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Record 1 1998-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
OBS

Includes Thai as spoken in Thailand, as well as other languages in southeast Asia.

OBS

A number of linguists now regard Kam-Tai, along with Austronesian, as a branch of Austro-Tai, although this hypothesis remains controversial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
DEF

Groupe de langues parlées en Thaïlande, au Laos, en Birmanie, en Assam, dans le nord du Viêt-Nam et dans le sud de la Chine [...]. Certains rattachent à la famille thaïe les langues kadaï et les langues miao-yao.

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