Kra–Dai

Also known as Tai–Kadai languages, Daic languages, Kra-Dai languages, Kra-Dai, Daic, Tai–Kadai, Tai-Kadai languages, Tai-Kadai

language family of mainland Southeast Asia

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Kra–Dai is a language family spoken across mainland Southeast Asia that includes languages like Thai and Lao. It matters because it represents a major linguistic grouping that helps scholars understand the history and relationships of languages spoken by millions of people in the region.

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Instance of: language family
Subclass of: Austro-Tai
Has part: Jizhao

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Commons category: Kra-Dai languages
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exact match: data.linguistik.de/bll/bll-ontology#bll-18507796X

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The Kra–Dai languages (/ˈkrɑːdaɪ/ KRAH-dy), also known as Tai–Kadai (/ˈtaɪkədaɪ/ TY-kə-dy) and Daic (/ˈdaɪ.ɪk/ DY-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 Thailand and Laos, respectively. Around 93 million people speak Kra–Dai languages; 60% of those speak Thai. Ethnologue lists 95 languages in the family, with 62 of these being in the Tai branch.

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Kra–Dai

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