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Tai Neua literally means 'northern Tai'. Tai Neua (tdd) in Laos is closely related to Tai Daeng and Phutai. It is often confused with another Southwestern Tai language of the same name spoken in western Lincang (臨滄) and western Pu'er (普洱) of Yunnan Province, China. The China Tai Neua, which has no ISO code for it, is closely related to Dehong Dai and Xishuangbanna Dai (Tai Lue) and is considered a component of the Dai nationality in China. Both Tai Neua (tdd) and the China Tai Neua belong to Southeastern Tai of Tai-Kadai (David Bradley 2014, personal communication).

CLASSIFICATION		Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai, Southwest-Central Tai, Southwestern Tai
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		tdd
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Information from: “East and Southeast Asia” (349-424) . David Bradley (2007) , C. Moseley · London & New York: Routledge

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70,000
Native speakers worldwide
Ethnic population
95,000

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS
OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY
LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS: Strongly influenced by Lao language

PLACES: Houaphan Province, Laos

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Also scattered to the southwest across central Laos and mixed with related groups within the amalgamated but diverse Phu Tai group in southern Laos.

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
647,400
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
540,000 in China (Zhou and Luo 2001). Ethnic population: 610,000. 35,000 in Laos (1995 L. Chazee). 72,400 in Myanmar (1983)

PLACES: Myanmar; France; China; Laos; Thailand; Switzerland;

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: China: South central Yunnan, Dehong Prefecture, southwest of Dali near Lancang (Mekong) River. Northwest Laos.

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
70,000
Native speakers worldwide

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
357,400
Native speakers worldwide

3rd	2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger				UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub		70,000	10000-99999				Vulnerable (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				20.5166,104.3166
	2007	East and Southeast Asia	Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages	349-424	C. Moseley	London & New York: Routledge			David Bradley	Bradley, David. 2007. "East and Southeast Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.	HHOLD	95,000	70,000	10000-99999		Lao	Strongly influenced by Lao language	Threatened (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	12	Houaphan Province, Laos	Also scattered to the southwest across central Laos and mixed with related groups within the amalgamated but diverse Phu Tai group in southern Laos.
		World Oral Literature Project						http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.			357,400	100000				At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
16	2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)			M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub		647,400	100000	540,000 in China (Zhou and Luo 2001). Ethnic population: 610,000. 35,000 in Laos (1995 L. Chazee). 72,400 in Myanmar (1983)			At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)		Myanmar; France; China; Laos; Thailand; Switzerland;	China: South central Yunnan, Dehong Prefecture, southwest of Dali near Lancang (Mekong) River. Northwest Laos.

Tai Neua

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Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

647,400

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

357,400

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Tai Neua

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Language information by source

Threatened

40 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

647,400

Vulnerable

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

70,000

At risk

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

357,400

Discussion

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