Tai Daeng people

















Red Tai

LuangNamtha BanPhiengNgam tango7174.jpg
Ban Phieng Ngam, a Thai Daeng (Red Thai) village, Luang Namtha Province, Laos.

Total population
165,000 (est.)
Regions with significant populations

Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
Languages

Tai Daeng, Vietnamese, Thai, others
Religion

Animism, Theravada Buddhism, Christianity

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 fiftyfour ethnic groups recognized by the Vietnamese government.




Contents






  • 1 Geographic distribution


  • 2 Population clusters


  • 3 Family


  • 4 Religions


  • 5 References





Geographic distribution



  • 140,000 in Vietnam (2002)[1]

  • 25,000 in Laos (1991)[1]

  • Unknown population in Thailand[1]

  • Unknown population in the United States[1]



Population clusters



  • Thanh Hóa Province of Vietnam[2]


Family



  • Patriarchal[2]


Religions




  • Animism/Theravada Buddhism (95.5%)[2]


  • Christian (4.5%)[2]



References




  1. ^ abcd Ethnologue-Tai Daeng


  2. ^ abcd The Red Tai of Vietnam Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine.













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