Action Verbs: Reflection of the Concept of the Pwo Karen in the Western Thailand
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The objectives of this study were to investigate the action verbs of the Pwo Karen language in the western region and to examine the concepts reflected in the words expressing the western Pwo Karen language using an ethnosemantics approach. The data were collected by using Pwo Karen language from Pwo Karen speakers in the 3 western regions consisting of Lai Wo Sangkhlaburi Kanchanaburi, Huay Khum Suan Phueng Ratchaburi and Song Phi Nong Kaeng Krachan Phetchaburi, for a total of 30 people. The tool used in the research was the form for recording the action verbs of the Pwo Karen language. The obtained data were analyzed descriptively.
The findings show that: 1) There are 7 sets of Pwo Karen verbs according to the different dimensions of contrast, including "to cut", "to take ", "to hit", "to burn", "to wash " "to boil” and “to extinguish”; and 2) The action verbs reflect the two identity concepts of the Pwo Karen ethnic group, such as the Pwo Karen people who live in a simple way and the Pwo Karen people who live a life in harmony with nature.
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