Document Type

Conference Item

Publication Date

1-1-2007

Abstract

Bangkok Melayu are descendants ofMalays who were taken prisoners and forcibly brought to Bangkok by the invading Thai forces during several raids into Pattani and Kedah between 1786 to 1838, Hall (1968) and Jitmoud (1988). They were settled in small communities and distributed to several parts of Bangkok and surrounding areas, Jitmoud (1988). Until 1930' s, with the wave of Thai nationalism followed with implementation on the policy of forced integration, Sanitwong Na Ayuthaya (1988), the rural Bangkok Malays lived apart from the mainstream Thai society practicing Malay culture.

Keywords

Bangkok Malay, Malay culture, Yawi, Writing system, Thai society

Divisions

FLL

Event Title

International Conference on Minority Languages and Writing Systems

Event Location

Beijing, China

Event Dates

23-26 November 2007

Event Type

conference

Additional Information

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