Kam–Sui languages
E263446
The Kam–Sui languages are a branch of the Tai–Kadai language family spoken primarily in southern China, including languages such as Kam (Dong) and Sui.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kam–Sui languages canonical | 5 |
| Dong–Shui languages | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kam–Sui
ⓘ
language family branch ⓘ |
| areEndangered | many member languages are endangered ⓘ |
| areRecognizedBy | Chinese government as minority languages ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Laos
ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ southern China ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dong–Shui
ⓘ
Kam–Sui languages ⓘ
surface form:
Dong–Shui languages
Dong–Sui branch ⓘ |
| hasMajorLanguage |
Kam language
ⓘ
Sui language ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage |
Ai-Cham language
ⓘ
Cao Miao language ⓘ Chamicuro (Kam–Sui) language ⓘ Maonan language ⓘ
surface form:
Dong language
Kam language ⓘ Lakkia language ⓘ Mak language ⓘ Maonan language ⓘ Mulao language ⓘ Mulao language ⓘ
surface form:
Mulao–Maonan languages
Paqyue language ⓘ Sanqiao language ⓘ Shui language ⓘ Sui language ⓘ Then language ⓘ Yanghuang language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ |
| primaryEthnicGroups |
Kam people
ⓘ
Maonan people ⓘ Mulao people ⓘ Sui people ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hlai languages
ⓘ
Kra languages ⓘ Tai languages ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
China
ⓘ
Guangxi Province ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Guizhou Province ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ Laos ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
Yunnan Province ⓘ southern China ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
isolating morphology ⓘ tonal languages ⓘ |
| writingSystemsUsed |
Chinese characters (for some languages)
ⓘ
Latin-based orthographies (for some languages) ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dong–Shui languages