Investigation on the Use of Korat Language in Nongrawiang Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

Abstract

According to Thai customs and traditions, dialect is the language used to express the identity of the local population. The language spoken in Nakhon Ratchasima and the surrounding provinces is a sub-dialect of Isaan, known as Korat Thai. It has distinct qualities. This research aims to study the use of the Korat language in Nongrawiang Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, and to study the approach of inheriting the Korat language in Nongrawiang Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

The findings revealed that:         

1. It was found that Nongrawiang Sub-district, Muang District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province consisted of 15 villages, and every household in all the villages used the Korat language with a clear Korat accent. They used the vocabulary in the Korat dictionary and preserved the Korat language by putting it in a village development plan. In terms of word use, sentence construction, and use of expressions and rhetorics, it was found that most nouns, verbs, pronouns, adverbs, and suffixes were pronounced similarly to the Korat language according to the Korat dictionary. However, some words became obsolete. In terms of sentence construction and the use of expressions or rhetorics, it was found that most of the people of Nongrawiang Sub-district constructed sentences according to the Korat dictionary and still used such sentences in everyday life.
2. In terms of inheritance of the Korat language in the Nongrawiang Sub-district, it was found that the Korat language was inherited through everyday communication, teaching in community schools, lullabies, using the Korat language to communicate in local agencies and using the Korat language in writing media, advertisements or public relations in local agencies.