Central Tai languages

Central Tai
Central Tai
(controversial)
Geographic; distribution	China, Vietnam
Linguistic classification	Kra–Dai Kam–Tai? Be–Tai? Tai Central Tai; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	(see Tai languages);
Glottolog	None; deba1238 (Debao–Jingxi–Nung)
	Geographic distribution of Central Tai languages

The Central Tai languages include southern dialects of Zhuang, and various Nung and Tày dialects of northern Vietnam.

Central Tai languages differ from Northern Tai languages in that Central Tai distinguishes unaspirated and aspirated onsets, while Northern Tai generally does not (Li 1977). Southwestern Tai also displays this kind of aspiration contrast.

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