Ngarinyin language
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| Ngarinyin | |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Australia |
|
Native speakers
|
56 Ungarinyin (2006 census)[1] plus 2 Andajin (2009)[1] |
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Worrorran
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| Dialects |
Ungarinjin
Guwidj (Orla)
Waladja
Ngarnawu
Andadjin
Munumburru
Wolyamidi
Waladjangarri
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: ung – Ngarinyin ajn – Andajin |
| Glottolog | ngar1284[2] |
| AIATSIS[1] | K18 Ungarinyin, K23 Andajin, K25 Munumburu, K26 Wolyamidi |
The Ngarinyin language (Ungarinjin), or Eastern Worrorran, is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language of Western Australia.
Classification
Ngarinyin is one of the Worrorran languages. It is a dialect cluster, and may be considered more than a single language; Bowern (2011) lists Ngarinyin, Andajin, and Worla.[3]
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː |
| Mid | e | o |
| Low | a aː | |
Consonants
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilabial | Velar | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Stop | p | k | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Lateral | ʎ | l | ɭ | ||
| Rhotic | r | ɻ | |||
| Semivowel | w | j | |||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ungarinyin at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
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- ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
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