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Kam-Sui

Kam-Sui

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A group of closely related languages like Kam and Sui, spoken in southern China and northern Southeast Asia
  • noun
  • Specialized
: kam-sui
  • The Kam-Sui languages include Kam, Sui, and several lesser-known tongues.

Examples

  • Fieldwork on Kam-Sui languages helps document endangered dialects in southern China.

  • Linguists have classified the Kam-Sui languages as a distinct subgroup of the Kra-Dai family.

  • The Kam-Sui languages are fascinating to linguists.

  • Many Kam-Sui speakers live in southern China.

  • Fieldwork on Kam-Sui languages helps document endangered dialects in southern China.

  • Linguists have classified the Kam-Sui languages as a distinct subgroup of the Kra-Dai family.

  • The Kam-Sui languages include Kam, Sui, and several lesser-known tongues.

Surface Forms

Kam-Sui singular

Morphology

Kam-Sui = Kam + Sui (transparent) = Kam + Sui

The name is a straightforward compound of two ethnonyms ('Kam' + 'Sui'), so its formation and reference to those language groups are directly recoverable from the parts.

Etymology

Kam-Sui is a name made by joining the names of two languages, Kam and Sui, and it refers to a group of closely related languages spoken in southern China and nearby parts of Southeast Asia. So, the name is a simple memory hook: it tells you these languages are 'joined' and belong together.