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The Kra–Dai languages (/ ˈ k r ɑː. d aɪ / KRAH-dy, also known as Tai–Kadai / ˈ t aɪ. k ə ˌ d aɪ / TIE-kə-DYE and Daic / ˈ d aɪ. ɪ k / DYE-ik), are a language family in mainland Southeast Asia, southern China, and northeastern India. All languages in the family are tonal, including Thai and Lao, the national languages of ...
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The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including Standard Thai or Siamese, the national language of Thailand; Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos; Myanmar 's Shan language; and Zhuang, a major language in the Southwestern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, spoken by the Zhuang people ( 壯 ), ...
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Article History. map of Tai languages. Related Topics: Po-ai language. Central Tai languages. Northern Tai languages. Southwestern Tai languages. Ahom language. (Show more) Tai languages, closely related family of languages, of which the Thai language of Thailand is the most important member.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Tai languages . Tai languages, Family of closely related languages spoken in Southeast Asia and southern China by more than 80 million people. According to a widely used classification, Tai comprises three branches.
The Kra–Dai languages (also known as Tai–Kadai, Daic and Kadai) are a language family of tonal languages found in southern China, Northeast India and Southeast Asia. They include Thai and Lao, the national languages of Thailand and Laos respectively. [2] . Around 93 million people speak Kra–Dai languages, 60% of whom speak Thai. [3] .
Feb 25, 2014 · Kra-Dai (also called Tai-Kadai and Kam-Tai) is a family of approximately 100 languages spoken in Southeast Asia, extending from the island of Hainan, China, in the east to the Indian province of Assam in the west and south to the Malay Peninsula.