Sjözigenarna

English translation: Sea Gypsies

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Swedish term or phrase:Sjözigenarna
English translation:Sea Gypsies
Entered by: Lagom

02:50 May 30, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Geography / Thailand
Swedish term or phrase: Sjözigenarna
This is an ethnic group in Thailand also known as the Chao Lee. Can anyone help me with the English translation for 'Sjözigenarna'
Lagom
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:52
Sea Gypsies
Explanation:
A people group.

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Note added at 25 mins (2005-05-30 03:15:43 GMT)
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A few thousand sea gypsies - called chao ley, or water people, in Thai - live on the Andaman coast or islands near it. Most are more assimilated than the Moken, but they still lead segregated, impoverished lives.
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Nizo
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Thanks for the help! and the link was very interesting reading. Ben
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Sjözigenarna
Sea Gypsies


Explanation:
A people group.

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Note added at 25 mins (2005-05-30 03:15:43 GMT)
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A few thousand sea gypsies - called chao ley, or water people, in Thai - live on the Andaman coast or islands near it. Most are more assimilated than the Moken, but they still lead segregated, impoverished lives.



    Reference: http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0504/feature4/
Nizo
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Grading comment
Thanks for the help! and the link was very interesting reading. Ben

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agree  EKM: Correct, but "sjözigenarna" in Swedish is somewhat misleading, "havszigenarna" would be more to the point.
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