Native to Burma Native speakers 100,000 (2010) | Region Kengtung ISO 639-3 tjl | |
Language family Tai–Kadai
Tai
Southwestern (Thai)
Northwestern
Tai Laing Writing system Burmese script (historical) | ||
Tai Laing, pronounced Tai Lai or regionally Tai Nai, is a Tai language of Burma, related to Khamti. It has its own 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.
References
Tai Laing language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA