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Title of Article THE SURNAMES OF SAEK ETHNICITY IN THAILAND 
Date of Acceptance 21 January 2019 
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     Title of Journal International Journal of Education and Social Science Research 
     Standard OTHER (International Journal) 
     Institute of Journal International Journal of Education and Social Science Research 
     ISBN/ISSN issn 2581-5148 
     Volume 2019 
     Issue
     Month กุมภาพันธ์
     Year of Publication 2019 
     Page 80-89 
     Abstract Naminghas been signified in Southeast Asian countries. The people believe in good name that the good meaning will get them good luck, healthy, and rich. In the past time Thais having no surname, they used the short words to name themselves. The problems come across was that having the same name that it could not identify a person differently. In the Rama V of the Rattanakosin period, Thais had a surname to separate people who came from various areas of Thailand and being an ethnicity differently. Saek is a one ethnicity living in NakonPhanom province in the Northeastern region of Thailand. The origin place was in China before moved into Laos and Thailand. This research seeks to find the characteristic of Saek’s surname by use the ethno linguistic framework and the fieldwork is NakonPhanom province, Thailand. The surnames were collected from province’s census to search the surnames of Saek people living in Art-Samat villages as it has been well-known as a Saek village. In this village have 206 Saek’s families that there are 98 surnames totally. The surname’s language structure was found that there are between 2-6 syllables. The surnames mostly have in 3 syllables and 2 syllables of which have more than 80 percentages of all. The languages root had been taken from Pali-Sanskrit, Isan, Thai, and Khmer languages. the word markers of Saek’s surname that are the words ‘han5’ and ‘kla3’ of which mean the ‘brave’. The word ‘han’ is in Mon-Khmer language family while ‘kla’ is in Tai language family. Having these words appearing in the surnames shown the mixing of various languages and ethnicities who is living together in this village. The word meaning of brave; moreover, illustrates the worldview concept of them that the brave is one identity of Saek people. The next research should be studied the surnames of Saek living in Laos and Vietnam to compare to find that the major language in that areas whether influences on Saek surname. 
     Keyword Tai language family, Saek, Surname, Thailand, Tai Ethnicity 
Author
595080044-1 Miss SATREEYPORN MEESUK [Main Author]
Humanities and Social Sciences Master's Degree

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