Austroasiatic is an integral part of the controversial Austric hypothesis, which also includes the Austronesian languages, and in some proposals also the Kra–Dai languages and the Hmong–Mien languages.
ˌɔːstɹoʊsɪˈæɾɪk ɪz ɐn ˈɪntᵻɡɹəl pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəl ˈɔːstɹɪk haɪpˈɑːθəsˌɪs, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɪŋklˈuːdz ðɪ ˌɔːstɹoʊnˈiːʒən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ænd ɪn sˌʌm pɹəpˈoʊzəlz ˈɔːlsoʊ ðə kɹˈɑː dˈaɪ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ænd ðɪ ˈeɪtʃmˈɔŋɡ mˈiːn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.