Kam–Sui
E893917
Kam–Sui is a branch of the Kra–Dai language family comprising several closely related languages spoken primarily by ethnic minority groups in southern China and neighboring regions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kra–Dai language subgroup
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language branch ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
northern mainland Southeast Asia
ⓘ
southern China ⓘ |
| glottologCode | kams1235 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Dong–Shui languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kam–Sui branch ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex tone systems
ⓘ
isolating morphology ⓘ monosyllabic morphemes ⓘ rich consonant inventories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ai-Cham language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biao Mon language ⓘ Biao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Chong language NERFINISHED ⓘ Cun language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kam language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakkia language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mak language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mao Nan language ⓘ Maonan language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanqiao language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sui language NERFINISHED ⓘ Then language ⓘ Younuo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kra–Dai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kra branch
ⓘ
Tai branch ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Kam people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maonan people NERFINISHED ⓘ Mulao people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sui people NERFINISHED ⓘ various ethnic minorities in southern China ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
NERFINISHED
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Guizhou Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
comparative linguistics
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historical linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Kra–Dai languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tai–Kadai languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typology |
SVO-dominant word order
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tonal language group ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Chinese characters (for some languages)
ⓘ
Latin script (for some languages) ⓘ |
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