Diqiang for the Lisu ethnic descent, that is, possession of an ethnic Burmese, Lisu have their own language, a Sino-Tibetan language family Tibeto-Burman ethnic Yi branch.

• 傈僳族为氐羌族后裔，即藏缅语族的一支，傈僳族有自己的语言，语言属汉藏语系藏缅语族彝语支。