Tai Thanh language explained

Tai Thanh language should not be confused with Then language.

Tai Thanh
Also Known As:Tai Man Thanh
States:Vietnam
Speakers:20,000
Date:2002
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Tai–Kadai
Fam2:Tai
Fam3:Southwestern (Thai)
Fam4:?
Iso3:tmm
Glotto:tait1248
Glottorefname:Tai Thanh

Tai Thanh, or Tai Then, is a Southwestern Tai language of Nghe An Province and Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam.

Tayten (300 speakers as of 1995) is spoken in the 2 villages of Ban Phia and Ban Tenngiou in Pakxeng District, Luang Prabang Province, Laos. It is either Tai Then or Thin.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://asiaharvest.org/wp-content/themes/asia/docs/people-groups/Laos/Tayten.jpg