Central Tai languages
Southern dialects of Zhuang, and various Nung and Tày dialects of northern Vietnam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Central Tai" redirects here. For Central Thai, see Thai language.
The Central Tai languages include southern dialects of Zhuang, and various Nung and Tày dialects of northern Vietnam.
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Geographic distribution | China, Vietnam |
Linguistic classification | Kra–Dai |
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Glottolog | None deba1238 (Debao–Jingxi–Nung) |
Geographic distribution of Central Tai languages |
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Central Tai languages differ from Northern Tai languages in that Central Tai distinguishes unaspirated and aspirated onsets, while Northern Tai generally does not (Li 1977). Southwestern Tai also displays this kind of aspiration contrast.