Tai Dón language
| Tai Dón | |
|---|---|
| White Tai | |
| Native to | Laos, Vietnam, China (Mengla Township of Jinping) |
| Ethnicity | White Tai |
Native speakers | (500,000 cited 1995–2002)[1] |
Kra–Dai
| |
| Tai Viet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | twh |
| Glottolog | taid1250 |
Tai Dón, also known as Tai Khao or White Tai, is a Tai language of northern Vietnam, Laos and China.
Geographical distribution
In China, White Tai (Tai Khaw 傣皓) people are located in the following townships of Yunnan province, with about 40,000 people (Gao 1999).[2]
- Jinping County 金平县: Mengla Township 勐拉乡 and Zhemi Township 者米乡 (along the banks of the Zhemi River 者米河 and Tengtiao River 藤条)
- Malipo County 麻栗坡县: Nanwenhe Township 南温河乡
- Maguan County 马关县: Dulong Town 都龙镇
- Jiangcheng County 江城县: Qushui Township 曲水乡 (along the banks of the Tuka River 土卡河)
References
- ^ Tai Dón at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Gao Lishi 高立士. 1999. 傣族支系探微. 中南民族学院学报 (哲学社会科学版). 1999 年第1 期 (总第96 期).