Mal, also known as Thin, is a Mon–Khmer language of Laos and Thailand. It is one of several closely related languages which go by the names Thin or Prai.
| Mal | |
|---|---|
| Thin | |
| Native to | Laos, Thailand |
| Ethnicity | Mal |
Native speakers | (26,000 cited 1982 – 1995 census)[1] |
Austroasiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mlf |
| Glottolog | mall1246 |
Tayten (300 speakers as of 1995) is spoken in the 2 villages of Ban Phia and Ban Tenngiou in Pakxeng District, Luang Prabang Province, Laos. It is either Thin or Tai Then.[2]
References
edit- ^ Mal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ http://asiaharvest.org/wp-content/themes/asia/docs/people-groups/Laos/Tayten.jpg [bare URL image file]
External links
edit- http://projekt.ht.lu.se/rwaai RWAAI (Repository and Workspace for Austroasiatic Intangible Heritage)
- http://hdl.handle.net/10050/00-0000-0000-0003-8A2D-F@view T'in in RWAAI Digital Archive