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 not ethnically but as speakers of Kam-Sui languages, which belong linguistically to the Kradai language family.
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[edit] Kam-Sui of China
- Bouyei of Guizhou Province (including Ai-Cham, Mak and T'en, although most Bouyei are nuclear Tai)
- Dong of Guizhou, Hunan and Guangxi Provinces (also referred to as the Kam people)
- Mulao of Guizhou Province
- Maonan of Guangxi Province
- Shui of Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces (also referred to as the Sui people)
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Kam-Sui of Vietnam
The following Kam-Sui ethnic groups originating in China have population clusters in Vietnam:
[edit] 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.
