ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ | |
|---|---|
 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) | |
 China | 280,000 (2000) classified as Dai |
 Laos | 126,229 (2015) classified as Lue[1] |
 Thailand | 1,000,000 (2001) classified as Thai Lue |
 Burma | 60,000 (2013) classified as Shan |
 Vietnam | 6,757 (2019) classified as Lự[2] |
 United States | 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 | |
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.
- ^ "Results of Population and Housing Census 2015" (PDF). Lao Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Report on Results of the 2019 Census". General Statistics Office of Vietnam. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Tai Lue, Infomekong.com
- ^ Placzek, Kanittanan, James, Wilaiwan (1986). "Historical and contemporary meaning of Thai khwan: The use of lexical meaning change as an indicator of cultural change". Religion, Values, and Development in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 146–166. ISBN 978-9971-988-20-3.
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