Tai–Kadai languages

All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Tai–Kadai language family	47
Tai–Kadai languages canonical	46
Kra–Dai languages	38
Kra–Dai language family	34
Tai-Kadai languages	33
Tai–Kadai	31
Kra–Dai	25
Tai-Kadai language family	10
Tai-Kadai	5
Tai–Kadai peoples	3
Kra-Dai languages	2
Kra–Dai family	2
Kra–Dai language	2
Tai-Kadai peoples	2
Tai–Kadai migrations	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T371809 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tai–Kadai languages
Context triple: [Southeast Asia, majorLanguageFamily, Tai–Kadai languages]

A. Japonic languages
The Japonic languages are a small language family that includes Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages, spoken primarily in Japan and the Ryukyu Islands of East Asia.
B. Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
C. Ryukyuan languages
The Ryukyuan languages are a group of closely related but distinct Japonic languages traditionally spoken in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, many of which are now endangered.
D. Sino-Tibetan languages
The Sino-Tibetan languages are a major language family of East, Southeast, and South Asia that includes Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, and numerous related languages spoken by over a billion people.
E. Austroasiatic
Austroasiatic is a large and ancient language family of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia, including languages such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Tai–Kadai languages
Target entity description: The Tai–Kadai languages are a major language family of Southeast Asia that includes Thai, Lao, and related languages spoken across mainland and parts of southern China.

A. Japonic languages
The Japonic languages are a small language family that includes Japanese and the Ryukyuan languages, spoken primarily in Japan and the Ryukyu Islands of East Asia.
B. Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages are a large and widely dispersed language family spoken across maritime Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Pacific Islands, and parts of mainland Asia.
C. Ryukyuan languages
The Ryukyuan languages are a group of closely related but distinct Japonic languages traditionally spoken in Japan’s Ryukyu Islands, many of which are now endangered.
D. Sino-Tibetan languages
The Sino-Tibetan languages are a major language family of East, Southeast, and South Asia that includes Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese, and numerous related languages spoken by over a billion people.
E. Austroasiatic
Austroasiatic is a large and ancient language family of mainland Southeast Asia and parts of South Asia, including languages such as Khmer, Vietnamese, and Mon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	language family ⓘ language group ⓘ
alternativeName	Daic languages ⓘ Kra–Dai languages ⓘ linked to: Tai–Kadai languages
continent	Asia ⓘ
feature	contrastive lexical tone ⓘ predominantly SVO word order ⓘ use of classifiers ⓘ
hasSubfamily	Hlai languages ⓘ Kam–Sui languages ⓘ Kra languages ⓘ Lakkia–Biao languages ⓘ Tai languages ⓘ
includesLanguage	Biao language ⓘ Bouyei language ⓘ Hlai language ⓘ linked to: Hlai languages Kam language ⓘ Lakkia language ⓘ Lao language ⓘ linked to: Lao Li language ⓘ Nung language ⓘ Shan language ⓘ Sui language ⓘ Thai language ⓘ linked to: Thai Zhuang language ⓘ
languageBranchOf	Austro-Tai hypothesis ⓘ Sino-Tibetan–Tai hypothesis ⓘ
majorLanguage	Lao language ⓘ Thai language ⓘ Zhuang language ⓘ
region	Mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ linked to: Indochinese Peninsula Southeast Asia ⓘ Southern China ⓘ linked to: southern China Southwest China ⓘ
spokenIn	Cambodia ⓘ China ⓘ Guangxi ⓘ linked to: Guangxi Province Guizhou ⓘ linked to: Guizhou Province Hainan ⓘ Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Northern Vietnam ⓘ linked to: northern Vietnam Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ linked to: Viet Nam Yunnan ⓘ linked to: Yunnan Province
typology	analytic language family ⓘ tonal language family ⓘ
writingSystem	Lao script ⓘ New Tai Lue script ⓘ Tai Viet script ⓘ Thai script ⓘ Zhuang logograms ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (281)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southeast Asia → majorLanguageFamily → Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ

Laos → nationalLanguageFamily → Tai–Kadai languages ⓘ

Thai language → languageFamily → Tai-Kadai language family ⓘ

subject linked to: Thai