Tai Pao language

Tai Pao
Tai Pao
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 Tai Northern Tai Pao; ; ;
Writing system	Lai Pao script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tpo
Glottolog	taih1245

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]

Lai Pao script

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]

References

Tai Pao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
"Indications About the Two Dialects of Tai Hang Tong (=Tai Muong)". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
My Ha (2006-06-11). "Scholar in a Race Against Time to Preserve Thai Ancient Script". Việt Nam News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

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[e18-1] Tai Pao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[2] "Indications About the Two Dialects of Tai Hang Tong (=Tai Muong)". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

[3] My Ha (2006-06-11). "Scholar in a Race Against Time to Preserve Thai Ancient Script". Việt Nam News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-01-06.