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	{{Infobox ethnic group		{{Infobox ethnic group
	\|group=Tai Aiton		\| group = Tai Aiton
	\| ~~native_name~~ = ~~တႝ ဢႝတွꩫ်, Tai Aiton~~		\| image =
			\| caption =
	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| flag_caption =		\| flag_caption =
	\| population =		\| population =
	\| region1 = ~~{{flag\|~~India}}		\| region1 = India
	\| ~~pop2~~ = <8,000		\| pop1 = <8,000
	\|langs=[[Aiton language\|Aiton]], [[Assamese language\|Assamese]]		\| langs = [[Aiton language\|Aiton]], [[Assamese language\|Assamese]]
	\|rels=[[Theravada Buddhism]]		\| rels = [[Theravada Buddhism]]
	\|related=[[Thai people]], [[Lao people]], [[Shan people]], [[Dai people]]		\| related = {{ubl\|Other [[Tai peoples]]}}
			{{hlist\|item_style=font-size:90%;
			\|([[Thai people]], [[Lao people]], [[Shan people]], [[Dai people]], [[Tai Nua people\|Tai Nua]])}}
	}}		}}
	The '''Tai Aiton''' are one among the six indigenous Tai communities of [[Assam]]. They are [[Animist]] and [[Buddhist]] by religion. The [[Assamese people\|other indigenous Assamese communities]] commonly term them as [[Shyams]] or the people from [[Siam]] i.e. [[Thailand]]. The names of their villages are directly translatable into modern Thai, as both sounds and meaning correspond.

	~~They speak~~ the [[Tai Aiton language~~]], which is similar to other~~ [[~~Tai languages~~]] ~~spoken in~~ [[~~Thailand~~]]. They ~~came to Assam far back in the 16th-17th century from the east crossing~~ the [[~~Patkai~~]] ~~hills~~. ~~Presently they live~~ in ~~small~~ pockets ~~in [[Upper Assam]] along with the [[Turung people~~\|~~Turung]] and [[Khamyang people~~\|~~Khamyang]] people. Their population is unknown but is expected to be less than~~ 8~~,000. They are Hinayana Buddhists and their~~ language is ~~close~~ to ~~that of North Eastern Thailand. They live in certain villages of~~ [[~~Jorhat~~]], [[~~Golaghat]] and [[Karbi Anglong~~]] ~~districts~~. They have been recognized as Scheduled Tribes (Hills) and are listed as Man-Tai speaking people by the Government of [[Assam]].		The '''Tai Aiton''' are one among the six indigenous Tai communities of [[Assam]].<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Kakoty \|first=Deepmoni \|date=2020-07-31 \|title=Tai Aiton (Assam, India) – Language Snapshot \|url=https://lddjournal.org/articles/10.25894/ldd98 \|language=en-US \|journal=Language Documentation and Description \|volume=17 \|pages=76 \|doi=10.25894/ldd98 \|archive-date=2023-10-29 \|access-date=2023-04-30 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029204552/https://lddjournal.org/articles/10.25894/ldd98 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> They are [[Animist]] and [[Buddhist]] by religion.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16191/IN \| title=Aiton in India }}</ref> They speak the [[Tai Aiton language]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Mukherjee \|first=Anushka \|title=This Historical Language Spoken in Assam's Remote Pockets May Vanish Soon \|url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/this-historical-language-spoken-in-assam-s-remote-pockets-may-vanish-soon \|access-date=2023-04-30 \|website=Homegrown \|date=8 June 2021 \|language=en}}</ref> which is similar to other [[Tai languages]] spoken in [[Thailand]].
			They have been recognized as Scheduled Tribes (Hills) and are listed as Man-Tai speaking people by the Government of [[Assam]].

	Man Tai Speaking people are not Ahom people as many may confuse them to be.		Their population is unknown but is expected to be less than 8,000.
			The [[Assamese people\|other indigenous Assamese communities]] commonly term them as Shyams or the people from [[Siam]] i.e. [[Thailand]]. The names of their villages are directly translatable into modern Thai, as both sounds and meaning correspond.

			Man Tai Speaking people are not Ahom people as many may confuse them to be.

			==History==
			They came to Assam far back in the 16th-17th century from the east crossing the [[Patkai]] hills.

			They are Hinayana Buddhists and their language is close to that of [[Isan\|North Eastern Thailand]].

			==Distribution==
			Presently they live in small pockets in [[Upper Assam]] along with the [[Turung people\|Turung]] and [[Khamyang people\|Khamyang]] people.

			They live in certain villages of [[Jorhat]], [[Golaghat]] and [[Karbi Anglong]] districts.

			== References ==
			{{Reflist}}

	{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}		{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}
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	[[Category:Tribes of Assam]]		[[Category:Tribes of Assam]]
			[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Assam]]
			[[Category:Ethnic groups in Northeast India]]

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{{unreferenced|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
|group=Tai Aiton
| native_name = တႝ ဢႝတွꩫ်, Tai Aiton
| native_name_lang =
| flag_caption =
| population =
| region1 = {{flag|India}}
| pop2 = <8,000
|langs=[[Aiton language|Aiton]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|rels=[[Theravada Buddhism]]
|related=[[Thai people]], [[Lao people]], [[Shan people]], [[Dai people]]
}}
The '''Tai Aiton''' are one among the six indigenous Tai communities of [[Assam]]. They are [[Animist]] and [[Buddhist]] by religion. The [[Assamese people|other indigenous Assamese communities]] commonly term them as [[Shyams]] or the people from [[Siam]] i.e. [[Thailand]]. The names of their villages are directly translatable into modern Thai, as both sounds and meaning correspond.

They speak the [[Tai Aiton language]], which is similar to other [[Tai languages]] spoken in [[Thailand]]. They came to Assam far back in the 16th-17th century from the east crossing the [[Patkai]] hills. Presently they live in small pockets in [[Upper Assam]] along with the [[Turung people|Turung]] and [[Khamyang people|Khamyang]] people. Their population is unknown but is expected to be less than 8,000. They are Hinayana Buddhists and their language is close to that of North Eastern Thailand. They live in certain villages of [[Jorhat]], [[Golaghat]] and [[Karbi Anglong]] districts. They have been recognized as Scheduled Tribes (Hills) and are listed as Man-Tai speaking people by the Government of [[Assam]].

Man Tai Speaking people are not Ahom people as many may confuse them to be.

{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}

[[Category:Tai peoples]]
[[Category:Tribes of Assam]]

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