Mal

MLF

developing

Alternate Names: Htin, Khatin, Thin, Tin, T’in

Dialects: None known. Not intelligible with Lua’ ,, Prai ,, or Pray 3 ,.

Genealogy:

Austro-Asiatic
Mon-Khmer
Northern Mon-Khmer
Khmuic
Mal-Khmu’
Mal-Phrai

Demographics: 23,200 in Laos (1995 census). Population total all countries: 26,200.

Language Development: NT: 1994.

Writing System: Latin, Thai

Nation of Origin: Laos

Other Comments: Ethnic autonym: Mal and Madl; T’in in Thailand. Traditional religion.