Gérard Diffloth reconstructed Proto-Waic in a 1980 paper. His classification is as follows (Sidwell 2009). (Note: Individual languages are highlighted in
italics.) • Waic •
Samtau (later renamed "Blang" by Diffloth) •
Samtau • Wa–Lawa–La • Wa proper •
Wa •
Lawa •
Bo Luang •
Umphal The recently discovered
Meung Yum and
Savaiq languages of
Shan State, Burma also belong to the
Wa language cluster. Other Waic languages in
Shan State, eastern
Myanmar are
En and
Siam (
Hsem), which are referred to by Scott (1900) as
En and
Son. Hsiu (2015) classifies En, Son, and
Tai Loi in Scott (1900) as Waic languages, citing the Waic phonological innovation from Proto-Palaungic *s- > h- instead of the Angkuic phonological innovation from Proto-Palaungic *s- > s-. ==References==