Angkuic languages
The Angkuic languages are spoken in Yunnan province, China and Shan State, Burma.Languages
- U
- Hu
- Man Met
- Mok
- Muak Sa-aak
- Va
- Mong Lue ?
Classification
Andrew Hsiu proposes the following tentative classification scheme for the Angkuic languages.
;Angkuic
- Eastern
- *Va, Northern
- *Va, Southern
- Northern
- *Xiaoheijiang U
- *Northeastern U
- *Northwestern U
- Southern
- *Man Met
- *Hu
- *Muak Sa-aak
- *Angku
- Dagun
Hsiu suggests that the Angkuic languages originated in the Mekong River valley in the Sipsongpanna area, and subsequently dispersed upstream into western and central Yunnan.Hsiu lists the following lexical innovations in each Angkuic branch. Proto-Palaungic reconstructions are from Sidwell.
| 'to eat' | 'three' | 'tooth' | 'knife' |
| Proto-Northern Angkuic | *naʔ | *ʔuaj | *hraŋ | *sak |
| Proto-Eastern Angkuic | *pra | *kuej | *xaŋ | *jət |
| Proto-Southern Angkuic | *kʰaːj | *-ɔj | *kʰɛŋ | *wac |
| Proto-Palaungic | - | *ləʔɔːj | *sraːŋ | *ʋaːc; *ʋiɛk |
