Alternate Names: Tai Blanc, Tai Kao, Tai Lai, Táy Khao, Thái Tráng, White Tai
Dialects: None known. Not intelligible of Tai Dam ,. Lao , influenced the speech of some Tai Dón.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 280,000 in Viet Nam (2002). Population total all countries: 495,000.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Those with prolonged contact with Tai Dam [blt] have become bilingual in it. Many have not had that contact.
Language Development: Dictionary. Bible portions: 1969–1992.
Writing System: Latin, Tai Viet
Nation of Origin: Viet Nam
Other Comments: Part of the Thái official ethnic community (1,550,423, 2009 census). Traditional religion, Buddhist.