The Palaungic or Palaung-Wa languages are a group of nearly 30 Austroasiatic languages, with scholars disagreeing on exactly which languages to include in the classification. They are spoken in scattered pockets across an inland region of Southeast Asia, centered on the borders between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China.
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Classification Confidence Reconstructed Ancestor RegionInland mainland Southeast Asia, centered on the borders of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and China 2 Compare
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They are spoken in scattered pockets across an inland region of Southeast Asia, centered on the borders between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Palaungic languages - WikipediaLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articleQuote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
They are spoken in scattered pockets across an inland region of Southeast Asia, centered on the borders between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China.
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1. Glottolog: Glottolog languoid pala1352
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"level": "family"
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"child_language_count": 23
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They are spoken in scattered pockets across an inland region of Southeast Asia, centered on the borders between Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and China.
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Proto-Palaungic
View the SourceWikidata: Palaungic languages
Wikidata Q2391173, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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