Sino-Tibetan languages: Tai Languages

The Tai or Thai subfamily of Sino-Tibetan is made up of the Thai language (formerly called Siamese) of Thailand, the Lao tongue of Laos, the Shan language of Myanmar, possibly the Vietnamese tongue of Vietnam, and a number of others. The Miae and Yao of China are sometimes classified as Tai or Thai and sometimes as Tibeto-Burman.

See also Southeast Asian languages.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Tai Languages
• Chinese
• Tibeto-Burman Languages
• Common Features
• Bibliography

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