The
Loloish languages, also known as
Yi in China and occasionally
Ngwi (Bradley 1997) or
Nisoic (Lama 2012), are a family of fifty to a hundred
Sino-Tibetan languages. They are most closely related to
Burmese and its relatives. Both the Loloish and
Burmish branches are well defined, as is their superior node,
Lolo–Burmese. However, subclassification is more contentious. All Loloish languages show significant
Austroasiatic influence.