Lawoish languages

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|region=Yunnan, China

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|fam2=(Tibeto-Burman)

|fam3=Lolo–Burmese

|fam4=Loloish

|fam5=Central Loloish?

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The Lawu languages or Lawoish languages are a proposed branch of Loloish languages.Hsiu, Andrew. 2017. [https://zenodo.org/record/1249178/files/Lawu_languages.pdf The Lawu languages: footprints along the Red River valley corridor]. Internal classification within Loloish is uncertain. It may form a branch of Central Loloish, or it may be an independent branch of Loloish. The Lawu languages are:

Cathryn Yang (2012)Yang, Cathryn. 2012. [http://journals.dartmouth.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Journals.woa/1/xmlpage/1/article/410?htmlAlways=yes Phonology sketch and classification of Lawu, an undocumented Ngwi language of Yunnan]. In Linguistic Discovery, Volume 10, Issue 2, Year 2012. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth College. suggests that Lawu is most likely a Central Ngwi language, but notes that it does not classify with Lalo, Lahu, or the Lisoid (Lisu, Lipo, Lolopo) languages.

References

Lama, Ziwo Qiu-Fuyuan (2012), Subgrouping of Nisoic (Yi) Languages, thesis, University of Texas at Arlington ([https://www.webcitation.org/6AdB9D07H?url=https://dspace.uta.edu/bitstream/handle/10106/11161/Lama_uta_2502D_11591.pdf archived])