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.[2]
Tai Pao | |
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Tai Hang Tong | |
![]() "Tai Pao" written in Lai Pao script | |
Native to | Vietnam |
Native speakers | (ca. 13,000 cited 1995 census – 2002)[1] |
Language family | Kra–Dai
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Writing system | Lai Pao script |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | tpo |
Glottolog | taih1245 |
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.[3]
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