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Meaning of Austro-Tai | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈɒstɹəʊˌtaɪ/

Definitions

A proposed language family comprising the Austronesian and Kra-Dai/Tai-Kadai families.

Examples

“She thinks the evidence for Austro-Tai is more convincing than for Dene-Yeniseian.”
“Simultaneous membership of Tai-Kadai in Li Fang-kuei's Sino-Tibetan and Benedict's Austro-Tai had posed a problem to Zhengzhang, as he had found both of these mutually exclusive proposals to be well-grounded: Sagart's 1990 suggestion that Chinese and Austronesian are genetically related, soon supported by Xing Gongwan, provided a solution to the conundrum, leading Zhengzhang to the present proposal.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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