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The languages of East Asia belong to several distinct language families, with many common features attributed to interaction. In the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area , Chinese varieties and languages of southeast Asia share many areal features , tending to be analytic languages with similar syllable and tone structure.
According to Michael D. Larish, the languages of Southeast and East Asia descended from one proto-language (which he calls "Proto-Asian"). Japonic is grouped together with Koreanic as one branch of the Proto-Asian family. The other branch consists of the Austronesian, Austroasiatic, Kra-Dai, Hmong-Mien and Sino-Tibetan languages. [21] [22]
Others identified related languages in the highlands of Southeast Asia and south-west China. The name "Tibeto-Burman" was first applied to this group in 1856 by James Logan , who added Karen in 1858.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Languages of East Asia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of ...
Around 7 kya, East Asian farmers migrated to mainland Southeast Asia and intermixed with local Austroasiatic hunter-gatherers. Continuous migration eventually led to the fragmentation and isolation of the latter. East Asian ancestry was not introduced in Austroasiatic Indians, who intermixed with locals with Ancestral South Indian ancestry. [53]
3 Southeast Asia. Toggle the table of contents. List of national capitals in East, South, and Southeast Asia. 5 languages. ... Download as PDF; Printable version;
Although dominated by major languages and families, there are number of minor families and isolates in South Asia and Southeast Asia. From west to east, these include: Hattic, an unclassified language in Anatolia. extinct languages of the Fertile Crescent such as Sumerian and Elamite. extinct languages of South Asia; mainly the unclassified ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; Wikibooks; Wikiquote; ... Languages of East Asia (8 C, 6 P) Languages of South Asia (11 C, 3 P)