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Tai languages

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The History of the Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai) Languages

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Voices of Austro-Tai Languages

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KRA DAI LANGUAGES

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Language Families of the World

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Sound of Tai ( ท่วงทำนองแห่ง “ไท”)

The Tai or Zhuang–Tai languages are a branch of the Kra–Dai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai–Kadai languages, including standard Thai or Siamese, the national language of Thailand; Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos; Myanmar's Shan language; and Zhuang, a major language in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi.