Langenesis

Kra-Dai family

Proto-Kra-Dai

c. 2,000 BCE – 500 BCE Reconstructed

Proto-Kra-Dai (c. 2,000 BCE – 500 BCE) is the reconstructed ancestor of the Kra-Dai language family, with 6 descendant languages and stages on the map.

See Proto-Kra-Dai on the interactive map

Reconstructed ancestor of the Kra-Dai (Tai-Kadai) family of southern China and mainland Southeast Asia. Dating is uncertain; a genetic link to Austronesian (Austro-Tai) is proposed but unproven.

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