When the women in the Mlabri village will deliver, they will
go to deliver in the place that away from the village and have women who
could help. Men are forbidden to go to that place. During the birth,
men will go out to collect food in the forest. They will use a splinter
of bamboo to cut the umbilical cord then use a banana leaf or hemp to
cover the baby. The umbilical cord of the baby is buried, and then the
mother carries her baby back to her house. The Mlabri do not have lie
by the fire after childbirth. They do not have to do any hard work such
as carrying water from the pond or prepare food and after around 2-3
days they are able to do hard work or travel to other places,
remarkably most of the Mlabrie would like to have a male child.
Naming/ Calling and Surname.
In the original, Mlabri tribe has surname
like E-Mert, Ip-raw, U-du but in the current time was not using the
original surname when they would like to derivation of a relative or a
sibling, they will asked a question. When they combined in
multi-family, then will asked the name of husband or wife, father mother
or grandparents in seeking the relatives because in the past they live
in the forest and live with other families.
Calling the child’s name will have father
name to the end of every name which indicate that children are whose
and also can tell the rank of the child from the name and asked the
question too.
Present time, Mlabri tribe are not used
the original surnames. They have a new name and surname. Surname that
they used is related to forests such as Sri chawpha (Chawpha is the
forester), Naamjai Kiri, Chawphanaprai, Doisak etc.
The name change in Mlabri tribe will have
to change since have to marriage by using the husband's name to replace
their own name and added “Ya” in front of the wife's name. Mlabri do
not change their name often, they will change only when marriage. The
Naming of the children depend on the convenience of parents such as
follow their own family or some people will naming children according to
their respective situations.
Source: The Mlabri community at Baan Boonyuen, Moo 13, Thambon Vieng, Rongkwang district, Prae province
Informants: 1. Weera Srichawpa
2. Phin Srichawpa
3. Nlikarn Chawphanaprai
4. Duangporn Naamjaikiri
5. The youths: Mai, Nueng, Amara and Kaewta.
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