White Tai
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White 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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ |
| autonym |
Tai Don
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai Khao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Laos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| culturalPractice |
ancestor veneration ceremonies
ⓘ
courtship songs ⓘ harvest festivals ⓘ spirit worship rituals ⓘ traditional folk songs ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Laos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
border areas of Thailand
ⓘ
northern Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest Vietnam ⓘ |
| language | White Tai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Tai languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai–Kadai language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticRelation |
closely related to Black Tai language
ⓘ
closely related to Lao language ⓘ closely related to Thai language ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | northwestern Vietnam ⓘ |
| recognizedAsEthnicMinorityIn | Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Black Tai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lao people NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
ancestor worship ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | Tai Viet script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
clan-based organization
ⓘ
village-based communities ⓘ |
| traditionalDressFeature |
black skirt for women
ⓘ
distinctive headscarf for women ⓘ white blouse for women ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
swidden cultivation ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ wet-rice agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | stilt houses ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.