Andrew Hsiu (2015) proposes the following tentative classification scheme for the Angkuic languages. ;Angkuic •
Eastern (
Va) •
Va, Northern •
Va, Southern •
Northern (
U) • Xiaoheijiang
U (Alva, Auva,
U of Shuangjiang) • Northeastern
U (P’uman, Avala) • Northwestern
U •
Southern (?) •
Man Met •
Hu •
Muak Sa-aak • Angku (?) •
Dagun (?) Hsiu (2015) suggests that the Angkuic languages originated in the Mekong River valley in the
Sipsongpanna area, and subsequently dispersed upstream into western and central Yunnan. ==Lexical innovations==