Naic languages

The Naic or Naxish languages are a group of Sino-Tibetan languages that include Naxi, Na (Mosuo), Shixing (Xumi), and Namuyi (Namuzi). They have been variously classified as part of the Loloish or the Qiangic branch of Sino-Tibetan.

Naic
Naxish
Geographic
distribution
Yunnan and Sichuan
Linguistic classificationSino-Tibetan
Subdivisions
Glottolognaic1235

The name "Naic" is derived from the endonym Na used by speakers of several of the languages.

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