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Tai Lue people
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The Tai Lü people (Tai Lue: ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, Chinese: 傣仂, Dǎi lè, Lao: ລື້, Lư̄, Thai: ไทลื้อ, RTGS: Thai Lue, Vietnamese: Người Lự) are an ethnic group of China, Laos, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam. They speak a Southwestern Tai language.
Quick Facts ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, Total population ...
ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ | |
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![]() Tai Lue people in traditional costumes | |
Total population | |
556,000+ | |
Regions with significant populations | |
China (Xishuangbanna), Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand (Northern Thailand) and Vietnam (Lai Châu Province) | |
![]() | 280,000 (2000) classified as Dai |
![]() | 126,229 (2015) classified as Lue[1] |
![]() | 1,000,000 (2001) classified as Thai Lue |
![]() | 60,000 (2013) classified as Shan |
![]() | 6,757 (2019) classified as Lự[2] |
![]() | 4,000 (1998)[3] |
Languages | |
Tai Lü • Chinese • Burmese • Laotian • Thai • Northern Thai • Vietnamese | |
Religion | |
Tai folk religion[4]Buddhism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Tai peoples Shan people Tai Nuea |
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