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The Dai people form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. By extension, the term can apply to groups in Laos , Vietnam , Thailand and Myanmar when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Yai , Lue , Chinese Shan , Tai Dam , Tai Khao or even Tai in general.
Tai Krang is not to be confused with Tai Khang, a Tai-speaking group of Laos numbering 5,000 people. Lao Lom – 25,000 people in Dan Sai District of Loei Province (locally known as the Lao Loei or Lao Lei), Lom Kao District of Phetchabun Province, and Tha Bo District of Nong Khai Province (locally known as the Tai Dan). The Lao Lom were first ...
Tai Nua/Lua can be written as Tai Neua, Tai Nuea, Tai Nüa or Dai Nua and sometimes Tai Nau.They are also known as Dehong Dai, Dehong Tailurian and Chinese Shan.The word Nua (Thai: เหนือ Dehong Dai: ᥘᥫᥴ Lə) in the Tai languages means "north", Tai Nua (Thai: ไทเหนือ Dehong Dai: ᥖᥭᥰ ᥘᥫᥴ), therefore means "Northern Tai" and is used by Tai people to refer ...
The term Kra–Dai peoples or Kra–Dai-speaking peoples refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to Northeast India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand and parts of Vietnam, who not only speak languages belonging to the Kra–Dai language family, but also share similar traditions, culture and ancestry.
The Lao people are a Tai ethnic group native to Southeast Asia, primarily inhabiting Laos and northeastern Thailand.They speak the Lao language, part of the Kra–Dai language family, and are the dominant ethnic group in Laos.
The group of the Tái people is the third largest of the fifty-four ethnic groups recognized by the Vietnamese government. They emigrated to Vietnam and Laos from Yunnan ( China ) Geographic distribution
The autonomous prefecture for Dai people is in the extreme south of Yunnan province, China, bordering both Myanmar and Laos. Xishuangbanna lies at latitude 21°10′-22°40′ and longitude 99°55′-101°50′ east, on the northern edge of the tropics south of the Tropic of Cancer .
Ethnic religion of Tai ethnic groups such as Lao, Ahom, Shan, Zhuang, Dai, Khamti, Isan, Central Thai etc. Inner hall of the shrine of the god of Bo Lek Nam Phi, in Uttaradit Province , Thailand The Tai folk religion , Satsana Phi or Ban Phi is the ancient native ethnic religion of Tai people still practiced by various Tai groups.