Yuan

Japanese: Yuan
Yuan

...The Vientiane and Luang Prabang dialects are the standard. In a broad sense, it includes the Lao language spoken in the northernmost part of Laos and in the eastern and northern parts of Thailand, but it is sometimes called Yuan to distinguish between them. The Chiang Mai dialect is a representative example of this.

From the Lao people

...an ethnic group of Thai descent found in northern and northeastern Thailand through Laos. The Lao people of the Ping River basin in northern Thailand speak Yuan (Northern Lao) and use the Yuan script, which is derived from the Hmong script, so they are also called Yuan. On the other hand, the Lao people living in the Mekong River basin in Laos and northeastern Thailand speak Eastern Lao and use the Eastern Lao script, which is derived from the Khmer script.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yuan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ビエンチャン方言とルアンプラバン方言を標準とする。広義にはラオス最北部やタイの東部,北部で行われるラオ語を含めるが,これを区別してユアン語Yuanと呼ぶこともある。こちらはチエンマイ方言が代表的である。…

【ラオ族】より

…タイの北部,東北部からラオスにかけて分布するタイ系の民族。タイ北部のピン川流域のラオ族はユアン語(北ラオ語)を話し,モン文字の系統をひくユアン文字を使っていたためユアン族Yuanとも呼ばれる。一方,ラオス,東北タイのメコン川流域に居住するラオ族は東ラオ語を話し,クメール文字の系統をひく東ラオ文字を使っている。…

※「Yuan」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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