Tai Lue people
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The Tai Lue people are a Tai ethnic group of mainland Southeast Asia, primarily living in southern China, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar, known for their distinct language, Theravada Buddhist traditions, and rich textile and architectural heritage.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dai people | 4 |
| Tai Khuen people | 1 |
| Tay people | 1 |
| Thái people | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tai ethnic group
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| artForm |
Buddhist devotional music
ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ |
| autonomousPrefecture |
Sipsongpanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
China
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Buddhist temple murals
ⓘ
textile weaving ⓘ traditional architecture ⓘ wooden stilt houses ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Tai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festival |
Buddhist Lent-related festivals
ⓘ
Songkran-type New Year festival ⓘ |
| language | Tai Lue language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tai–Kadai language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDistribution |
concentrated in Yunnan Province, China
ⓘ
minority communities in eastern Myanmar ⓘ minority communities in northern Laos ⓘ minority communities in northern Thailand ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Dai people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lao people NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Thai people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai Yuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
ancestor worship ⓘ animism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Theravada Buddhist monasticism ⓘ |
| scriptUsage |
used for chronicles
ⓘ
used for palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ used for religious texts ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture |
Buddhist temples
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multi-tiered temple roofs ⓘ stilt houses ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
cotton weaving
ⓘ
indigo dyeing ⓘ silk weaving ⓘ silver jewelry making ⓘ |
| traditionalDress | handwoven cotton and silk garments ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Lan Na cultural area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sipsongpanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Theravada Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
New Tai Lue script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Tai Lue script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tai Khuen people
this entity surface form:
Tay people
this entity surface form:
Dai people
this entity surface form:
Thái people
subject surface form:
Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
this entity surface form:
Dai people
subject surface form:
Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
this entity surface form:
Dai people
this entity surface form:
Dai people