| Tai Loi | |
|---|---|
| Mong Lue | |
| Native to | Burma,Laos |
Native speakers | (5,000 cited 1995–2008)[1] |
Austroasiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tlq |
| ELP | Tai Loi |
Tai Loi, also known asMong Lue, refers to variousPalaungic languages spoken mainly in Burma, with a few hundred in Laos and some also in China. Hall (2017) reports thatTai Loi is a cover term meaning 'mountain Tai' inShan, and refers to variousAngkuic,Waic, and Western Palaungic languages rather than a single language or branch. The Shan exonymTai Loi can refer to:
Additionally, Ethnologue (21st edition),[2] citing Schliesinger (2003), listsDoi as a Tai Loi variety in Ban Muang, Sing District,Luang Namtha Province, Laos as a nearly extinct language variety spoken by an ethnic group comprising 600 people and 80 households as of 2003. Schliesinger (2003) reports that elderly Doi speakers can understand theSamtao language.[3] There is considerable variation among the dialects.[4] The Muak Sa-aak variety of Tai Loi shares 42%lexical similarity withU of China; 40% with Pang Pung Plang; and 25% withstandard Wa.[4]
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