Tai Aiton language
| Tai Aiton | |
|---|---|
| Native to | India |
| Region | Assam |
| Ethnicity | Tai Aiton people |
Native speakers | 1,500 (2006)[1] |
|
Tai–Kadai
| |
| Burmese script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
aio |
| Glottolog |
aito1238[2] |
The Tai Aiton language is spoken in Assam, India (in the Dhonsiri Valley and the south bank of the Brahmaputra).
Distribution
According to Morey (2005), Tai Aiton is spoken in the following villages:
| Tai name | Translation of Tai name | Assamese/English name | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| baan3 nam3 thum3 | Flood village (บ้านน้ำท่วม) | Duburoni | Golaghat |
| baan3 sum3 | Sour village (บ้านส้ม) | Tengani | Golaghat |
| baan3 hui1 luŋ1 | Big fruit village | Borhola | Golaghat |
| baan3 hin1 | Stone village (บ้านหิน) | Ahomani | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 luŋ1 | Big village (บ้านหลง) | Bargaon | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 nɔi2/dɔi2 | Hill village (บ้านดอย) | Sukhihola | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 saai2 | Sand village (บ้านทราย) | Kalyoni | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 saai2 | Sand village (บ้านทราย) | Balipathar | Karbi Anglong |
| baan3 saai2 | Sand village (บ้านทราย) | Jonapathar | Lohit |
Buragohain (1998) reports a total of 260 Tai Aiton households, comprising a total population of 2,155.
| Village | District | Year founded | No. of houses | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahomani | Karbi Anglong | 1939 | 31 | 267 |
| Baragaon | Karbi Anglong | 1835 | 39 | 359 |
| Balipathar | Karbi Anglong | 1898 | 59 | 528 |
| Chakihola | Karbi Anglong | unknown | 18 | 180 |
| Kaliyani | Karbi Anglong | Man era 1239 | 15 | 154 |
| Borhola | Golaghat | 1836 | 26 | 235 |
| Dubarani | Golaghat | unknown | 43 | 334 |
| Tengani | Golaghat | unknown | 19 | 150 |
| Jonapathar | Lohit | 1950s | 15 | 148 |
References
- ↑ Tai Aiton at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Aiton". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Buragohain, Yehom. 1998. "Some notes on the Tai Phakes of Assam, in Shalardchai Ramitanondh Virada Somswasdi and Ranoo Wichasin." In Tai, pp. 126-143. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Chiang Mai University.
- Morey, Stephen. 2005. The Tai languages of Assam: a grammar and texts. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
External links
- PARADISEC open access archive of Aiton language recordings
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