Tai Pao language

Tai Pao, known in Vietnamese sources as Tai Hang Tong (Hàng Tong), is a Tai language of Vietnam and Laos. In Laos, it is spoken in Khamkeut District, Pakkading District, and Viengthong District of Bolikhamxai Province. Two dialects of the Tai Hang Tong are distinguished: Tai Pao and Tai Yo.

Tai Pao
Tai Hang Tong
Native toVietnam
Native speakers
(ca. 13,000 cited 1995 census – 2002)[1]
Lai Pao script
Language codes
ISO 639-3tpo
Glottologtaih1245

Lai Pao script

The Tai Hang Tong in Mường Khương, Nghệ An Province preserve an unique script called Lai Pao or Lai Paw. Since 2006, the preservation of Lai Pao script was made possible by conservation works of Michel Ferlus.

References

  1. Tai Pao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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