Tai Lue people

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Tai Lue
ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ
Tai Nuea

The Tai Lü people (

Burma and Vietnam. They speak a Southwestern Tai language
.

Etymology

The word Lü (ລື້) is similar to the Lao people in the Tai Lü language. Tai Lü can be written as Tai Lue, Dai Le and Dai Lue. They are also known as Xishuangbanna Dai, Sipsongpanna Tailurian and Tai Sipsongpanna. The word Lue (Thai: เหนือ Tai Lue: ᦟᦹᧉ) in the Tai languages means "north", thus their ethnonym means Northern Tai which they share with Tai Nua people.

Distribution

In Vietnam, most Lu live in

free reed
wind bamboo instrument.

In Vietnam, Lu are the indigenous people in Mường Thanh ("Land of the God of Tai people", Tai Lü: muong theng). They had built Tam Vạn wall in Mường Thanh and managed there for 19 generations before Hoàng Công Chất, a Thái leader, came. Nowadays, nearly all Vietnamese Lu live in Lai Châu Province. The Lu take their father's last name and have the middle name Bạ (for males) and Ý (for females). Their religion is Theravada Buddhism.

Tai Lü Kingdom

Names Capital
Tseng Mai
Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Tseng Hai
Chiang Rai Province, Thailand
Tseng Hung China Jinghong, Yunnan Province, China
Xieng Thong
Luang Prabang Province, Laos
Tseng Tung Myanmar Kengtung, Shan State, Myanmar

Gallery

  • Lu traditional performance at Wat Nantaram [th], Chiang Kham District, Thailand
    Lu traditional performance at
    Chiang Kham District, Thailand
  • Lu Woman in Laos, c. 1900.
    Lu Woman in Laos, c. 1900.
  • Lu Woman in Laos, c. 1900.
    Lu Woman in Laos, c. 1900.
  • A Thai Lue Buddha statue in Wat Non Bua, Tha Wang Pha District, Thailand
    A Thai Lue Buddha statue in
    Tha Wang Pha District
    , Thailand
  • A Thai Lue musician plays in the garden of Wat Nong Bua, Tha Wang Pha District, Thailand.
    A Thai Lue musician plays in the garden of Wat Nong Bua, Tha Wang Pha District, Thailand.
  • The interior of the wihan of Wat Nong Daeng, Chiang Klang District, Thailand
    The interior of the
    Chiang Klang District
    , Thailand
  • Vat Nam Keo Luang in Muang Sing, Laos
    Vat Nam Keo Luang in Muang Sing, Laos
  • The interior of Vat Xieng Chai, Muang Sing, Laos
    The interior of Vat Xieng Chai, Muang Sing, Laos
  • A Tai Lue house in Chiang Kham District, Thailand
    A Tai Lue house in
    Chiang Kham District, Thailand

References

  1. ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ^ Tai Lue, Infomekong.com
  4. ISBN 978-9971-988-20-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  5. ^ Johnstone and Mandryk 2001; cited in "Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Online version" (18th ed.). SIL International.

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