Umphai language

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The Umphai language is a lesser-known Tai language spoken by an ethnic minority community in Southeast Asia, classified within the Waic branch of the Tai language family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kra–Dai language
Tai language
language
category Kra–Dai languages NERFINISHED
Tai languages NERFINISHED
endangered languages
languages of Southeast Asia
endangeredStatus likely endangered
ethnicGroup Umphai ethnic minority community
family Kra–Dai language family NERFINISHED
Tai language family NERFINISHED
geneticClassification Tai > Waic
hasAncestor Proto-Kra–Dai language NERFINISHED
Proto-Tai language NERFINISHED
languageFamilyBranch Waic NERFINISHED
memberOf Waic branch of Tai languages
region Southeast Asia
relativeStatus minority language
spokenIn Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
status lesser-known
subclassOf Waic language NERFINISHED
typology analytic language
tonal language
usedBy ethnic minority community in Southeast Asia
wordOrder SVO
writingSystem no widely standardized writing system

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Waic branch hasMemberLanguage Umphai language