The Waic languages are spoken in the Shan State of Myanmar, in Northern Thailand, and in the Yunnan province of China.
Classification 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),Shintani Tadahiko. 2016. The Siam (Hsem) language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA), 107. Tokyo: ILCAA.Shintani Tadahiko. 2016. The Va (En) language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA), 108. Tokyo: ILCAA. which are referred to by Scott (1900)Scott, J. G. 1900. Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States. Superintendent, Government Printing, Rangoon. as En and Son. Hsiu (2015)Hsiu, Andrew. 2015. The Angkuic languages: a preliminary survey. Paper presented ICAAL 6 (6th International Conference on Austroasiatic Linguistics), Siem Reap, Cambodia. 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
Further reading Sidwell, Paul. 2009. Classifying the Austroasiatic languages: history and state of the art . LINCOM studies in Asian linguistics, 76. Munich: Lincom Europa. Shintani Tadahiko. 2016. The Va (En) language. Linguistic survey of Tay cultural area (LSTCA) no. 108. Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA).
External links SOAS Wa Dictionary Project and Internet Database for Minority Languages of Burma (Myanmar)