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kam-tai

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Kadai, Kam-Tai, Kadai languagenoun

    a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia

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  1. kam-tai

    The Kam–Tai languages, also called Dong–Tai (Chinese: 侗台语支) or Zhuang–Dong (Chinese: 壮侗语族) in China, are a proposed primary branch of the Kra–Dai language family. The Kam–Tai grouping is primarily used in China, including by the linguists Liang & Zhang (1996). Liang & Zhang (1996) classify Kam–Sui, Be, and Tai together as the Dong-Tai 侗台 branch, due to the large number of lexical items shared by all three branches vis-a-vis the more divergent Kra (Chinese: Geyang 仡央) and Hlai (Chinese: Li 黎) branches. Liang & Zhang (1996) also propose a reconstruction of Proto-Kam–Tai. A Kam–Tai group consisting of Kam–Sui and Tai is accepted by Edmondson & Solnit (1988). Hansell (1988) considers Be to be a sister of the Tai branch based on shared vocabulary, and proposes a Be–Tai grouping within Kam–Tai. This classification is also followed by Norquest (2015).However, Ostapirat (2005) and various other linguists do not make use of the Kam–Tai grouping.

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  1. kam-tai

    Kam-Tai, also known as Zhuang-Dong, refers to a language family that includes Tai languages, spoken in areas of South China, Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand, and Kam–Sui languages, spoken in southern China and Vietnam. This group of linguistically allied people have similarities in their spoken language, culture, and traditions.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kam-tai in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kam-tai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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