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We have to decide on the subject of this article: Is it the specific ethno-regional group of Isan, also known as Lao-Isan or Thai-Lao, or the population of Northeastern Thailand in general (regardless of their ethnicity). As of now, the article seems to lump them together, which I find confusing. Most of the article deals with Isan's majority population who typically have ethnic Lao roots and speak Isan language (a group of Lao dialects or Thai-Lao hybrid language). However, User:Johncdraper has recently added a list of all ethnic groups of Northeastern Thailand. I think this list rather belongs at Isan#Demographics (where a similar list can already been found), because it regards the population of Isan as a whole, rather than the specific ethno-regional group. I strongly doubt that Khmer, Kuy etc. fall under the ethno-regional group as defined by C.F. Keyes. -- RJFF ( talk) 11:05, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Isaan is referred to as a region in the northeast, derived from Pali īsāna. People in Isaan in Thailand are referred to as Khon Isaan, which means people from northeastern Thailand. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that they are all of Lao ethnicity. While there is a 'Isaan people' page on Wikipedia, it may be more appropriate to remove or merge this page, and instead include information about all the different ethnic groups on their respective pages such as the Khmer, Kuy, and Lao. It's important to note that there is no such thing as an "ethnic Isaan" people, only Kuy, Khmer, and Laos. It's possible that these groups have fused to create a new ethnicity, but this is a matter of ongoing debate and interpretation. If you have information about how many people of ethnic Lao, Khmer, and Kuy from Isaan there are, please add the numbers to their respective pages. It would be helpful to include information about the various groups such as the Laotian, Khmer, Kuy, Vietnamese, and Chinese in Isaan on their own page. 2001:FB1:8B:8A53:CCEE:AAA9:4679:D4F7 ( talk) 10:33, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
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We have to decide on the subject of this article: Is it the specific ethno-regional group of Isan, also known as Lao-Isan or Thai-Lao, or the population of Northeastern Thailand in general (regardless of their ethnicity). As of now, the article seems to lump them together, which I find confusing. Most of the article deals with Isan's majority population who typically have ethnic Lao roots and speak Isan language (a group of Lao dialects or Thai-Lao hybrid language). However, User:Johncdraper has recently added a list of all ethnic groups of Northeastern Thailand. I think this list rather belongs at Isan#Demographics (where a similar list can already been found), because it regards the population of Isan as a whole, rather than the specific ethno-regional group. I strongly doubt that Khmer, Kuy etc. fall under the ethno-regional group as defined by C.F. Keyes. -- RJFF ( talk) 11:05, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Isaan is referred to as a region in the northeast, derived from Pali īsāna. People in Isaan in Thailand are referred to as Khon Isaan, which means people from northeastern Thailand. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that they are all of Lao ethnicity. While there is a 'Isaan people' page on Wikipedia, it may be more appropriate to remove or merge this page, and instead include information about all the different ethnic groups on their respective pages such as the Khmer, Kuy, and Lao. It's important to note that there is no such thing as an "ethnic Isaan" people, only Kuy, Khmer, and Laos. It's possible that these groups have fused to create a new ethnicity, but this is a matter of ongoing debate and interpretation. If you have information about how many people of ethnic Lao, Khmer, and Kuy from Isaan there are, please add the numbers to their respective pages. It would be helpful to include information about the various groups such as the Laotian, Khmer, Kuy, Vietnamese, and Chinese in Isaan on their own page. 2001:FB1:8B:8A53:CCEE:AAA9:4679:D4F7 ( talk) 10:33, 17 February 2023 (UTC)