Khün language
| Khun | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /tai kʰɯn/ |
| Native to | Burma (Shan State), Thailand |
| Region | Kengtung |
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Native speakers
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(100,000 cited 1990) |
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Tai–Kadai
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| Tai Tham script, Thai script | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | khun1259 |
Khün, or Tai Khün (Tai Khün: ᨴᩱᨡᩧ᩠ᨶ, /tai kʰɯn/; Thai: ไทเขิน Thai pronunciation: [tʰaj kʰɤ̌ːn]), is the language of the Tai Khün people of Kengtung, Shan state, Myanmar. It is a Tai language, closely related to Thai and Lao. It is also spoken in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, and Yunnan Province, China.
In China, there are about 10,000 Tai Khuen (Chinese: 傣艮) people in the following areas of Yunnan province (Gao 1999).
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