Kam-Sui peoples

The Kam-Sui peoples are a group of related ethnic groups in China and neighboring portions of northern Laos and Vietnam. They are speakers of dialects of the Kam-Sui languages which belong to the Tai-Kadai language family.

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)

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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