Tai Laing language
Tai language of Burma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tai Laing (Shan: တႆးလႅင်, lit. 'red Tai'; variously spelt Tai Lai or Tai Nai), also known as Shan-ni (Burmese: ရှမ်းနီ, lit. 'red Shan'), is a Tai language of Burma, closely related to Khamti and Shan. It is written in its own variant of Burmese script, and though not taught in schools, is experiencing a cultural revival, albeit still small. There is no census of speakers, but they are estimated to number around 100,000.
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တႆးလႅင် | |
Native to | Myanmar |
Region | Kachin, Sagaing |
Native speakers | 100,000 (2010)[1] |
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Burmese script (Tai Laing variant) | |
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ISO 639-3 | tjl |
Glottolog | tail1248 |
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Alternate names for Tai Laing are Shan Bamar, Shan Kalee, Tai Laeng, Tai Lang, and Tai Naing.[1]