Tai Thanh language

{{Short description|Southwestern Tai language of Vietnam}}

{{distinguish|Then language}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Tai Thanh

| altname = Tai Man Thanh

| states = Vietnam

| speakers = 20,000

| date = 2002

| ref = e18

| familycolor = Tai–Kadai

| fam2 = Tai

| fam3 = Southwestern (Thai)

| fam4 = ?

| iso3 = tmm

| glotto = tait1248

| glottorefname = Tai Thanh

| map = Tai Thanh language.jpg

}}

Tai Thanh, or Tai Then, is a Southwestern Tai language of Nghe An Province and Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam.

Tayten (300 speakers as of 1995) is spoken in the 2 villages of Ban Phia and Ban Tenngiou in Pakxeng District, Luang Prabang Province, Laos. It is either Tai Then or Thin.{{Cite web | url=http://asiaharvest.org/wp-content/themes/asia/docs/people-groups/Laos/Tayten.jpg | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130226030321/http://asiaharvest.org/wp-content/themes/asia/docs/people-groups/Laos/Tayten.jpg | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 26, 2013 | title=Unknown}}