Nationality Classification
傣族 Dai
Language or Dialect Name (Chinese)
傣语西双版纳方言、傣仂语
Language or Dialect Name (English)
ISO 639-3 Code
khb
Language Stock Classification
侗台语族(也称为壮侗语族)Tai-Kadai
Primary Province or Region
云南省 Yunnan Province
Location (in China)
Southern Yunnan Province: Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous prefecture’s three counties of Jinghong (Chiang Hung, Chien Rung), Menghai and Mengla, also a small number of speakers in Simao municipal prefecture’s Jiangcheng Hani & Yi autonomous county.
Estimated Speaker Population (in China)
280,000
Speaker Population Year of Estimate
2000