Tai ethnic groups in China
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Tai and Rauz peoples
- ThaiThai peopleThe Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
(Central Thai) - Bouyei
- Tai Chong ( tai chong)
- DaiDai peopleThe Dai peoples is one of several ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture , but by extension can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Lue, Chinese Shan or even...
( tai léu), including the LuLu peopleThe Tai Lü people are an ethnic group of Vietnam, China, and Thailand. In Vietnam, most Lu live in the Lai Chau Province, and their population was 4,964 in 1999. In China, they are officially recognized as part of the Dai ethnic group. They speak a Tai language.Lu is the indigenous people in Mường...
, Han Tai, Huayao Tai and Paxi people - Tai Dam
- DongDong peopleThe Dong , a Kam–Sui people of southern China, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are famed for their native-bred Kam Sweet Rice , carpentry skills, and unique architecture, in particular a form of covered bridge known as the "wind and rain...
, including the Northern and Southern Dong people - E ( ĕe)
- Tai Eolai ( tai eo laai)
- Fuma ( foo má)
- Hongjin Tai
- Tai KaoWhite ThaiWhite Tai or Tai Kao is an ethnic group of Laos and Vietnam.-History:The White Tai migrated from China to Laos several centuries ago, settling along the Red and Black Rivers.-Language:The White Tai speak a language called Tai Kao...
- Tai Kaihua ( tai kăi hŭa)
- Kang
- Tai Lai ( tai laai)
- Minggiay ( ming-gia)
- Mo
- Northeastern Thai
- Tai Nuea ( tai nĕua), including the Tai Mao and Tai Pong people
- Pachen ( bpaa chayn)
- Tai Payee ( tai bpaa yêe)
- Pemiayao ( bpay-mia wor)
- Pulachee ( bpoo-laa jee)
- Pulungchee ( bpoo-lung-jee)
- Puyai ( bpôo)
- San ChaySan Chay peopleThe San Chay people live in the Tuyên Quang province of northeastern Vietnam, as well as some nearby provinces. They speak a Tai language. Their population was 147,315 in 1999....
(also referred to as the Cao Lan people) - Shan ( yài tai), including the Cun
- ThoTay peopleThe Tày people speak a language of the Central Tai language group, and live in northern Vietnam. They are sometimes also called Thô, T'o, Tai Tho, Ngan, Phen, Thu Lao, or Pa Di....
- Thuchen ( dtoo chayn)
- ThulaThulaThula is one of five towns in Yemen on the tentative UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. Dating to the Himyarite period, the town is very well-preserved and includes traditional houses and mosques.-World Heritage Status:...
( dtù-laa) - Tai Ya ( tai yàa)
- YoyYoy peopleThe Yoy people are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia.-Other names and spellings:*Tai Jo*Tai Yo*Tai Yoi*Tai Yoy*Dioi*Giy*Yooi*Yuai*Lao Yuai*Duoi*Yoe*Yooy-Geographic Distribution:*Population of 1,300 in Khammouan Province of Laos...
( tai yói) - TayTay peopleThe Tày people speak a language of the Central Tai language group, and live in northern Vietnam. They are sometimes also called Thô, T'o, Tai Tho, Ngan, Phen, Thu Lao, or Pa Di....
(including the ThoTho peopleThe Thổ ethnic group inhabits the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, mainly Nghệ An province southwest of Hanoi. They speak the Tho language, which is closely related to Vietnamese...
people) - Zhuang ( jûang), including the Buyang, Dianbao, Pusha, Tulao, Yongchun and Nung people
Li people
The LiLi people
The Li or Hlai are a minority ethnic group, the vast majority of whom live off the southern coast of mainland China on Hainan Island, where they are the largest minority ethnic group...
reside primarily, if not completely, within the Hainan Province of China
China
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Kadai peoples
The Kadai peoples are clustered in the Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan and Hainan Provinces of ChinaChina
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, as well as the Ha Giang
Hà Giang Province
Hà Giang is a province in northeastern Vietnam. It is located in the far north of the country, and contains Vietnam’s northernmost point. It shares a 270 km long border with Yunnan province of southern China. Hence it is known as the final frontier of Vietnam...
, Cao Bang
Cao Bang Province
Cao Bằng is a province of northeastern Vietnam. The province has borders with Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Bắc Kạn, and Lạng Sơn provinces within Vietnam. It also has common international border with Guangxi province of the People's Republic of China...
, Lao Cai
Lao Cai Province
Lào Cai , is a province of northeastern in the mountainous region of Vietnam, bordering the province of Yunnan in the China. The province covers an area of 6383.9 square kilometres and as of 2008 it had a population of 602,300 people....
and Son La Provinces of Vietnam
Vietnam
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for detailed geographic distribution
Kam–Sui peoples
- Bouyei of Guizhou Province (including Ai-Cham, Mak and T'en, although most Bouyei are nuclear Tai)
- DongDong peopleThe Dong , a Kam–Sui people of southern China, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are famed for their native-bred Kam Sweet Rice , carpentry skills, and unique architecture, in particular a form of covered bridge known as the "wind and rain...
of Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi Provinces (also referred to as the Kam people) - MulaoMulaoThe Mulao people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In their name, Mulam, mu6 is a classifier for human beings and lam1 is another form of the name used by the Dong , to whom the Mulam people are ethnically related...
of Guizhou Province - MaonanMaonanThe Maonan people are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are a total of 107,166 Maonan, mostly living northern Guangxi province in southern China....
of Guangxi Province - ShuiShuiThe Sui people are an ethnic group living mostly in Guizhou Province, China. They are counted as one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.-History and demographics:...
of Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces (also referred to as the Sui people)
Cao Miao people
The Cao Miao peopleMiao people
The Miao or ม้ง ; ) is an ethnic group recognized by the government of the People's Republic of China as one of the 55 official minority groups. Miao is a Chinese term and does not reflect the self-designations of the component nations of people, which include Hmong, Hmu, A Hmao, and Kho Xiong...
of Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi Provinces speak a Kam–Sui language called Mjiuniang, although it is believed that the people are of Hmong–Mien descent.
Biao people
Whether or not the Biao people of China are of Kam–Sui descent is an issue of present debate in the scientific community. They are, however, a TaiTai peoples
The Tai ethnicity refers collectively to the ethnic groups of southern China and Southeast Asia, stretching from Hainan to eastern India and from southern Sichuan to Laos, Thailand, and parts of Vietnam, which speak languages in the Tai family and share similar traditions and festivals, including...
people.
Kang people
The Kang people of Yunnan Province (referred to as Tai Khang in Laos) speak a Kam–Sui language, but ethnically descend from the Dai peopleDai people
The Dai peoples is one of several ethnic groups living in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture and the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture , but by extension can apply to groups in Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and Burma when Dai is used to mean specifically Tai Lue, Chinese Shan or even...
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Lakkia people
The Lakkia are an ethnic group clustered in the Guangxi Province of ChinaChina
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and neighboring portions of Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
, whose members are of Yao
Yao people
The Yao nationality is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south...
descent, but speak a Tai–Kadai language called Lakkia. These Yao were likely in an area dominated by Tai speakers and assimilated an early Tai–Kadai language (possibly the language of the ancestors of the Biao people).
Lingao people
The Lingao people are an ethnic group clustered in the Hainan Province of ChinaChina
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whose members are classified as Han
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
under China's nationality policy, but speak a Tai–Kadai language called Lincheng.