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Tai-kadai LanguagesThe Tai-Kadai languages, also known simply as Kadai, 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 independently as the Tai-Kadai family. They may be related to the Austronesian language family. Some researchers have even proposed they are part of a larger Austric superfamily. The Tai-Kadai languages originated in southern China, which is home to most of the Tai-Kadai subfamilies. Speakers of the Tai languages subgroup moved south into Southeast Asia in historic times, founding the nations that later became Thailand and Laos. Tai-Kadai languages - Hlai languages (2)
- Kadai languages (9)
- Bu-Rong languages (1)
- Ge-Chi languages (3)
- Yang-Biao languages (5)
- Kam-Tai languages (59)
- Be-Tai languages (49)
- Be languages (1)
- Tai-Sek languages (48)
- Kam-Sui languages (9)
- Lakkja languages (1)
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