Tai Aiton people
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| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | <8,000 |
| Languages | |
Theravada Buddhism | |
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The Tai Aiton are one among the six indigenous Tai communities of
. They have been recognized as Scheduled Tribes (Hills) and are listed as Man-Tai speaking people by the Government of Assam.Their population is unknown but is expected to be less than 8,000. The
Siam i.e. Thailand
. The names of their villages are directly translatable into modern Thai, as both sounds and meaning correspond.
Man Tai Speaking people are not Ahom people as many may confuse them to be.
History
They came to Assam far back in the 16th-17th century from the east crossing the Patkai hills.
They are Hinayana Buddhists and their language is close to that of North Eastern Thailand.
Distribution
Presently they live in small pockets in
people.They live in certain villages of
Karbi Anglong
districts.
References
- doi:10.25894/ldd98.
- ^ "Aiton in India".
- ^ Mukherjee, Anushka (8 June 2021). "This Historical Language Spoken in Assam's Remote Pockets May Vanish Soon". Homegrown. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
