Tai-Kadai languages

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language family
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kra-Dai_languages
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Hlai
gptkb:Kra
gptkb:Tai
gptkb:Saek
gptkb:Biao
gptkb:Lakkia
gptkb:Kam-Sui
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sino-Tibetan_(disputed)
gptkb:Austro-Tai_hypothesis
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Bouyei
gptkb:Dong
gptkb:Zhuang
gptkb:Hlai
gptkb:Tai_peoples
gptkb:Saek
gptkb:Biao
gptkb:Lakkia
gptkb:Sui
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Paul_K._Benedict
1942
gptkbp:glottologCode kada1281
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tai-Kadai languages
gptkbp:ISO639-3 tai
gptkbp:languageFamily tai
gptkbp:linguisticFeature analytic
tonal
subject-verb-object word order
gptkbp:notableCountry gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
Hainan (China)
gptkbp:notableDialectGroups gptkb:Central_Tai
gptkb:Northern_Tai
gptkb:Southwestern_Tai
gptkbp:notableLanguage gptkb:Thai
gptkb:Bouyei
gptkb:Dong
gptkb:Zhuang
gptkb:Hlai
gptkb:Saek
gptkb:Lakkia
gptkb:Sui
Lao
Shan
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers over 100 million
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:southern_China
gptkbp:possibleRelation gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Southern_China
gptkb:Hainan
gptkb:Northeast_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Austronesian_languages_(hypothetical)
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus some languages endangered
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Chinese_characters
gptkb:Latin_script
gptkb:Thai_script
gptkb:Zhuang_script
gptkb:Lao_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ancient_Vietnam
gptkb:Proto-Min
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5