Tai Pao language

Tai Pao, known in Vietnamese sources as Tai Hang Tong (Hàng Tổng), is a Tai language of Vietnam and Laos. In Laos, it is spoken in Khamkeut District, Pakkading District, and Viengthong District of Bolikhamxai Province. Two dialects of Tai Hang Tong are distinguished: Tai Pao and Tai Yo.^[2]

Tai Pao
Tai Hang Tong
"Tai Pao" written in Lai Pao script
Native to	Vietnam
Native speakers	(ca. 13,000 cited 1995 census – 2002)[1]
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Northern Tai Pao
Writing system	Lai Pao script
Language codes
ISO 639-3	tpo
Glottolog	taih1245

Lai Pao script

The Tai Hang Tong in Tương Dương, Nghệ An Province preserve a unique script called Lai Pao or Lai Paw. Since 2006, the preservation of Lai Pao script was made possible by conservation works of Michel Ferlus.^[3]