Topic summary
Tai Laing language
Tai Laing (Shan: တႆးလႅင်, lit.'red Tai'; variously spelt Tai Leng or Tai Nine), also known as Shan-Ni (Burmese: ရှမ်းနီ, lit.'red Shan'), is a Tai language of Burma, closely related to Khamti and Shan. It is written in its own variant of Burmese script, and though not taught in schools, is experiencing a cultural revival, albeit still small. There is no census of speakers, but they are estimated to number around 100,000.
Alternate names for Tai Laing are Shan-Bamar, Shan Kalay, Myaybyan Shan, Tai Nine, Tai Dine and Tai Chaung.