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|group=Tai Aiton | | group = Tai Aiton | ||
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|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]]}} | ||
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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 == | |||
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{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}} | {{Hill tribes of Northeast India}} | ||
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[[Category:Tai peoples]] | [[Category:Tai peoples]] | ||
[[Category:Tribes of Assam]] | [[Category:Tribes of Assam]] | ||
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Assam]] | |||
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Northeast India]] | |||
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| India | <8,000 |
| Languages | |
| Aiton, Assamese | |
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| Theravada Buddhism | |
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The Tai Aiton are one among the six indigenous Tai communities of Assam.[1] They are Animist and Buddhist by religion.[2] They speak the Tai Aiton language,[3] 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.
Their population is unknown but is expected to be less than 8,000. The 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[edit | edit source]
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 North Eastern Thailand.
Distribution[edit | edit source]
Presently they live in small pockets in Upper Assam along with the Turung and Khamyang people.
They live in certain villages of Jorhat, Golaghat and Karbi Anglong districts.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kakoty, Deepmoni (2020-07-31). "Tai Aiton (Assam, India) – Language Snapshot". Language Documentation and Description. 17: 76. doi:10.25894/ldd98. Archived from the original on 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
- ↑ "Aiton in India".
- ↑ Mukherjee, Anushka (8 June 2021). "This Historical Language Spoken in Assam's Remote Pockets May Vanish Soon". Homegrown. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
