Urak Lawoi (Malay: Orang Laut; Thai: อูรักลาโว้ย; RTGS: Urak Lawoi) are an aboriginal Austronesian people residing on the islands of Phuket, Phi Phi, Jum, Lanta, Bulon and on Lipe and Adang, in the Adang Archipelago,[1] off the western coast of Thailand. They are known by various names, including Orak Lawoi', Lawta, Chao Tha Le (ชาวทะเล), Chao Nam (ชาวน้ำ), and Lawoi.
The population of approximately 6,000 speak a language related closely to Malay but influenced by Thai.[2] The Urak Lawoi are one of several Austronesian ethnicities referred to as "Sea Gypsies" (chao leh in Thai).[3] The local way of life has been changing rapidly in recent years, due to the rapid encroachment of the market economy, and the opening of Tarutao National Marine Park.[1]
^ abWongbusarakum, Supin. "Changing Ways of Life of the Urak Lawoi (abstract)". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
^"Ethnologue report for language code:urk". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
^"Chow Lair Village in Ko Sireh". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
UrakLawoi (Malay: Orang Laut; Thai: อูรักลาโว้ย; RTGS: UrakLawoi) are an aboriginal Austronesian people residing on the islands of Phuket, Phi Phi, Jum...
Indonesia (e.g. Minangkabau) and Borneo (e.g. Banjarese, Iban) even as far as UrakLawoi in the southwestern coast of Thailand. The most probable candidate for...
Documentary photographs taken by Obergfell of the UrakLawoi were used in the 2007 UNESCO study The UrakLawoi' of the Adang Archipelago, Thailand by Supin...
group in the southernmost three provinces, together with the Moken and UrakLawoi ('sea gypsies'); and both groups of Hmong-Mien. Other ethnic groups include...
sea gypsies (chao leh in Thai and 'orang laut' in Malay), known as the UrakLawoi’ people. The islands economy is largely centered around tourism, especially...
the water"), although these terms are also used loosely to include the UrakLawoi and even the Orang Laut. In Thailand, acculturated Moken are called Thai...
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together, but must be placed on opposite sides of the noun. For instance, in UrakLawoi, a language of Thailand, the demonstrative follows the noun: rumah house...
people, a Han ethnic sub-group that lives on boats in Southern China UrakLawoi, coastal dwellers of Thailand Jalia Kaibarta, an aboriginal Indian fishermen...
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Mon, Khmer, and Mlabri; Austronesian languages such as Cham, Moken and UrakLawoi'; Sino-Tibetan languages like Lawa, Akha, and Karen; and other Tai languages...
UrakLawoi language". Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2010. Dr. Supin Wongbusarakum (December 2005), UrakLawoi of...
Musi Negeri Sembilan Malay Orang Kanaq Orang Seletar Pahang Malay Pekal Perak Malay Pontianak Malay Sarawak Malay Temuan Terengganu Malay UrakLawoi'...
Sino-Tibetan-speaking hill tribes, 3 Austronesian peoples being Malays, Moken, and UrakLawoi. Immigrants in the nation includes communities like the Chinese, Indians...
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