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Mar 24, 2009 · Dai /Shan songfrom Shan state of Burma.....hope you all enjoy
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The major groups of Shan people are: Tai Yai (Shan:တႆးယႂ်ႇ) or Thai Yai (Thai: ไทใหญ่); the 'Shan Proper', by far the largest group, by which all Shan people are known in the Thai language. Tai Lü or Tai Lue (Shan:တႆးလိုဝ်ႉ). Its traditional area is in Xishuangbanna and the eastern states.
The Tai Yai or Shan people have a different language but that is not all. Most of them practice Theravada Buddhism, like most Thai people, but the design of their temples shows Burmese influences and “Shan-style”.
It traces the transformation of "Sǭ ngīeo," which is known to be a Tai Yai song from the Northern Lanna culture that predates the Ayutthaya (1351–1767) and Rattanakōsin (1782–present) Thai dynastic periods, into the Central Thai classical song known as "Selemao".
Tai peoples are the populations who speak (or formerly spoke) the Tai languages. There are a total of about 93 million people of Tai ancestry worldwide, with the largest ethnic groups being Dai, Thai, Isan, Tai Yai (Shan), Lao, Tai Ahom, Tai Kassay and some Northern Thai peoples.
No. In fact, they can be found in several countries: Thai, Cambodia, China, or even Vietnam. But for those in Thailand, there are hundreds of thousands. In Myanmar, there are 3-4 millions. :What languages do they speak?: They have their own language, called Shan language. They also speak Thai, Burmese, and northern Thai.
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This article traces the transformation of a Tai Yai folk song into the celebrated Thai traditional melody known as “F ǭn ngīeo” (“Tai Yai dance”) and the con - tinued use of this melody in various forms.
