| Tai Pao | |
| Also Known As: | Tai Hang Tong |
| States: | Vietnam |
| Speakers: | ca. |
| Date: | 1995 census – 2002 |
| Ref: | e18 |
| Familycolor: | Kradai |
| Fam2: | Tai |
| Fam3: | Northern |
| Script: | Lai Pao script |
| Iso3: | tpo |
| Glotto: | taih1245 |
| Glottorefname: | Tai Pao (Retired) |
Tai Pao, known in Vietnamese sources as Tai Hang Tong (Hàng Tổng), 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 Tai Hang Tong are distinguished: Tai Pao and Tai Yo.[1]
The Tai Hang Tong in Mường Khương, Nghệ An Province preserve a 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.[2]