How can I learn the Dai language spoken in southwestern China, around Xishuangbanna?

Question by MA LAI LI: How can I learn the Dai language spoken in southwestern China, around Xishuangbanna?
I am planning to move to Jinghong, China, in the southwest corner of Yunnan Provence in September and would like to get a head start in learning the local language, Dai.

Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated
The language as best I can tell, it is a little obscure, less than 500,000 people speak this language worldwide, i.e. China, Laos, Myramar, and Thailand. There

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