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Thai, Northern

A language of Thailand

ISO 639-3: nod

Population	6,000,000 in Thailand (1983 SIL). Population total all countries: 6,009,400.
Region	Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Maehongson, Hot, Nan, Phayao, Phrae, Uttaradit, Tak provinces. Also in Laos.
Language map	Northern Thailand, reference number 31
Alternate names	Kam Mu’ang, Kammüang, Kammyang, Khon, Khon Meang, Khon Myang, La Nya, Lan Na, Lanatai, Lanna, Mu’ang, Mung, Myang, Northern Thai, Payap, Phayap, Phyap, Tai Nya, Tai Yon, Tai Yuan, Western Laotian, “Yuan”
Dialects	Nan, Bandu, Tai Wang. Nan dialect is more distinct.
Classification	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Southwestern, East Central, Chiang Saeng
Language use	88% use Northern Thai in the home, 3% use Central Thai [tha], 10% use both. Also use some Central Thai.
Language development	Newspapers. NT: 1914.
Writing system	Lanna (Tai Tham) script, most are not literate in this Old Northern script. Thai script.
Comments	People are called Khon Mung. ‘Yuan’ is their term for Vietnamese. The name Phyap (Phayap) is Sanskrit for ‘north’. Buddhist.

Also spoken in:

Laos

Language name	Thai, Northern
Population	9,400 in Laos (2000).
Region	Haut Mekong and Sayaboury provinces.
Language map	Laos, reference number 40
Alternate names	Lan Na, Lanatai, Lanna, Lannatai, Muang, Myang, “Youanne” , “Youon” , “Yuan”
Dialects	Nan.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Juntawieng, Usitara. 1997. A discourse study of a selection of the Northern Thai sermons of Phrakhru Sophon Boonyaphorn (Tuu Cok).

Person, Kirk R. and Suzanne R. Person. 1996. "Write that tone! language preservation issues in everyday attempts to write Northern Thai tones using Central Thai script."

Robinson, Edward Raymond. 1994. Further classification of Southwestern Tai "P" group languages.

SIL MSEAG, compilers. Available: 2006; Created: 2002-11. Southeast Asia 436 word list.