Waic languages
| Waic | |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity: | Wa people |
| Geographic distribution: |
Burma, China |
| Linguistic classification: |
Austroasiatic
|
| Glottolog: | waic1245 |
The Waic languages are spoken in Shan State, Burma, in Northern Thailand and in Yunnan province, China.
Gérard Diffloth reconstructed Proto-Waic in a 1980 paper. His classification is as follows (Sidwell 2009). (Note: Individual languages are highlighted in italics.)
The recently discovered Meung Yum and Savaiq languages of Shan State, Burma also belong to the Wa language cluster.
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