Tai-Kadai languages Tai-Kadai languages The Ahom language was spoken by the Ahom people who ruled most of Assam from the 13th century until the British occupation in 1838. The apex of Ahom rule was reached under King Rudra Singh (1696–1714). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ahom language"
The Dong language (own name: leec Gaeml) is a Tai-Kadai (or Zhuang-Dong) language spoken by the Dong people of China. It has been traditionally written in Chinese characters. A new spelling based on the Latin alphabet was developed in 1958, but it is not used very much, due to a lack of printed material and trained teachers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dong language"
Gelao is a language in the Tai-Kadai language family spoken by the Gelao people in China. However, many people of the Gelao ethnic group no longer speak this language. The total number of speakers is estimated to be at 3,000, of which 500 are monolinguals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gelao language"
Isan (also Isaan or Esarn) is the language of the Isan region of Thailand. It is a tonal language of the Tai family, and is closely related to Lao, but has also been much influenced by Thai: the three are substantially mutually comprehensible. Phonology and the rules for determining tones vary in each dialect, but are generally similar to Lao. The Khorat dialect blends features of Isan and Thai. The vocabulary is largely the same as in Lao, except for the use of Thai loan words and neologisms. It was previously written using the Lao script, with Tua Tham used for religious inscriptions. Since the introduction of Thai language schooling in the 1920s it has been written in the Thai script. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isan language"
Lao (ພາສາລາວ phaasaa laao) is the official language of Laos. It is a tonal language of the Tai family, and is so closely related to the Isan language of the northeast region of Thailand that the two are often classed as one language. The writing system of Lao is an abugida (a writing system composed of signs denoting consonants with an inherent following vowel) and is closely related to the writing system used in Thai. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lao language"
The Northern Thai language or Kam Mueang (คำเมือง) is the language of the people of Lannathai, Thailand. It is a Tai language, related to Thai and Lao. Northern Thai has approximately six million speakers, most of whom live in Thailand, with a few thousand in Laos. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northern Thai language"
Saek is a Tai-Kadai language spoken in several villages in Laos, and in at least three villages in Nakhon Phanom province in northeast Thailand, just across the Mekong river. It is spoken by the Saek people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Saek language"
Southern Thai (or Pak Dtai) is spoken by about 5 million people, mainly in Southern Thailand. It's part of the Tai family of languages. Mostly found in the 14 southern provinces, from Chumpon to Narathiwat, the language contains many words of Malay origin, in part because many of the speakers are Malay, or Pattani Malay, and because of its proximity to Malay-speaking regions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Southern Thai language"
Tai Dam is a Tai language spoken in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and China (mostly in Jinping 金平). It is called pʰaːsaː tʰai dam ภาษาไทดำ ("Black Tai") in Thai and Dǎidānyǔ 傣担语 in Chinese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tai Dam language"
The Tai languages are a subgroup of the Tai Kadai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai-Kadai languages, including Thai, the national language of Thailand, Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos, Myanmar's Shan language, and Zhuang, a major language of southern China. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tai languages"
Tai Lü (or Tai Lue, Tai Le; tai51 lɯ11; Xishuangbanna Dai; Chinese: 傣仂语 Dǎilèyǔ) is one of the languages spoken by the Dai people in China. It is closely related to the other Tai languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tai Lü language"
Tai Nüa (also called Dehong Dai or Chinese Shan; own name: [tai lə], which means "upper Tai" or "northern Tai", or ᥖᥭᥰᥖᥬᥳᥑᥨᥒᥰ [tai taɯ xoŋ]; Chinese: Dǎinǎyǔ 傣哪语 or Déhóng Dǎiyǔ 德宏傣语; Thai: ภาษาไทยเหนือ [pʰaːsaː tʰai nɯːa] or ภาษาไทใต้คง [pʰaːsaː tʰai taikʰoŋ]) is one of the languages spoken by the Dai people in China, especially in the Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest of Yunnan province. It is closely related to the other Tai languages. Speakers of this language across the border in Myanmar are known as Shan. It should not be confused with Tai Lü ( Xishuangbanna Dai). ...more on Wikipedia about "Tai Nüa language"
The Tai-Kadai languages, also known as Kadai or Kradai, are a language family found in Southeast Asia and southern China. They were formerly considered to be part of the Sino-Tibetan family, but are now classified as an independent family. It is sometimes suggested that they are related to the Austronesian language family, in a family called "Austro-Tai", or even part of a larger Austric superfamily. However, proposals for the Austric relationship do not conform to the comparative method. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tai-Kadai languages"
The Thai language (ภาษาไทย, phasa thai, meaning "the language of Thais"), is the national and official language of Thailand and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai-Kadai language family. The Tai-Kadai languages are thought to have originated in what is now southern China, and some linguists have proposed links to the Austroasiatic, Austronesian, or Sino-Tibetan language families. It is a tonal and analytic language. The combination of tonality, a complex orthography, relational markers and a distinctive phonology can make Thai difficult to learn for those who do not already speak a related language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thai language"
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The Zhuang language ( autonym: Cuengh or Cueŋь; ) is used by the Zhuang people in the People's Republic of China. Most of them live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Zhuang, which belongs to the Tai language group, is an official language in that region. However, use of the language is rapidly declining as the Zhuang assimilate to the Han Chinese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zhuang language"
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