Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Northern Thai people or Tai Yuan (ไทยวน [taj˧ ɲuːən˧]) self-designation khon mu(e)ang (ฅนเมือง [xon˧ mɯːəŋ˧] meaning people of the (cultivated) land or people of our community) are the majority population of eight provinces in northern Thailand principally in the area of the former kingdom of Lanna. They belong to the group of Tai peoples and are closely related to Tai Lü and Tai Khün with regards to common culture language and history. There are approximately 6 million Tai Yuan.
