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Aiton
(တႝ)ဢႝတွꩫ်
Native toIndia
RegionAssam
EthnicityAiton people
Native speakers
1,500 (2006)[1]
Language family
Kra–Dai
  • Tai
    • Southwestern
      • Northwestern
        • Aiton
Writing system
Burmese script
(Aiton variation,
called Lik-Tai)[2]
Official status
Official language in
Aiton language India
  • Assam
Regulated byLanguage Academy
Language codes
ISO 639-3aio
Glottologaito1238
ELPAiton

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 fewer than 2,000 speakers worldwide. Its other names include Aitonia and Sham Doaniya.[3]

  1. ^ Aiton at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Diller, Anthony (1992). "Tai languages in Assam: Daughters or Ghosts": 16. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Did you know Aiton is threatened?". Endangered Languages. Retrieved 2017-05-03.

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