Shoshoni belongs to the Numic subbranch of Uto-Aztecan. It belongs to the Northern subbranch of the Aslian languages. In the Dardic subbranch of Indo-Aryan, Kashmiri similarly demonstrates schwa deletion. Chloride channel 6 and 7 belong to a subbranch of this family. In these cases the Subbranch Secretary is appointed by the superior Branch.