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Waic languages

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Ethnicity
  
Wa people

Glottolog
  
waic1245

Geographic distribution
  
Burma, China

Linguistic classification
  
Austroasiatic Khasi–Khmuic Palaungo-Khmuic Palaungo-Pakanic Palaungic Waic

The Waic languages are spoken in Shan State, Burma, in Northern Thailand and in Yunnan province, China.

Classification

Gérard Diffloth reconstructed Proto-Waic in a 1980 paper. His classification is as follows (Sidwell 2009). (Note: Individual languages are highlighted in italics.)

  • Waic
  • Samtau (later renamed "Blang" by Diffloth)
  • Samtau
  • Wa–Lawa–La
  • Wa proper
  • Wa
  • Lawa
  • Bo Luang
  • Umphal

    • The recently discovered Meung Yum and Savaiq languages of Shan State, Burma also belong to the Wa language cluster.

    References

    Waic languages Wikipedia
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