It is written in its own variant of Burmese script, and though not taught in schools, is experiencing a cultural revival, albeit still small.
[1] Tai Leng is spoken in Homalin Township, Sagaing Region, along the Chindwin, Irrawaddy, and Uru rivers.
[1] The Tai Leng settled in the Indawgyi Lake valley, in modern-day Kachin State, Myanmar, establishing city-states including Mongyang, Mogaung, Wuntho, Kale, Khamti, Tsaung Tsu and Momeik.
[2] In the 1990s, a military ceasefire enabled the Tai Leng to recover manuscripts, publish literacy books, and teach the language in summer schools.
[2] During the 2011–2015 Myanmar political reforms, Khin Pyone Yee was appointed Kachin State's Minister of Shan Affairs.