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Geographic Setting
Terrain: In a valley on the Nam Veo
Ecosystem
Habitat
History
The settlers of this village came from Muang Koua Lavang, close to Muang Leng at a placed called Chi Chiou Phou Khouay. This village was the source of Nam Nhouang and was called Ban Boung Nang Tay. A fire caused the villagers to move their village its current site.
Society
A son-in-law must provide 100 small stools with handles "tang kok" to give to the guests. The boy must prevent his love from telling her parents about his intentions. Then he sends an intermediary (lam) with his father to fix date for an answer. The family of the girl sends their lam to bring the answer, the lam returns to officially ask for the hand. If a price for the girl’s hand in marriage is agreed upon, the boy takes alcohol to the girl's house to seal the agreement. The day before, the lam brings the price of engagement. The day of the marriage, the boy provides everything necessary to celebrate the marriage side girl and it arrives in procession preceded by the lam and the elders, the pig to be sacrificed, the alcohol etc earthenware jars. Once in the staircase the groom is sprinkled by the cousins of the bride. Both lam and their groom remain upright and present themselves solemnly in front of the family of the bride.
Language
They have manuscripts of some Lao literature. Linthong, Sinxay, KHalak (Alak)et, Thao CAT, ChanTay (Nang Tan Tay), Siosawat, and know Xieng Mieng in old writing lao.
Religion
The villagers became Buddhists after a visit by Phetsarath (which had its house with Nakai, where dam Nam Theun 2 was built) and the movement "lao houam lao", after 1949.
Myth
Music
Dance
Indigenous Knowledge
Political Organization
Economy
Development
Trafficking
Gender
Health
Food
Weapons and Tools
Arts
Clothing
Men wear black trousers dyed with the nin (dam mo nin), rich silk trousers in green or violet with a white top. Black short sleeved shirts with blang border like the front edges.
Women wear their hair in a chignon behind the head like Tai Yai neighbors of Tai Thaeng.
Games
Portraits
References
All documentation on these pages was collected by the Ethnographic data bank of Laos through the Institute of Cultural Research, Laos P.D.R. |
