 Naish] languages in all its linguistic subsystems and no comparable similarity with any other local language or group of languages" (p. 154).From a detailed comparison, the author concludes that "Shixing can be hypothesized to be a Na language that has undergone considerable restructuring" (p. 157).Lidz (2010) groups the Naxi varieties as follows, but does not consider where these languages fit within Sino-Tibetan.