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of these changes, especially in consonants and tones, are evidenced in the modern orthography.

Early spread

According to a Chinese source, during the Ming dynasty, Yingya Shenglan (1405-1433), Ma Huan reported on the language of the Xianluó (??) or Ayutthaya Kingdom, saying that it somewhat resembled the local patois as pronounced in Guangdong

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