Siloid languages
The Siloid languages belong to the Southern Loloish branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The Siloid branch was first proposed by Hsiu.
Most Siloid languages are spoken in Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, with smaller numbers of speakers living in China and Vietnam.Languages
The Siloid languages are:
- Sila
- Khir
- Cosao
- Paza
- Phana’
- Wanyä
- Akeu
- Gokhy
Classification
The internal classifications of Siloid languages were analyzed in a 2016 computational phylogenetic lexical analysis by Hsiu.
;Siloid
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- *Phusang
- *Khir, Cosao
- *Sila
The Siloid classification above was subsequently revised by Hsiu as follows.
;Siloid
- Luma, Pala
- Akeu, Gokhy
- Wanyä
- Sila cluster:
- *Sila, Sida
- *Paza
- *Khir, Cosao
- *Phana