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Tai Pao
Tai Hang Tong
"Tai Pao" written in Lai Pao script
Native to	Vietnam
Native speakers	(ca. 13,000 cited 1995 census – 2002)
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Northern Tai Pao
Writing system	Lai Pao script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tpo
Glottolog	taih1245

Tai Pao, known in Vietnamese sources as Tai Hang Tong (Hàng Tổng), is a Tai language of Vietnam and Laos. In Laos, it is spoken in Khamkeut District, Pakkading District, and Viengthong District of Bolikhamxai Province. Two dialects of Tai Hang Tong are distinguished: Tai Pao and Tai Yo.

Lai Pao script

The Tai Hang Tong in Tương Dương, Nghệ An Province preserve a unique script called Lai Pao or Lai Paw. Since 2006, the preservation of Lai Pao script was made possible by conservation works of Michel Ferlus.

References

1. Tai Pao at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. "Indications About the Two Dialects of Tai Hang Tong (=Tai Muong)". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
3. My Ha (2006-06-11). "Scholar in a Race Against Time to Preserve Thai Ancient Script". Việt Nam News. Archived from the original on 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

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