill tribes. Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate of two seasons, and the country is made up of a central floodplain around the Tonlé Sap lake and Mekong Delta, surrounded by mountainous regions. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic and cultural centre of Cambodia. The kingdom is an elective co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantharawichai District
Kantharawichai ( th, กันทรวิชัย, ) is a district ('' amphoe'') in the northern part of Maha Sarakham province, northeastern Thailand. Geography Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise): Mueang Maha Sarakham, Kosum Phisai, and Chiang Yuen of Maha Sarakham Province; Yang Talat and Khong Chai of Kalasin province. History The district dates back to the ''Mueang'' Kanthang (กันทาง), which was founded in 1785 under the name Khanthathirat (คันธาธิราช). In 1874 it was renamed ''Mueang'' Kantharawichai. The ''mueang'' was converted to a district in 1900. In 1913 it was transferred from Kalasin to Maha Sarakham Province, and in 1915 the district office in Ban Khok Phra was opened. In 1917 the district was renamed Khok Phra accordingly, but the historic name was restored in 1939. Administration The district is divided into 10 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 183 villages ('' mubans''). Khok P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambon
''Tambon'' ( th, ตำบล, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and province (''changwat''), they form the third administrative subdivision level. there were 7,255 tambons, not including the 180 ''khwaeng'' of Bangkok, which are set at the same administrative level, thus every district contains eight to ten tambon. ''Tambon'' is usually translated as "township" or "subdistrict" in English — the latter is the recommended translation, though also often used for ''king amphoe'', the designation for a subdistrict acting as a branch (Thai: ''king'') of the parent district. Tambon are further subdivided into 69,307 villages ('' muban''), about ten per ''tambon''. ''Tambon'' within cities or towns are not subdivided into villages, but may have less formal communities called ''chumchon'' ( ชุมชน) that may be formed into community associations. History The ''tambon'' as a subdivision has a long history. It was the second-level sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavel District
Bavel District ( km, ស្រុកបវេល) is a district (''srok'') of Battambang Province, in north-western Cambodia. Administration The district is subdivided into 6 communes (''khum Administrative divisions of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''Khaet''; km, ខេត្ត, ) and the special administrative unit Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is at provin ...''). Communes and villages References Distric ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ou Ambel
Ou Ambel is a khum (commune) of Serei Saophoan District in Banteay Meanchey Province in north-western Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t .... Villages * Saesen * Kourothan * Roung Masin(រោងម៉ាស៊ីន) * Prohut * Ou Ambel(អូរអំបិល) References Communes of Banteay Meanchey province Serei Saophoan District {{BanteayMeancheyProvince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuek Thla, Banteay Meanchey
Tuek Thla is a khum (commune) of Serei Saophoan District in Banteay Meanchey Province in north-western Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t .... Villages * Ba Nay(បាណយ) * Dei Lou(ដីឡូ) * Keab(កៀប) * Phnum Bak(ភ្នំបាក់) * Tuek Thla(ទឹកថ្លា) * Tumnob Chrey(ទំនប់ជ្រៃ) References Communes of Banteay Meanchey province Serei Saophoan District {{BanteayMeancheyProvince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |