Tai Dón people

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The Tai Dón people are an ethnic Tai group of mainland Southeast Asia, primarily living in northern Vietnam, Laos, and China, known for their distinct language, traditional textiles, and rich folk culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tai Dón people canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tai ethnic group
ethnic group
indigenous people of Southeast Asia
alsoKnownAs Tai Blancs
linked to: Tai Blanc

Tai Don
Tai Khao
White Tai
autonym Tai Dón
countryOfResidence China
Laos
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
culturalHeritage rich folk culture
traditional textiles
culturalPractice folk dances
folk songs
oral epics
spirit rituals
ethnicGroupOf China
Laos
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
hasWritingSystem traditional Tai script (variant)
language Tai Dón language
languageBranch Southwestern Tai languages
languageFamily Tai-Kadai languages
primaryRegion Yunnan, China
linked to: Yunnan Province

northern Laos
northern Vietnam
northwestern Vietnam
recognizedAsEthnicGroupIn Laos
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
regionOfSettlement mountain foothills
river valleys
relatedEthnicGroup Lao people
Tai Daeng people
Tai Dam people
Thai people
religion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

ancestor worship
animism
subgroupOf Tai peoples
traditionalClothing black skirts
decorated waistbands
white upper garments
traditionalCraft indigo dyeing
textile weaving
traditionalOccupation weaving
wet-rice agriculture

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tai Viet script usedBy Tai Dón people
Tai Dón language spokenBy Tai Dón people
Tai Viet usedByEthnicGroup Tai Dón people