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The Tai languages are a subgroup of the Tai Kadai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai-Kadai languages, including Thai, the national language of Thailand, Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos, Myanmar's Shan language, and Zhuang, a major language of southern China.

Tai languages

Central Tai languages (6)
- Zhuang language ( China)
- E language (China)
- Man Cao Lan language (Viet Nam)
- Nung language (Viet Nam)
- Tày language (Viet Nam)
- Ts'ün-Lao language (Viet Nam)
Northwestern Tai languages (1)
- Turung language (India)
Northern Tai languages (4)
- Northern Zhuang language ( China)
- Nhang language (Viet Nam)
- Bouyei language (Buyi) ( China)
- Tai Mène language (Laos)
Southwestern Tai languages (29)
- Pu Ko language (Laos)
- Tai Long language (Laos)
- East Central Tai languages (21)
  - Chiang Saeng languages (8)
    - Tai Dam language (Viet Nam)
    - Northern Thai language (Lanna, Thai Yuan) ( Thailand, Laos)
    - Phuan language (Thailand)
    - Song language (Thailand)
    - Thai language ( Thailand)
    - Tai Dón language (Viet Nam)
    - Tai Daeng language (Viet Nam)
    - Tay Tac language (Viet Nam)
  - Lao-Phutai languages (4)
    - Lao language ( Laos)
    - Nyaw language (Thailand)
    - Phu Thai language (Thailand)
    - Isan language (Northeastern Thai) ( Thailand, Laos)
  - Northwestern Tai languages (9)
    - Ahom language (India - extinct. Modern Assamese is Indo-European.)
    - Aiton language (India)
    - Lü language (Lue, Tai Lue) ( China, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar)
    - Khamti language ( India, Myanmar)
    - Khün language (Myanmar)
    - Khamyang language (India)
    - Phake language (India)
    - Shan language (Myanmar)
    - Tai Nüa language ( China, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos)
- Southern Tai languages (1)
  - Southern Thai language (Pak Thai) ( Thailand)
- Unclassified Southwestern Tai languages (5)
  - Tai Ya language (China)
  - Tai Hang Tong language (Viet Nam)
  - Tai Hongjin language (China)
  - Tai Man Thanh language (Viet Nam)
  - Yong language (Thailand)
Unclassified Tai languages (7)
- Kang language (Laos)
- Rien language (Laos)
- Tay Khang language (Laos)
- Tai Pao language (Laos)
- Tay Jo language (Viet Nam)
- Kuan language (Laos)
- Yoy language (Thailand)

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