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- adjective Alternative form of
Austro-Asiatic .
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My understanding is that Vietnamese is generally classified as Austroasiatic the family whose most famous other branch is the Mon-Khmer languages, including Cambodian.
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Yeah, Vietnamese and Cambodian are usually classified together as Austroasiatic although Cambodian and Thai (not related genetically according to most conventional linguistics) have a higher comprehension rate (I've been told by speakers of both) of about 50% due to borrowings (from Cambodian to Thai, or from India, usually through Cambodian, to Thai).
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I think you might be able to make a very tenuous case for an expanded Austronesian with both Tai and Austroasiatic, but not for Austronesian and Austroasiatic without Tai.
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Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Cambod ia, The Philippines are one big Austroasiatic Family Genetically speaking, Korean does not belong to the Altaic or Sino-Tibetan family, they are South East
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Philippines are one big Austroasiatic Family Genetically speaking, Korean does not belong to the Altaic or Sino-Tibetan family, they are South East Asian. according to the updatest study, Korean are 45% South East Asian. and the birth of Korean was begun in South East
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While it is extremely difficult to verify this statement, there are at least 108 different ethnolinguistic groups in Burma, consisting mainly of distinct Tibeto-Burman peoples, but with sizable populations of Daic, Hmong-Mien, and Austroasiatic (Mon-Khmer) peoples.
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While it is extremely difficult to verify this statement, there are at least 108 different ethnolinguistic groups in Burma, consisting mainly of distinct Tibeto-Burman peoples, but with sizable populations of Daic, Hmong-Mien, and Austroasiatic (Mon-Khmer) peoples.
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Korean are one of the most original Austroasiatic member left in the world for example, the Turks, they are originally Central Asian, that have been multiply mixed with
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While it is extremely difficult to verify this statement, there are at least 108 different ethnolinguistic groups in Burma, consisting mainly of distinct Tibeto-Burman peoples, but with sizable populations of Daic, Hmong-Mien, and Austroasiatic (Mon-Khmer) peoples.
WN.com - Articles related to China re-engages Myanmar ally 2010
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While it is extremely difficult to verify this statement, there are at least 108 different ethnolinguistic groups in Burma, consisting mainly of distinct Tibeto-Burman peoples, but with sizable populations of Daic, Hmong-Mien, and Austroasiatic (Mon-Khmer) peoples.
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