Tai Dón people

E896063

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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 ⓘ