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Appendix 2 Thailand Yao Tales: myth

Twelve titles of myths. There are two sub-groups of myth: First, they depicts ancestors, universe and human origins; Second, they portray deities and paradise.

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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Appendix 2 Thailand Yao Tales: fairy tale

This section presents fifteen titles of fairy tale, from totally collected thirty-nine titles. The stories are quite wonderful and unearthly, and the main characters mostly are princes, princesses and inhuman beings. The tales are widely known and lengthy

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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Appendix 2 Thailand Yao Tales: legend

Seventeen titles of legend are presented. They depicts stories as if they would happen in the past. Existing places and historical persons were included in the stories.

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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Appendix 2 Thailand Yao Tales: explanatory tale

Twenty-six titles of explanatory tale. They recite origin of living creatures, particularly their appearance.

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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Appendix 2 Thailand Yao Tales: animal tale

Six titles of animal tale. Main characters are animal, but they have sentimens like human beings. They have a moral.

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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Appendix 2 Thailand Yao Tales: ghost tale

Twenty-four titles of ghost tale. Ghosts and spirits are main characters. They appear to support others, to revenge or to perform supernatural power.

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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Appendix 2 Thailand Yao Tales: jest

Twenty-three titles of jest and anecdote tales. The main points are related to unbelievealbe, impossible behaviors or stories, particularly stupidity of characters. Some relies on sexual connotation and rudeness.

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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[typescript] `A short Visit to the Yao Communities in Gunagxi [in Thai]

The typescript is the third in a series of research repots on the language and culture of the Yao living in Thialand and China. The contents are the record of a six-week field trip, during Octiber and Novenmer 1989 by Thai research team in Guangxi provine

by : Suvanna Kriengkraipetch

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A short Visit to the Yao Communities in Gunagxi [in Thai]

The book is the third in a series of research repots on the language and culture of the Yao living in Thialand and China. The contents are the record of a six-week field trip, during Octiber and Novenmer 1989 by Thai research team in Guangxi provine, the