The Macro-Bai, or simply Bai, languages are a putative group of Sino-Tibetan languages proposed in 2010 by linguist Zhengzhang, who argued that Bai and Caijia are sister languages. Other scholars, including Sagart, argue instead that Caijia and the Waxiang language of northwestern Hunan constitute an early split from Old Chinese. Longjia and Luren are two extinct languages of western Guizhou closely related to Caijia.
Facts
Disputed
Proto-Language StatusPutative group proposed in 2010; no established proto-language 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Macro-Bai languages, Wikipedia
Infobox, geographic distribution
Geographic distribution: Southwestern China
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a putative group of Sino-Tibetan languages proposed in 2010 by the linguist Zhengzhang
View the SourceWikidata: Macro-Bai languages
Wikidata Q16963847, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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