Tai languages facts for kids
Tai languages are a branch of the Kra-Dai language family mostly spoken in Southeast Asia. Major languages of this language family include Thai and Lao.
Tai-Kadai languages are tonal and analytic languages.
Images for kids
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Map showing linguistic family tree overlaid on a geographic distribution map of Tai-Kadai family. This map only shows general pattern of the migration of Tai-speaking tribes, not specific routes, which would have snaked along the rivers and over the lower passes.
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Southwestern Tai languages
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Distribution of Central and Northern Tai languages (Zhuang, Tay-Nung and Bouyei included)
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Graphical summary of the development of Tai scripts from a Shan perspective, as reported in Sai Kam Mong's Shan Script book.
See also
In Spanish: Lenguas tai para niños
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