Tai Lue people
ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ | |
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Tai Lue people in traditional costumes | |
| Total population | |
| 556,000+ | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| China (Xishuangbanna), Burma (Myanmar), Laos, Thailand (Northern Thailand) and Vietnam (Lai Châu Province) | |
| China | 280,000 (2000) classified as Dai |
| Laos | 126,229 (2015) classified as Lue |
| Thailand | 1,000,000 (2001) classified as Thai Lue |
| Burma | 60,000 (2013) classified as Shan |
| Vietnam | 6,757 (2019) classified as Lự |
| United States | 4,000 (1998) |
| Languages | |
| Tai Lü • Chinese • Burmese • Laotian • Thai • Northern Thai • Vietnamese | |
| Religion | |
| Tai folk religionBuddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tai peoples Shan people Tai Nuea | |
The Tai Lü people (Tai Lue: ᦺᦑᦟᦹᧉ, Chinese: 傣仂, Dǎi lè, Lao: ລື້, Lư̄, Thai: ไทลื้อ, RTGS: Thai Lue, Vietnamese: Người Lự) are an ethnic group of China, Laos, Thailand, Burma and Vietnam. They speak a Southwestern Tai language.