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Mirning Languages
The Mirning or Mirniny languages are a pair of Pama–Nyungan languages of the Nullarbor Coast of Australia. *Mirning language, Mirning (Mirniny) *Ngatjumaya language, Ngadjumaya (Ngatjumaya) Galaagu language, Galaagu (Kalarko) and Kalaamaya language, Kalaamaya, once classified with Mirning as part of a Kalarko–Mirniny language, Kalarko-Mirniny family, are now considered closer to Nyungar language, Nyungar. References {{Australian Aboriginal languages Mirning languages, Southwest Pama–Nyungan languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nullarbor
The Nullarbor Plain ( ; Latin: feminine of 'no' and 'tree') is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single exposure of limestone bedrock, and occupies an area of about . At its widest point, it stretches about from east to west across the border between South Australia and Western Australia. History Historically, the Nullarbor was seasonally occupied by Indigenous Australian people, the Mirning clans and Yinyila people. Traditionally, the area was called ''Oondiri'', which is said to mean 'the waterless'. The first Europeans known to have sighted and mapped the Nullarbor coast were Captain François Thijssen and Councillor of the Indies, Pieter Nuyts, on the Dutch East Indiaman '' 't Gulden Zeepaert'' (the Golden Seahorse). In 1626–1627, they charted a stretch of the southern Australian coast east o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and Climate of Australia, climates including deserts of Australia, deserts in the Outback, interior and forests of Australia, tropical rainforests along the Eastern states of Australia, coast. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last glacial period. By the time of British settlement, Aboriginal Australians spoke 250 distinct l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pama–Nyungan Languages
The Pama–Nyungan languages () are the most widespread language family, family of Australian Aboriginal languages, containing 306 out of 400 Aboriginal languages in 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 ) and the Nyungan languages of southwest Australia (where the word for 'man' is ). The other language families indigenous to the continent of Australia are often 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. Many languages have become extinct, and almost all remaining ones are endangered in some way. Only in the central inland portions of the continent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirniny Language
Mirning (Mirniny) is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust .... Murunitja was apparently a dialect of either Mirning or of its sister language Ngadjunmaya. Phonology Consonants /c/ may also occur as a dental stop ̪among speakers. Vowels /a/ may also range to a back vowel � See also * Kalarko–Mirniny language References External links Mirniny Sketch Grammar - Goldfields Aboriginal Language CentreMirniny Phonology Mirning languages {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngatjumaya Language
Ngadjunmaya, correctly known as Ngadjumaya, is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia that is located in the Goldfields-Esperance region. Murunitja was apparently a dialect of either Ngadjumaya or of Mirning The Mirning, also known as the Ngandatha, are an Aboriginal Australian people whose traditional lands lay on the coastal region of the Great Australian Bight extending from Western Australia into south-west South Australia. Name ''Mirniŋ'' was .... Phonology Vowels Three vowels with length are present: * /i/ can also be heard as before a velar /k/, and as ~ before palatal sounds /ʎ, j/. * /a/ can also be heard as when following sounds /w, j/, and as when following /k/. * /u/ can also be heard as fronted when preceding /j/. Consonants * /ɽ/ can be heard as either a tap or a glide . * /r/ can be heard as either a trill or a tap . * /k/ can also have a voiced allophone of when in word-medial positions. References Mirning languages G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nullarbor Coast
The Nullarbor Plain ( ; Latin: feminine of 'no' and 'tree') is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single exposure of limestone bedrock, and occupies an area of about . At its widest point, it stretches about from east to west across the border between South Australia and Western Australia. History Historically, the Nullarbor was seasonally occupied by Indigenous Australian people, the Mirning clans and Yinyila people. Traditionally, the area was called ''Oondiri'', which is said to mean 'the waterless'. The first Europeans known to have sighted and mapped the Nullarbor coast were Captain François Thijssen and Councillor of the Indies, Pieter Nuyts, on the Dutch East Indiaman '''t Gulden Zeepaert'' (the Golden Seahorse). In 1626–1627, they charted a stretch of the southern Australian coast east of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirning Language
Mirning (Mirniny) is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust .... Murunitja was apparently a dialect of either Mirning or of its sister language Ngadjunmaya. Phonology Consonants /c/ may also occur as a dental stop ̪among speakers. Vowels /a/ may also range to a back vowel � See also * Kalarko–Mirniny language References External links Mirniny Sketch Grammar - Goldfields Aboriginal Language CentreMirniny Phonology Mirning languages {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galaagu Language
Galaagu, also spelled Kalarko and Kallaargu (and also known as Malpa), is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. It has recently been classified as the closest relative of the Nyungar languages.Bowern, Claire. 2011.How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?, ''Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web'', December 23, 2011correctedFebruary 6, 2012) See also * Kalarko–Mirniny language *Mirning languages The Mirning or Mirniny languages are a pair of Pama–Nyungan languages of the Nullarbor Coast of Australia. *Mirning language, Mirning (Mirniny) *Ngatjumaya language, Ngadjumaya (Ngatjumaya) Galaagu language, Galaagu (Kalarko) and Kalaamaya la ... References Nyungic languages Goldfields–Esperance {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalaamaya Language
Kalaamaya, also spelled Karlamay, is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia. It is poorly attested, but appears to be a close relative of Noongar. A variety called ''Nyaki Nyaki'' (Njakinjaki) has been variously said to be a dialect of Nyungar or of Kalaamaya. Natingero has also been listed as a dialect, but it is only 40% lexically similar. , a single fluent speaker, Kaprun Kaprun () is a municipality in the Zell am See District in the province of Salzburg (state), Salzburg in Austria. Together with the neighboring city of Zell am See the town presents itself as the tourist destination and skiing area "Zell am See-K ... elder Brian Champion who learned the language as an adult, and several partial speakers remain. See also * Mirning languages References Nyungic languages {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalarko–Mirniny Language
Kalarko–Mirniny is a Glottolog classification that includes: * Kalarko language * Mirniny language Mirning (Mirniny) is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territo ... References Glottolog languages that correspond to more than one Wikipedia article {{IndigenousAustralian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyungar Language
Noongar (), also Nyungar (), is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect continuum, spoken by some members of the Noongar community and others. It is taught actively in Australia, including at schools, universities and through public broadcasting. The country of the Noongar people is the southwest corner of Western Australia. Within that region, many Noongar words have been adopted into Australian English, particularly names of plants and animals. Noongar was first recorded in 1801 by Matthew Flinders, who made a number of word lists. Varieties It is generally agreed that there was no single, standard Noongar (or Nyungar) language before European settlement: it was a subgroup (or possibly a dialect continuum) of closely related languages, whose speakers were differentiated geographically and, in some cases, by cultural practices. The dialects merged into the modern Noongar language following colonisation. A 1990 conference organised by the Nyoongar Language Project Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirning Languages
The Mirning or Mirniny languages are a pair of Pama–Nyungan languages of the Nullarbor Coast of Australia. *Mirning language, Mirning (Mirniny) *Ngatjumaya language, Ngadjumaya (Ngatjumaya) Galaagu language, Galaagu (Kalarko) and Kalaamaya language, Kalaamaya, once classified with Mirning as part of a Kalarko–Mirniny language, Kalarko-Mirniny family, are now considered closer to Nyungar language, Nyungar. References {{Australian Aboriginal languages Mirning languages, Southwest Pama–Nyungan languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
