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 to | Vietnam |
Native speakers | (ca. 13,000 cited 1995 census – 2002)[1] |
| Lai Pao script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tpo |
| Glottolog | taih1245 |
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
- Tai Pao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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