Phylogenetic evidence reveals early Kra-Dai divergence and dispersal in the late Holocene by Yuxin Tao, Yuancheng Wei, Jiaqi Ge, Yan Pan, Wenmin Wang, Qianqi Bi, Pengfei Sheng, Changzhong Fu, Wuyun Pan, Li Jin, Hong-Xiang Zheng, Menghan Zhang

“…Phylogeographic results supported the early Kra-Dai language dispersal from the Guangxi-Guangdong area of South China towards Mainland Southeast Asia. …”
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Reanalyzing the genetic history of Kra-Dai speakers from Thailand and new insights into their genetic interactions beyond Mainland Southeast Asia by Piya Changmai, Yutthaphong Phongbunchoo, Jan Kočí, Pavel Flegontov

“…Abstract Thailand is a country where over 60 languages from five language families (Austroasiatic, Austronesian, Hmong-Mien, Kra-Dai, and Sino-Tibetan) are spoken. The Kra-Dai language family is the most prevalent, and Thai, the official language of the country, belongs to it. …”
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Proto-Kra by Ostapirat, Weera

“…(For discussions of the terms Kra and Kra-Dai, see 1.4 and 1.5). Figure 1 shows the rough scheme of Kra-Dai family, which should be taken as provisional. …”
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Review of "The Cun language" by Ostapirat, Weera

“…The Cun language is spoken on Hainan island and is closely related to, or is a member of, the Hlai language group of Kra-Dai stock (= Tai-Kadai). The early concise descriptions of the language (Fu 1983, Ouyang and Fu 1988) noted a number of interesting linguistic features so this more complete study is welcome. …”
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Indian genetic heritage in Southeast Asian populations. by Piya Changmai, Kitipong Jaisamut, Jatupol Kampuansai, Wibhu Kutanan, N Ezgi Altınışık, Olga Flegontova, Angkhana Inta, Eren Yüncü, Worrawit Boonthai, Horolma Pamjav, David Reich, Pavel Flegontov

“…Our results also support close genetic affinity between Kra-Dai-speaking (also known as Tai-Kadai) and Austronesian-speaking populations, which fits a linguistic hypothesis suggesting cladality of the two language families.…”
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A semantic typology of location, existence, possession and copular verbs: areal patterns of polysemy in Mainland East and Southeast Asia by Chappell Hilary, Lü Shanshan

“…The findings on the patterns of polysemy sharing reinforce the notion of a clear typological split between Tibeto-Burman languages on the one hand, and Sinitic, Kra–Dai, Hmong–Mien, and Austroasiatic on the other.…”
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Genetic diversity and ancestry of the Khmuic-speaking ethnic groups in Thailand: a genome-wide perspective by Jatupol Kampuansai, Rattanasak Wongkomonched, Wibhu Kutanan, Metawee Srikummool, Tanapon Seetaraso, Suwapat Sathupak, Patcharawadee Thongkumkoon, Apiwat Sangphukieo

“…Within the Khmuic group, the Khamu populations living in different locations exhibited similar genetic structures and displayed genetic affinities only with some hill-tribes and Tai-Kadai (Kra-Dai)-speaking groups in Thailand, suggesting potential intermixing or cultural exchange. …”
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Genomic Insights Into the Demographic History of the Southern Chinese by Xiufeng Huang, Zi-Yang Xia, Zi-Yang Xia, Zi-Yang Xia, Zi-Yang Xia, Xiaoyun Bin, Guanglin He, Guanglin He, Guanglin He, Jianxin Guo, Jianxin Guo, Jianxin Guo, Atif Adnan, Atif Adnan, Atif Adnan, Lianfei Yin, Youyi Huang, Jing Zhao, Jing Zhao, Jing Zhao, Yidong Yang, Fuwei Ma, Yingxiang Li, Rong Hu, Tianle Yang, Lan-Hai Wei, Chuan-Chao Wang, Chuan-Chao Wang, Chuan-Chao Wang, Chuan-Chao Wang

“…Further admixture characterizes the demographic history of the majority of Hmong–Mien speakers and some Kra-Dai speakers in Southwest China happened ∼1,500–1,000 BP, coeval to the reigns of local chiefdoms. …”
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