Angkuic languages

The Angkuic languages are spoken in Yunnan province, China and Shan State, Burma.

Languages

 * U (P'uman)
 * Hu (Kongge, Kun'ge, Kon Keu)
 * Man Met (Kemie)
 * Mok
 * Muak Sa-aak
 * Va
 * Mong Lue (Tai Loi) ?

Classification
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
Hsiu (2015) lists the following lexical innovations in each Angkuic branch. Proto-Palaungic reconstructions are from Sidwell (2015).

References and notes

 * Sidwell, Paul. 2009. Classifying the Austroasiatic languages: history and state of the art. LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics, 76. Munich: Lincom Europa.
 * Sidwell, Paul. 2015. The Palaungic Languages: Classification, Reconstruction and Comparative Lexicon . München: Lincom Europa.