Aiton (other)

	Aiton (other) Aiton may refer to: People Aiton (surname) Standard author abbreviation of William Aiton (1731 – 1793), Scottish botanist Places Aiton, Cluj, a commune in Romania Aiton, Savoie, a commune in France Other uses Tai Aiton people, one of the Tai ethnic groups in India Tai Aiton language, a language of Assam, India See also Ayton (other) Aytoun Aytoun is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Andrew Aytoun (died 1547), Scottish soldier and engineer George Aytoun (born 1880), Scottish footballer Robert Aytoun (1570–1638), Scottish poet Roger Aytoun (d ... {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aiton (surname) Aiton is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: George Aiton, Major League Baseball player John Aiton, Scottish religious writer Paul Aiton, Papua New Guinean rugby league player William Aiton (1731–1793), Scottish botanist for whom the standard author abbreviation "Aiton" is used when citing a botanical name William Townsend Aiton (1766–1849), Scottish botanist; William Aiton's son William Aiton (sheriff) William Aiton (9 January 1760 – 8 July 1847) was a Scottish law agent, agriculturalist and sheriff-substitute of the county of Lanark. He was an authority on all matters bearing on Scottish husbandry. He was born at Silverwood, Kilmarnock, in ..., Scottish law agent See also * Ayton (surname) * Aytoun, several biographies References {{surname Surnames of Scottish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	William Aiton William Aiton (17312 February 1793) was a Scotland, Scottish botanist. Aiton was born near Hamilton, Scotland, Hamilton. Having been regularly trained to the profession of a gardener, he travelled to London in 1754, and became assistant to Philip Miller, then superintendent of the Chelsea Physic Garden. In 1759 he was appointed director of the newly established Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, botanical garden at Kew, where he remained until his death. He effected many improvements at the gardens, and in 1789 he published ''Hortus Kewensis'', a catalogue of the plants cultivated there. He is buried at nearby St. Anne's Church, Kew. A second and enlarged edition of the ''Hortus'' was brought out in 1810–1813 by his eldest son, William Townsend Aiton. Aiton is commemorated in the Specific epithet (botany), specific epithet ''aitonis''. In 1789, he classified the Sampaguita plant to the ''Jasmine, Jasminium'' genus and also named it as ''Arabian Jasmine'' because it was believed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Aiton, Cluj Aiton ( hu, Ajton; german: Eiten) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Aiton and Rediu (''Rőd''). Geography Mean altitude: 626 m (2054 ft). The presence of large deposits of halite and saltwater springs within the perimeter of the commune have been identified. History Traces of several ancient neolithic settlements (of which Vinča culture from the 4th millennium BC), as well as evidence indicative of the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Roman conquest, and the Migration Period, were discovered in the village. Within the surrounding area, a tomb of incineration from the 1st century BC and a rustic villa have also been found; the latter in which a Dacian fruit tree from the 2nd century BC has been discovered. During the Roman period, the locality was situated on the Roman road of Potaissa- Napoca. Initially, a portion of the commune was left uncovered in the yard adjacent to the school, marked by a colonette reproduci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aiton, Savoie Aiton is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Geography Aiton stands at the crossroads of the Maurienne and Tarentaise valleys, marking the transition between the foothills of the Combe de Savoie and the Alps proper. The Arc and Isère rivers have their confluence just downstream from Aiton, at the Pont Royal. Population Economy Aiton hosts the French loading platform for the Alpine rolling highway running under the Mont Cenis Tunnel to Orbassano near Turin. It is also home to a prison, opened in July 1992 after serving as press accommodation for the 1992 Winter Olympics. See also Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 communes of the Savoie department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tai Aiton People The Tai Aiton are one among the six indigenous Tai communities of Assam. They are Animist and Buddhist by religion. The other indigenous Assamese communities commonly term them as Shyams or the people from Siam i.e. Thailand. The names of their villages are directly translatable into modern Thai, as both sounds and meaning correspond. They speak the Tai Aiton language, which is similar to other Tai languages spoken in Thailand. They came to Assam far back in the 16th-17th century from the east crossing the Patkai hills. Presently they live in small pockets in Upper Assam along with the Turung and Khamyang people. Their population is unknown but is expected to be less than 8,000. They are Hinayana Buddhists and their language is close to that of North Eastern Thailand. They live in certain villages of Jorhat, Golaghat and Karbi Anglong districts. They have been recognized as Scheduled Tribes (Hills) and are listed as Man-Tai speaking people by the Government of Assam A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tai Aiton Language The Aiton language or Tai Aiton language is spoken in Assam, India (in the Dhonsiri Valley and the south bank of the Brahmaputra). It is currently classified as a ''threatened'' language, with less than two thousand speakers worldwide. Its other names include Antonia and Sham Doaniya. Classification The Aiton language is a part of the Southwestern branch of the Tai family of languages. There are three other actively spoken languages in this branch: Khamti, Phake, and Khamyang.Morey, Stephen. "Tonal change in the Tai languages of Northeast India." Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area 28.2 (2005): 139-202. History The Tai languages in Assam share many grammatical similarities, a writing system, and much of their vocabulary. The most prominent differences between the languages are their tonal systems. According to the oral and written records of the Aiton people, they originated from a place named Khao-Khao Mao-Lung, a Burmese state near the Chinese border.Burgohain, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ayton (other) Ayton may refer to: Places * Ayton, Ontario, Canada * Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland England * Great Ayton, a village and civil parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire * Little Ayton, a village and civil parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire * East Ayton, a village and civil parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire * West Ayton West Ayton is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Located upon the west bank of the River Derwent adjacent to East Ayton. According to the 2011 UK census, West Ayton parish had a population of ..., a village and civil parish, Scarborough district, North Yorkshire Other uses * Ayton (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the surname) See also * Aiton (other) * Ayten (other) * Aytoun, a surname {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]