Yarli (Yardli) was a dialect cluster of
Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northwestern
New South Wales
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and into Northeastern
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
individually
Malyangapa (Maljangapa),
Yardliyawara, and
Wadikali (Wardikali, Wadigali). Bowern (2002) notes
Karenggapa as part of the area, but there is little data.
Tindale (1940) groups Wanjiwalku & Karenggapa together with Wadikali & Maljangapa as the only languages in NSW that are behind the 'Rite of Circumcision' border - which suggests Wanjiwalku to also be part of the Yarli area.
Classification
The three varieties are very close. Hercus & Austin (2004) classify them as the Yarli branch of the
Pama–Nyungan family. Dixon (2002) regards the three as
dialect
The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena:
One usage refers to a variety of a language that ...
s of a single language. Bowern (2002) excludes them from the
Karnic languages, where they had sometimes been classified.
References
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Pama–Nyungan languages
Extinct languages of New South Wales
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