Tai Dón people
Flag of Tai Don people in Muang Lay, used since 1944 to 1953 | |
Traditional costume of the White Tai | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 490,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vietnam, Laos | |
| Languages | |
| Tai Dón, Lao, others | |
| Religion | |
| Tai folk religion, Theravada Buddhism, Christianity |
White Tai (in Tai Dón, ꪼꪕꪒꪮꪙꫀ, /taj˦˦.dɔn˦˥/; in Thai language and Lao language Tai Khao; in Vietnamese language Tai Dón or Thái Trắng, in Chinese language Dai Duan) is an ethnic group of Laos, Vietnam and China. In Vietnam they are called Tai Dón or Thái Trắng and are included in the group of the Tái peoples, together with the Thái Đen ("Black Tai"), Thái Đỏ ("Red Tai"), Phu Thai, Tày Thanh and Thái Hàng Tổng. The group of the Tái people is the third largest of the fifty-four ethnic groups recognized by the Vietnamese government. They immigrated to Vietnam and Laos from Yunnan (China)