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Warlmanpa language

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Australian Aboriginal language
Warlmanpa
RegionNorthern Territory, Australia
EthnicityWarlmanpa
Native speakers30 (2005) to 48 (2006 census)
Language familyPama–Nyungan
Signed formsWarlmanpa Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3wrl
Glottologwarl1255
AIATSISC17
ELPWarlmanpa

Warlmanpa (also Walmala) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language.

The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language.

Phonology

Warlmanpa vowel inventory
Front Back
High i u
Low a
Warlmanpa consonant inventory
Bilabial Apico-
alveolar
Apico-
domal
Lamino-
alveolar
Dorso-
velar
Plosive lax p t ʈ c k
tense ʈː
Nasal m n ɳ ɲ ŋ
Lateral l ɭ ʎ
Flap ɾ
Glide w ɻ j

External links

References

  1. ^ C17 Warlmanpa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Nash, David. “A Preliminary Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language.” Word list and grammatical sketch. Cambridge, MA, 1979.
  3. Browne, Mitchell Stewart (2021). A Grammatical Description of Warlmanpa. The University of Queensland Australia.

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