Dehong Tai is also known as Dehong Dai, Tai Nüa, or Chinese Shan, and is spoken in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan, China. Dehong is a transliteration of taɨ4 xoŋ2 ('lower' + 'Hong [Salween] River'). The speakers' autonym is tai2 lə6 ('upper Tai'), with a small number referring to themselves as tai2 taɨ4 ('lower Tai').