A relationship between the Daic (Tai-Kadai) and Austronesian language phyla has long been posited, but the evidence is restricted and it has been suggested that this indicates a split at the level of Proto-Austronesian of considerable antiquity. Two proposals model this relationship, one suggesting a direct relation with PAn, the other with PMP (Proto-Malayo-Polynesian). The paper evaluates all existing proposals, comparing them with reconstructed Tai, Kra-Dai and Hlaic, as well as suggesting new comparisons. It suggests that the only convincing explanation of the comparisons with different subsets of Austronesian is to suppose the relationship is multi-genetic, that intense contact across the Taiwan Strait in the early period of Austronesian maritime activity, allowed different elements to make up Daic. This can be compared with the genesis of Malagasy, where multiple islands contributed to the lexicon of present-day Malagasy.
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