Nunggubuyu languageNunggubuyu or Wubuy is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Nunggubuyu people. It is the traditional language spoken in the community of Numbulwar in the Northern Territory, although Numbulwar is traditionally associated with the Warndarrang language. The language is classified as severely endangered by UNESCO. NameWubuy is the language's endonym.
Australian Aboriginal languagesAustralian Aboriginal languages are those languages spoken by Australian Aboriginal people. There are more than 250 distinct languages. Australian languages have historically been classified into numerous language families.
Pama–Nyungan languagesThe Pama–Nyungan languages ( ) are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, comprising 306 of the 400 Aboriginal languages of Australia. The name "Pama–Nyungan" is a merism: it is derived from the two end-points of the range, the Pama languages of northeast Australia (where the word for 'man' is pama) and the Nyungan languages of southwest Australia (where the word for 'man' is nyunga).
Makassarese languageMakassarese ( mə-KASS-ər-EEZ; Basa Mangkasaraʼ, Lontara script: ᨅᨔ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, Makasar script: 𑻤𑻰𑻥𑻠𑻰𑻭, Serang script: بَاسَ مَڠْكَاسَرَءْ, pronounced [ɓasa mãŋˈkʰasaraʔ]), sometimes called Makasar, Makassar, Macassar, or Macassan (Australian English) is a language of the Makassarese people, spoken in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia.
Jeffrey Heath (linguist)Jeffrey Heath (born November 29, 1949) is an American field linguist and historical linguist, whose scholarship has had a major influence on African, and Australian linguistics. He is Professor of Linguistics and Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan, US.Walker River (Northern Territory)The Walker River is a river in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Arnhem LandArnhem Land is a region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around 500 km (310 mi) from the territorial capital, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Company captain Willem Joosten van Colster (or Coolsteerdt) sailed into the Gulf of Carpentaria and Cape Arnhem is named after his ship, the Arnhem, which itself was named after the city of Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Aboriginal AustraliansOne of the two categories of Indigenous AustraliansEthnic groupAn Eastern Arrernte man of the Arltunga district, Northern Territory, in 1923. His hut is decked with porcupine grass.Dwellings accommodating Aboriginal families at Hermannsburg Mission, Northern Territory, 1923Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Anindilyakwa languageAnindilyakwa (Amamalya Ayakwa) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Anindilyakwa people on Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in the Northern Territory of Australia. Anindilyakwa is a multiple-classifying prefixing language in which all traditional nouns, adjectives, personal and demonstrative pronouns are prefixed for person, number and gender.
Marind peopleThe Marind or Marind-Anim are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the province of South Papua, Indonesia. GeographyThe Marind-anim live in South Papua, Indonesia.WarndarrangThe Warndarrang people, (waɳʈaraŋ), also spelt Warndarang, Wanderang, and other variants were a predominantly coastal Aboriginal Australian people of eastern Northern Territory. Though extinct as a distinct ethnolinguistic group, their descendants survive among the neighbouring Nunggubuyu.
YolŋuThe Yolŋu or Yolngu (IPA: or ) are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. Yolŋu means "person" in the Yolŋu languages. The terms Murngin, Wulamba, Yalnumata, Murrgin and Yulangor were formerly used by some anthropologists for the Yolŋu. All Yolŋu clans are affiliated with either the Dhuwa (also spelt Dua) or the Yirritjamoiety.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.