Lama (2012) Lama (2012) lists the following languages in his
Naxish clade, which he places in the
Loloish branch. •
Naxish •
Namuzi ('''') •
Naxi ('''') •
Na: Mali Masa, Na (Moso) • etc. • Naru • Naheng, Naxi proper Lama (2012) lists the following sound changes from
Proto-Loloish as Naxish innovations. • *sn > • *pw- >
Jacques & Michaud (2011), Chirkova (2012) The Naic group (corresponding to Lama's Naxish clade) is classified as closely related to
Qiangic and not as
Loloish by
Guillaume Jacques &
Alexis Michaud (2011). •
Naic •
Namuyi •
Shixing •
Naish •
Naxi •
Na •
Laze The argument is based on the discovery of cognates with
Qiangic languages, that are superficially undetectable due to the high degree of phonological erosion of the Naic languages, but can be uncovered through a systematic examination of lexical correspondences. Progress in the reconstruction of
rGyalrongic languages and other languages of the
Qiangic branch offers an improved basis for reconstruction. For instance, it appears that Proto-Naish *-o corresponds both to Proto-Rgyalrong *-o and *-aŋ, suggesting a merger between a closed syllable and an open syllable. Chirkova (2012) confirms that "Shixing displays significant similarity with Na [i.e. Naish] languages in all its linguistic subsystems and no comparable similarity with any other local language or group of languages" (p. 154). From a detailed comparison, the author concludes that "Shixing can be hypothesized to be a Na language that has undergone considerable restructuring" (p. 157).
Lidz (2010) Lidz (2010) groups the Naxi varieties as follows, but does not consider where these languages fit within
Sino-Tibetan. Lidz notes that the western groups call themselves "Naxi", whereas the eastern groups call themselves "Na" — hence the parentheses. Lidz (2010) also notes that the Na (Eastern) speakers of
Sichuan are officially classified as ethnic Mongols by the Chinese government.
Namuyi and
Shixing are not addressed. •
Na(xi) • Western (
Naxi) • Baoshanzhou 保山州 • Dayanzhen 大研镇 • Lijiang 丽江 • Eastern (
Na) • Ninglang 宁蒗 / Beiqu 北渠 • Yongning 永宁 • Guabie 瓜别 ==References==