Kra languages
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Kra languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken by various ethnic groups in southern China and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kra languages canonical | 4 |
| Kadai languages | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
language branch
ⓘ
language family subgroup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Geyang languages
ⓘ
Kra languages ⓘ
surface form:
Kadai languages
|
| arealFeature |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Southwest China ⓘ |
| contactWith |
Hmong-Mien
ⓘ
surface form:
Hmong–Mien languages
Sinitic languages ⓘ Tibeto-Burman languages ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
border areas of Laos
ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ southern China ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Buyang language
ⓘ
Gelao language ⓘ Lachi language ⓘ Laha language ⓘ Paha language ⓘ Pubiao language ⓘ Qabiao language ⓘ |
| historicalHomeland | Guizhou–Guangxi–Yunnan border region ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Tai–Kadai languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Tai–Kadai
|
| memberOf |
Tai–Kadai languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Tai–Kadai language family
|
| populationTrend | declining number of speakers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hlai languages
ⓘ
Kam–Sui languages ⓘ Tai languages ⓘ |
| researchField | comparative Tai–Kadai linguistics ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Buyang people
ⓘ
Gelao people ⓘ Lachi people ⓘ Liangmai-related Kra-speaking groups ⓘ Qabiao people ⓘ
surface form:
Pubiao people
Qabiao people ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guizhou Province ⓘ Laos ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
Yunnan Province ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| studiedBy | linguists ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
analytic morphology ⓘ tonal languages ⓘ |
| writingSystem | primarily unwritten ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kadai languages