. . . "The Tai or Zhuang\u2013Tai languages (Thai: \u0E20\u0E32\u0E29\u0E32\u0E44\u0E17 or \u0E20\u0E32\u0E29\u0E32\u0E44\u0E15, transliteration: p\u0323h\u0101s\u031B\u0304\u0101thay or p\u0323h\u0101s\u031B\u0304\u0101tay) are a branch of the Tai\u2013Kadai language family. The Tai languages include the most widely spoken of the Tai\u2013Kadai languages, including standard Thai or Siamese, the national language of Thailand; Lao or Laotian, the national language of Laos; Burma's Shan language; and Zhuang, a major language in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi."@en . . .