How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact overall?

Greater than 100 years.

It is probably much longer than one hundred years but I lack data as to how long. One hundred years ago they had already been Buddhist for some time and they probably became Buddhists through contact with Tai Lue.

What is the overall time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction?

The previous contact by way of trade continues and is increased; there has also been contact through education and some intermarriage.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people practised exchange for?

It is not frequent, but there are at least a few people in each village married to a Tai Lue person, and there are people who have married and moved to Tai Lue villages. However, based on what my language informants are aware of, it seems to be a recent occurrence- beginning with people now in their 40's or 50's.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group peoples been forming families with each other for?

Not very long. From what my informants say, 20-30 years.

What’s the time frame of densest contact between Focus Group and Neighbour Group as far as family formation is concerned?

The past twenty years or so.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been involved in the knowledge domain together for?

The oldest Muak Sa-aak who went to school (with Tai Lue children) are now in their mid-late 30's. As to the church situation, it was not always under a Tai Lue denominational group; I'm not sure when the change happened. There is some contact here further back than 30 years.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the knowledge domain?

As above, this is based on the school situation since I cannot quantify the church situation.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the labour domain?

From 50 years ago up to the present

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact in the local community?

At least 100 years. I don’t imply that there was definitely not contact before then, because I think it is likely to be older.

They have lived near each other and had some level of contact for probably greater than 100 years, but I can't say how much longer than that. It may be more like 300 years. Muak Sa-aak people were Buddhist by the beginning of the 1900's, and they probably became Buddhist because of Tai Lue influence.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the local community?

About 50 years ago to the present.

This is very hard for me to judge. In the past twenty years or so, there have been at least some Muak Sa-aak people living and working in towns alongside Tai Lue people and therefore using Tai Lue in daily life. In addition, children educated in Burmese (admittedly this is a small minority) attended school away from their families, living in boarding situations in towns where Tai Lue is the primary language. So although they had contact before these things, the more recent situations [...] probably put them into more day-to-day contact. [Permission]

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people traded for?

Probably quite a long time- greater than 100 years.

They have lived near each other for probably a few hundred years. My informant's mother (age 65) says that from the earliest time she remembers, it was normal that Tai Lue people would come into the village to trade, and it was not a new thing when she was young. Although I believe trade between them to be much older than that I cannot say just how old.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in trade?

From at least 70 years ago up until the present.