Social and family characteristics.

Mlabri live together as a family. When their children are married they then separate to build their own home. The Mlabri people have a lot of child, some have about 10 children because do not know about contraception. Mlabri has a clear divide between the men responsibilities and women’s. For example, the men go to hunt animals, find bees, and the female’s cut the wood to make the huts, find taro, potato, take care children, and prepare food. However, both of men and women still have to honor each other. When the son is married he then must move and build his own house for his own family. When married, the man and the woman will live together. Even when they have moved to another house the son and daughter must still help and take care their father and mother.
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 Kaewt