Appendix:Kra–Dai Swadesh lists



This list includes:
 * Thai (+ romanization) &mdash; Thailand (Tai language)
 * Lao (+ romanization) &mdash; Laos (Tai language)
 * Shan (+ romanization) &mdash; Northeastern Burma (Tai language)
 * Southern Kam &mdash; Southern Guizhou, China (Rongjiang-Zhanglu dialect; Kam-Sui language)
 * Gelao &mdash; Southern Guizhou, China (Niupo-Liuzhi dialect; Kra language)
 * Buyang &mdash; Southeastern Yunnan, China (Kra language)
 * Zhuang (IPA) &mdash; Guangxi, China (Wuming dialect; Tai language)
 * Ong Be (Lingao) &mdash; Northern Hainan, China (Lincheng dialect; isolated branch)
 * Hlai (Li) &mdash; Southern Hainan, China (Ha dialect; isolated branch)
 * White Hmong (given for comparative purposes) &mdash; Northern Laos (Hmong-Mien language)

Notes: Gelao and Buyang bear many similarities to Austronesian languages, and are often proposed to be the "missing links" between the Tai–Kadai and Austronesian families. Words from other Gelao dialects are given in square brackets.