The little material that could be gleaned from the memories of former speakers suggested that the language was an isolate, but without much evidence either way it was often classified along with its neighbors as Tibeto-Burman.
Materiali i vogël që mund të mblidhej nga kujtimet e folësve të mëparshëm, sugjeronte që gjuha ishte një gjuhë e izoluar, por pa shumë dëshmi as mënyrë u klasifikua shpesh së bashku me fqinjët e saj si Tibeto-Burman.