Pronunciation /tai kʰɯn/ Native speakers (100,000 cited 1990) | ||
Writing system Tai Tham script, Thai script |
Khün, or Tai Khün (Tai Khün: ᨴᩱᨡᩧ᩠ᨶ, /tai kʰɯn/; Thai: ไทเขิน [tʰaj kʰɤ̌ːn]), is the language of the Tai Khün people of Kengtung, Shan state, Myanmar. It is a Tai language, closely related to Thai and Lao. It is also spoken in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, and Yunnan Province, China.
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Geographical distribution
In China, there are about 10,000 Tai Khuen (Chinese: 傣艮) people in the following areas of Yunnan province (Gao 1999).
Phonology
* The glottal plosive is implied after a short vowel without final, or silent before a vowel.** The [r] is often used with Sankrit and Pali loanwords.References
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