Language code: tai

Technical information about ISO 639 language code tai

The table below provides technical details for the Tai languages language, designated by the tai code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

tai

Name

Tai languages

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Southwestern TaiCentral TaiNorthern Tai
Related languages
Kam (Dong)Sui (Shui)Be (Ong Be)Hlai (Li)Kra languages
Key facts
Tai languages are tonal, most varieties having 5–7 phonemic tonesProto-Tai has been reconstructed in detail, aiding historical linguistic work in Southeast AsiaSeveral traditional scripts (e.g., Tai Tham, Tai Viet, New Tai Lue) were devised specifically for Tai varietiesShared vocabulary points to an early homeland in Guangxi and neighboring areas of southern ChinaBorrowings from Sanskrit, Khmer, and Chinese are common, reflecting long-standing cultural contact.
Sample phrase

สวัสดี คุณสบายดีไหม?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Tai languages language, identified by the code tai, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.

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