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Ngarrkic Languages
The Ngarrkic (Ngarga) or Yapa languages are a small language family of Central Australia, consisting of the two closely related languages Warlmanpa language, Warlmanpa and the more populous Warlpiri language, Warlpiri. The family was named after the common word for ''initiated man'' in the member languages, ngarrka (). Ngarga is an older spelling. In about 2000 an alternate name was suggested, yapa, based on the word for ''aboriginal man'' in the two languages. In 2004 it was demonstrated that Ngarrkic is related to the neighboring Ngumpin languages. Footnotes References *McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, ''Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method.'' Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. *Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). ''Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ngarrkic languages, Indigenous Australian languages in the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Australia
Central Australia, also sometimes referred to as the Red Centre, is an inexactly defined region associated with the geographic centre of Australia. In its narrowest sense it describes a region that is limited to the town of Alice Springs and its immediate surrounds including the MacDonnell Ranges. In its broadest use it can include almost any region in inland Australia that has remained relatively undeveloped, and in this sense is synonymous with the term Outback. Centralia is another term associated with the area, most commonly used by locals. As described by Charles Sturt in one of the earlier uses of the term "A veil hung over Central Australia that could neither be pierced or raised. Girt round about by deserts, it almost appeared as if Nature had intentionally closed it upon civilized man, that she might have one domain on the earth's wide field over which the savage might roam in freedom." In a modern, more formal sense it can refer to the administrative region used by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pama–Nyungan Languages
The Pama–Nyungan languages are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, containing 306 out of 400 Aboriginal languages in Australia. The name "Pama–Nyungan" is a merism: it derived from the two end-points of the range: the Pama languages of northeast Australia (where the word for "man" is ) and the Nyungan languages of southwest Australia (where the word for "man" is ). The other language families indigenous to the continent of Australia are occasionally referred to, by exclusion, as non-Pama–Nyungan languages, though this is not a taxonomic term. The Pama–Nyungan family accounts for most of the geographic spread, most of the Aboriginal population, and the greatest number of languages. Most of the Pama–Nyungan languages are spoken by small ethnic groups of hundreds of speakers or fewer. The vast majority of languages, either due to disease or elimination of their speakers, have become extinct, and almost all remaining ones are endangered in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngumpin–Yapa Languages
The Ngumpin–Yapa a.k.a. Ngarrka–Ngumpin languages are a family of Pama–Nyungan languages of the Pilbara region of Australia.Bowern, Claire. 2011. How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?' (correcte * Ngarrga languages (Yapa: Warlmanpa and Warlpiri) * Ngumbin languages (Walmajarri, Djaru, Gurindji and Mudburra) Ngardi, once classified as either Ngarrga (2002) or Ngumpin (2004), has been reassigned to the Wati languages. Vocabulary Capell Capell or Capel is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Capell * Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (1608–1649), English politician * Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex (1631–1683), English statesman * Arthur Capell (1902–1 ... (1940) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Ngumpin–Yapa languages:Capell, Arthur. 1940The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia ''Oceania'' 10(3): 241-272, 404-433. : References *McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warlmanpa Language
Warlmanpa (also Walmala) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language. The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language. Phonology Warlmanpa consonant inventoryNash, David. “A Preliminary Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language.” Word list and grammatical sketch. Cambridge, MA, 1979. Warlmanpa vowel inventory External links * Paradisec The Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) is a cross-institutional project that supports work on endangered languages and cultures of the Pacific and the region around Australia. They digitise reel-to ... haa collection that include Warlmanpa language materials References Ngarrkic languages Endangered indigenous Australian languages in the Northern Territory {{Ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warlpiri Language
The Warlpiri ( or ) ( wbp, Warlpiri > waɭbɪ̆ˌɻi language is spoken by about 3,000 of the Warlpiri people from the Tanami Desert, northwest of Alice Springs, Central Australia. It is one of the Ngarrkic languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family and is one of the largest Aboriginal languages in Australia in terms of number of speakers. One of the most well-known terms for The Dreaming (an Aboriginal spiritual belief), ''Jukurrpa'', derives from Warlpiri. Warnayaka (Wanayaga, Woneiga), Wawulya (Ngardilpa), and Ngalia are regarded as probable dialects of Warlpiri on the AUSTLANG database, although with potentially no data; while Ngardilypa is confirmed. Phonology In the following tables of the Warlpiri sound system, symbols in boldface give the practical alphabet used by the Warlpiri community. Phonemic values in IPA are shown in /slashes/ and phonetic values in quare brackets Vowels Warlpiri has a standard three-vowel system, similar to that of Classical Arab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngumpin Languages
Ngumbin (or Ngumpin) languages are a small language family of Australia, consisting of (from west to east): *Walmajarri *Djaru *Gurindji (Gurindji proper, Bilinarra, Wanyjirra, Malngin, Ngarinyman) *Mudburra In 2004 it was demonstrated that Ngumbin is related to the neighboring Ngarrkic languages. See also *Ngumpit, a name used by the Gurindji, Malngin, Bilinara, Mudburra and Ngarinyman The Ngarinman or Ngarinyman people are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Northern Territory who spoke the Ngarinyman language. Country According to an estimate made by Norman Tindale, the Ngarinman held some of territory. Their central dom ... peoples to refer to themselves as a group Footnotes References *McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, ''Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method.'' Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. Indigenous Australian languages in Western Australia I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngarrkic Languages
The Ngarrkic (Ngarga) or Yapa languages are a small language family of Central Australia, consisting of the two closely related languages Warlmanpa language, Warlmanpa and the more populous Warlpiri language, Warlpiri. The family was named after the common word for ''initiated man'' in the member languages, ngarrka (). Ngarga is an older spelling. In about 2000 an alternate name was suggested, yapa, based on the word for ''aboriginal man'' in the two languages. In 2004 it was demonstrated that Ngarrkic is related to the neighboring Ngumpin languages. Footnotes References *McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, ''Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method.'' Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. *Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). ''Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ngarrkic languages, Indigenous Australian languages in the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
