The Kazhuoish languages are a branch of
Loloish languages
The Loloish languages, also known as Yi (like the Yi people) and occasionally Ngwi or Nisoic, are a family of 50–100 Tibeto-Burman languages spoken primarily in the Yunnan province of Southwestern China. They are most closely related to Bur ...
proposed by Lama (2012). There are five languages.
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Katso
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History and profile
''Katso'' started in 1960 as a TV guide, but in 2003 extended to entertainment and celebrity gos ...
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Samu
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Sanie
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Sadu
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In ...
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Meuma
Samei may or may not be a Kazhuoish language.
However, Bradley (2007) classifies the Kazhuoish languages as
Northern Loloish
The Northern Loloish languages, also known as Northern Ngwi, are a branch of the Loloish languages that includes the literary standard of the Yi people. In Lama's (2012) classification, it is called ''Nisoid'' (''Nisu–Lope''), which forms the ...
, and considers
Samu and
Sanie to be closely related to
Nasu.
[Bradley, David. 2007. East and Southeast Asia. In Moseley, Christopher (ed.), Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, 349-424. London & New York: Routledge.]
References
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{{Lolo-Burmese languages