Tai Lue language
Tai Lue (New Tai Lü: ᦅᧄᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, Tai Tham: ᨣᩴᩣᨴᩱ᩠ᨿᩃᩨ᩶, kam tai lue, [kâm.tâj.lɯ̀]) or Xishuangbanna Dai is a Tai language of the Lu people, spoken by about 700,000 people in Southeast Asia. This includes 280,000 people in China (Yunnan), 200,000 in Burma, 134,000 in Laos, 83,000 in Thailand and 4,960 in Vietnam. The language is similar to other Tai languages and is closely related to Kham Mueang or Tai Yuan, which is also known as Northern Thai language. In Yunnan, it is spoken in all of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, as well as Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Pu'er City.
| Tai Lue | |
|---|---|
| ᦅᧄᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, ᨣᩴᩣᨴᩱᩭᩃᩧ᩶ kam tai lue | |
| Pronunciation | [kâm.tâj.lɯ̀] |
| Native to | China, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam |
| Region | Yunnan, China |
| Ethnicity | Tai Lue |
Native speakers | 550,000 (2000–2013) |
Kra–Dai
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| Tai Tham alphabet, Thai alphabet, New Tai Lue alphabet | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | khb |
| Glottolog | luuu1242 |
In Vietnam, Tai Lue speakers are officially recognised as the Lự ethnic minority, although in China they are classified as part of the Dai people, along with speakers of the other Tai languages apart from Zhuang.