Tai Daeng people

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.

Geographic distribution

• 140,000 in Vietnam (2002)
• 25,000 in Laos (1991)
• Unknown population in Thailand
• Unknown population in the United States

Population clusters

• Thanh Hóa Province of Vietnam
• Houaphanh province of Laos

Family

• Patriarchal

Religions

• Tai folk religion
• Theravada Buddhism (95.5%)
• Animism
• Christian (4.5%)

References

Bibliography

• 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

1. Tai Daeng language
2. Tai Daeng
3. Tai peoples
4. Tai folk religion
5. Tai Lue people
6. Thái people (Vietnam)
7. Kra–Dai-speaking peoples
8. Sip Song Chau Tai
9. Northern Thai people
10. Tai Meuay language
11. Tai Viet script
12. Lai Tay script
13. List of ethnic groups in Laos
14. Xam Neua
15. Pad thai
16. Red Bull
17. Sukhothai Kingdom
18. Xiangkhouang
19. Religion in Laos
20. Thailand