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Tày

A language of Viet Nam

ISO 639-3: tyz

Population	1,480,000 in Viet Nam (1999 census).
Region	Central and northeast, near the China border, Cao Bàng, Lang Son, Hà Giang, Tuye Quang, Bác Thái, Quang Ninh, Hà Bac, Lam Dòng provinces; some settled south in Tung Nghia and Song Mao. Possibly also in Laos. Also in France, United States.
Language maps	Northern Viet Nam, reference number 88 Northwestern Viet Nam, reference number 88
Alternate names	Ngan, Phen, T’o, Tai Tho, “Thô” , Thu Lao
Dialects	Central Tày, Eastern Tày, Southern Tày, Northern Tày, Tày Trung Khanh, Thu Lao, Tày Bao Lac. Similar to Nung [nut].
Classification	Tai-Kadai, Kam-Tai, Be-Tai, Tai-Sek, Tai, Central
Language use	Also use Vietnamese [vie].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Radio programs. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1938–1963.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DAY, A. Colin, author. 1966. The syntax of Tho, a Tai language of Vietnam.

DAY, A. Colin; DAY, I. Jean, compilers. Available: 2010; Created: 2002. Thổ-Vietnamese-English dictionary.

HOÀNG Văn Ma, author. 1997. "The sound system of the Tày language of Cao Bằng Province, Vietnam."

JOHNSON, Eric, author. 2010. "A sociolinguistic introduction to the Central Taic languages of Wenshan Prefecture, China."