kadai
Noun
Meaning
a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia
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Comparative Kadai: Linguistic studies beyond Tai.
The Minister of Social Affairs Tanel Kiik (Center) told ERR he would have liked to see Martin Kadai, who resigned this week, continue working at the Health Board (Terviseamet).
On the other hand, some references restrict the usage of "Kadai" to the Kra branch of the family, for which the name Kra suffices.
The name comes from an obsolete bifurcation of the family into two branches, Tai and Kadai (all else).
Yet the name Kadai suggests that it includes Tai, and as such is sometimes used to refer to the entire family.
Kadai said the higher numbers of coronavirus infections both in Estonia and throughout Europe were expected.