Tai Daeng people

Red Tai

Ban Phieng Ngam, a Thai Daeng (Red Thai) village, Luang Namtha Province, Laos.
Total population
(165,000 (est.))
Regions with significant populations
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos
Languages
Tai Daeng, Vietnamese, Thai, others
Religion
Animism, Theravada Buddhism, Christian

The Red Tai or Tai Daeng are an ethnic group of Vietnam. They speak the Tai Daeng language.

Geographic distribution

• 140,000 in Vietnam (2002)^[1]
• 25,000 in Laos (1991)^[1]
• Unknown population in Thailand^[1]
• Unknown population in the United States^[1]

Population clusters

• Thanh Hóa Province of Vietnam^[2]

Family

• Patriarchal^[2]

Religions

• Animism/Theravada Buddhism (95.5%)^[2]
• Christian (4.5%)^[2]

References

1. Ethnologue-Tai Daeng
2. The Red Tai of Vietnam