Palyu languages
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| Palyu
Pakanic, Mangic
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| Geographic distribution: |
Indochina |
| Genetic classification: |
Austro-Asiatic Khasi-Khmuic Palaungo-Khmuic Palaungo-Pakanic Palyu |
| Subdivisions: |
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The Palyu languages, also known as Pakanic and Mangic, are a tentative recently identified branch of endangered Austro-Asiatic languages. Most are spoken in southern China, with Mang in Vietnam.
Peiros (2004) includes Mang. Sidwell questions whether and how many of the languages will prove to be a new branch of Austro-Asiatic.

