Kazhuoish languages

Kazhuoish
Geographic
distribution
Yunnan
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Glottologkazh1234  (Kazhouish (partial))

The Kazhuoish languages are a branch of Loloish languages proposed by Lama (2012). There are five languages.

  • Katso
  • Samu
  • Sanie
  • Sadu
  • Meuma

Samei may or may not be a Kazhuoish language.

However, Bradley (2007) classifies the Kazhuoish languages as Northern Loloish, and considers Samu and Sanie to be closely related to Nasu.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bradley, David. 2007. East and Southeast Asia. In Moseley, Christopher (ed.), Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.
  • Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012). Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages: A Study from the Perspectives of Shared Innovation and Phylogenetic Estimation (Ph.D. thesis). University of Texas at Arlington. hdl:10106/11161.
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Sino-Tibetan branches
Western Himalayas
(Himachal, Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim)
Greater Magaric
Map of Sino-Tibetan languages
Eastern Himalayas
(Tibet, Bhutan, Arunachal)Myanmar and Indo-Burmese border
"Naga"
Sal
East and Southeast Asia
Burmo-Qiangic
Dubious (possible isolates)
(Arunachal)
Greater Siangic
Proposed groupingsProto-languages
Italics indicates single languages that are also considered to be separate branches.
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Mondzish
Kathu
Nuclear Mondzish
Loloish
(Yi)
(Ngwi)
Southern Loloish
(Southern Ngwi)
(Hanoish)
Hanoid
Akha
Hani
Haoni
Bisoid
Siloid
Bi-Ka
Mpi
Jino
Central Loloish
(Central Ngwi)
Lawoish
Lahoish
Nusoish
Lisoish
Laloid
Taloid
Kazhuoish
Nisoish
Northern Loloish
(Northern Ngwi)
(Nisoid)
Nosoid
Nasoid
Southeastern Loloish
(Southeastern Ngwi)
(Axi-Puoid)
Nisu
Sani–Azha
Highland Phula
Riverine Phula
others
Burmish
Northern
High Northern
Hpon
Mid Northern
Southern
Intha-Danu
Nuclear Southern
Pai-lang
(Proto-languages)