Aiton language

Aiton
Aiton
(တႝ)ဢႝတွꩫ်
Native to	India
Region	Assam
Ethnicity	Aiton people
Native speakers	1,500 (2006)
Language family	Kra–Dai Tai Southwestern Northwestern Aiton; ; ; ;
Writing system	Burmese script; (Aiton variation, ; called Lik-Tai)
Official status
Official language in	India Assam;
Regulated by	Language Academy
Language codes
ISO 639-3	aio
Glottolog	aito1238
ELP	Aiton

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]

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

[e18-1] Aiton at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[diller-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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