Daic languages
E1038459
The Daic languages are a family of tonal languages spoken primarily in Southeast Asia and southern China, including major languages such as Thai and Lao.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daic languages canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language family
ⓘ
tonal language family ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Kra–Dai languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ |
| classificationStatus | considered a primary language family ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
analytic
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predominantly SVO word order ⓘ tonal ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | expanded southward from southern China into mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| includesOfficialLanguageOf |
Laos
GENERATED
ⓘ
Thailand GENERATED ⓘ |
| includesRegionalOfficialLanguageOf | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region GENERATED ⓘ |
| languageFamilyStatus | widely spoken in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| majorLanguage |
Bouyei language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lao language ⓘ Northern Thai language NERFINISHED ⓘ Shan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Thai language ⓘ Thai language ⓘ Zhuang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationScope | tens of millions of speakers ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Austronesian languages (hypothesized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInCountry |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion |
Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Hlai languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kam–Sui languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Kra languages ⓘ Lakkia language group NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
limited inflectional morphology
ⓘ
rich system of classifiers ⓘ use of lexical tone to distinguish meaning ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed |
Lao script
ⓘ
New Tai Lue script NERFINISHED ⓘ Tai Viet script NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai script NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuang script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.