Also Known As:
Red Tai, Red Thai, Tai Rouge, Thai Do, Thai Dang, Tai Deng, Daeng, Táy-Môc-Châu, Môc-Châu
Dialects & Varieties
East and Southeast Asia
Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
Threatened
40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
80,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
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Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
100,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Classified within the Thai ethnic group of Vietnam and part of the composite Phu Tai group in Laos.
Location and Context
Countries
Vietnam and Laos
Location Description
Western Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam; Southeastern Houaphan Province, Laos
Government Support
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Recent Resources
A compilation of the work of Gedney dealing with the Tai language group.
Enfield uses the linguistic diversity of Southeast Asia, and the Tai language family, to advocate fo
Tai Daeng, or Red Tai, is a language spoken primarily in Vietnam and Laos by about 80,000 people.