Tai Laing language
| Tai Laing | |
|---|---|
| Tai Lai | |
| Tai Nai | |
| Native to | Burma |
| Region | Kengtung |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2010)[1] |
Kra–Dai
| |
| Burmese script (historical) | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tjl |
| Glottolog | tail1248 |
Tai Laing, pronounced Tai Lai or regionally Tai Nai, is a Tai language of Burma, related to Khamti. It has its own script, and, though not taught in schools, is experiencing a cultural revival, albeit still small. There is no census of speakers, but they are estimated to number around 100,000.
References
- ^ Tai Laing at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)