Tai Aiton language
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| Tai Aiton | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Assam |
| Ethnicity | Tai Aiton people |
| Native speakers | 1,500 (2006)[1] |
| Language family |
Tai–Kadai
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aio |
The Tai Aiton language is spoken in Assam, India (in the Dhonsiri Valley and the south bank of the Brahmaputra).
Distribution[edit]
The word บ้าน baan is also used today in Thailand to mean 'village'.
| Tai name | Translation of Tai name | Assamese/English name | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| baan3 nam3 thum3 | Flood village (บ้านน้ำท่วม) | Duburoni | Golaghat |
| baan3 sum3 | Sour village (บ้านส้ม) | Tengani | Golaghat |
| baan3 hui1 luŋ1 | Big fruit village | Borhola | Golaghat |
| baan3 hin1 | Stone village (บ้านหิน) | Ahomani | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 luŋ1 | Big village (บ้านหลง) | Bargaon | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 nɔi2/dɔi2 | Hill village (บ้านดอย) | Sukhihola | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 saai2 | Sand village (บ้านทราย) | Kalyoni | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 saai2 | Sand village (บ้านทราย) | Balipathar | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 saai2 | Sand village (บ้านทราย) | Jonapathar | Lohit |
Buragohain (1998) reports a total of 260 Tai Aiton households, comprising a total population of 2,155.
| Village | District | Year founded | No. of houses | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahomani | Karbi Anglong | 1939 | 31 | 267 |
| Baragaon | Karbi Anglong | 1835 | 39 | 359 |
| Balipathar | Karbi Anglong | 1898 | 59 | 528 |
| Chakihola | Karbi Anglong | unknown | 18 | 180 |
| Kaliyani | Karbi Anglong | Man era 1239 | 15 | 154 |
| Borhola | Golaghat | 1836 | 26 | 235 |
| Dubarani | Golaghat | unknown | 43 | 334 |
| Tengani | Golaghat | unknown | 19 | 150 |
| Jonapathar | Lohit | 1950s | 15 | 148 |
References[edit]
- ^ Tai Aiton at Ethnologue (16th ed., 2009)
- Buragohain, Yehom. 1998. "Some notes on the Tai Phakes of Assam, in Shalardchai Ramitanondh Virada Somswasdi and Ranoo Wichasin." In Tai, pp. 126-143. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Chiang Mai University.
- Morey, Stephen. 2005. The Tai languages of Assam: a grammar and texts. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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