Language Family

Kra languages

Eurasian Language Families

The Kra languages are a branch of the Kra-Dai language family spoken in southern China and northern Vietnam.

Facts

Region

Southern China (Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan) and northern Vietnam (Ha Giang Province) 2

Speaker Count

22,000 2

Proto-Language Status

Reconstructed (Proto-Kra, Ostapirat 2000) 2

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Classification Confidence

Established 1

Reconstructed Ancestor

Reconstructed 2

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Number of Languages

16 1

In the Other Atlases

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources

1. Glottolog: Kadaic (languoid record)

Glottolog

Languoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 16
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"

2. Kra languages, Wikipedia

Opening paragraph, region
spoken in southern China (Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan) and in northern Vietnam (Hà Giang Province).
Speakers paragraph
The Kra languages have a total of about 22,000 speakers.
Proto-Kra paragraph
The Proto-Kra language has been reconstructed by Weera Ostapirat (2000).
Infobox: protoname
Proto-Kra

Wikidata: Kra languages

Wikidata Q1022087, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)

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