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Kam–Sui peoples

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The Kam-Sui peoples are a group of related ethnic groups in China and neighboring portions of northern Laos and Vietnam. They are defined as speakers of Kam-Sui languages, which belong linguistically to the Kradai language family, rather than genetically.[citation needed]

Kam-Sui of China

Cao Miao people

The Cao Miao people of Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi Provinces speak a Kam-Sui language called Mjiuniang, although it is believed that the people are of Hmong-Mien descent.

Biao people

Whether or not the Biao people of China are of Kam-Sui descent is an issue of present debate in the scientific community. They are, however, a Tai ethnic group.

Kang people

The Kang people of Yunnan Province (referred to as Tai Khang in Laos) speak a Kam-Sui language, but ethnically descend from the Dai people.

Kam-Sui of Vietnam

The following Kam-Sui ethnic groups originating in China have population clusters in Vietnam:

  • Dong (also referred to as the Kam people)
  • Sui (also referred to as the Shui people in China)

Tai Khang people of Laos

The Tai Khang people of Laos (referred to as Kang in China) speak a Kam-Sui language, but ethnically descend from the Dai people.

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