Black Tai
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Black Tai are a Tai-speaking ethnic group of Southeast Asia, primarily found in northwestern Vietnam and neighboring regions, known for their distinct language, traditional dress, and cultural practices.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| concentratedIn |
Dien Bien Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lai Chau Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Nghe An Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Son La Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanh Hoa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diasporaCommunity |
Iowa, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicLanguage | Black Tai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicLanguageFamily | Tai–Kadai language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicLanguageSubfamily | Southwestern Tai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tai Black
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
bride-price marriage system
ⓘ
clan-based social organization ⓘ elaborate funeral rituals ⓘ village-level leadership by chao muong ⓘ |
| notableCulturalElement |
handwoven black textiles
ⓘ
oral literature and folktales ⓘ traditional music and dance ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ north-central Vietnam ⓘ northwestern Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Lao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai ⓘ White Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsedHistorically | Tai Viet script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalDressFeature |
black headscarf for women
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colorful embroidered waistband ⓘ fitted black jacket for women ⓘ long black skirt ⓘ silver jewelry ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
paddy rice cultivation ⓘ textile production ⓘ weaving ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
animism ⓘ spirit worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.