The Red Tai (in Vietnamese language Thái Đỏ; in Lao language Tai Daeng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Laos. They speak the Tai Daeng language. In Vietnam, they are called Thái Đỏ and are included in the group of the Thái people, together with the Thái Đen ("Black Tai"), Thái Trắng ("White Tai"), Phu Thai, Tày Thanh and Thái Hàng Tổng. The group of the Thái people is the third largest of the fifty-four ethnic groups recognized by the Vietnamese government.
Total population | |
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165,000 (est.) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos | |
Languages | |
Tai Daeng, Vietnamese, Thai, others | |
Religion | |
Tai folk religion,[1] Theravada Buddhism, Christianity |
Geographic distribution edit
Population clusters edit
- Thanh Hóa Province of Vietnam[3]
- Houaphanh province of Laos
Family edit
Religions edit
- Tai folk religion
- Theravada Buddhism (95.5%)[3]
- Animism
- Christian (4.5%)[3]
References edit
- ^ (Placzek, Kanittanan 1986:156)
- ^ a b c d Ethnologue-Tai Daeng
- ^ a b c d The Red Tai of Vietnam Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography edit
- Placzek, Kanittanan, James, Wilaiwan (1986). "Historical and contemporary meaning of Thai khwan: The use of lexical meaning change as an indicator of cultural change". Religion, Values, and Development in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 146-166.
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