Aiton language

Tai Aiton
Tai Aiton
Native to	India
Region	Assam
Ethnicity	Tai Aiton people
Native speakers	1,500 (2006)
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Southwestern Northwestern Tai Aiton; ; ; ;
Writing system	Burmese script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aio
Glottolog	aito1238
ELP	Aiton

The Tai Aiton language is spoken in Assam, India (in the Dhonsiri Valley and the south bank of the Brahmaputra).

Distribution

According to Morey (2005), Tai Aiton is spoken in the following villages:

Tai Aiton Villages (Morey 2005)
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.

Tai Aiton Villages (Buragohain 1998)
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

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.