Wiradhuric languages
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| Wiradhuric
Central Inland New South Wales subgroup
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| Geographic distribution: |
New South Wales |
| Genetic classification: |
Pama-Nyungan Central New South Wales Wiradhuric |
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The Wiradhuric languages or Central inland New South Wales subgroup form one of the subgroups of the Pama-Nyungan family of Australian Aboriginal languages. They consist of three languages:
- Wiradhuri, after which the family is named,
- Ngiyambaa,
- and Gamilaraay.
All of these languages are now moribund.
Wiradhuri and Ngiyambaa are more closely related to each other than to Gamilaraay, as they show some common features that Gamilaraay lacks.
[edit] Comparison
| Wiradhuric | Non-Wirahuric | |||
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| Wiradhuri | Ngiyambaa | Gamilaraay | Baagandji | |
| ngandhi | ngandi- | ngaana | wintyika | who? |
| minyang | minja- | minya | minha | what? |
| ngadhuu | ngadhu | ngaya | ngathu | I |
| ngali | ngalii | ngali | ngali | we two |
| ngiyani | ngiyanu / ngiyani | ngiyaani | ngina | we (pl.) |
| nginduu | ngindu | nginda | ngintu | you (sg.) |
| nginduu buula | ngindubula | ngindaali | ngupa | you two |
| nginduugirr | ngindugal | ngindaay | ngurta | you (pl.) |
[edit] References
- Austin, P. K. (1997). “Proto Central New South Wales phonology”, Tryon, D. T. and Walsh, M. Boundary rider: essays in honour of Geoffrey O'Grady. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 21–49.
- Austin, P. (1993). A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales. Bundoora: La Trobe University Department of Linguistics.
- Austin, P., Williams, C. and Würm, S. A. (1980). “The linguistic situation in north central New South Wales”, Rigsby, B. and Sutton, P. Contributions to Australian Linguistics. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 167–80.
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. ISBN-10: 0521473780, ISBN-13: 9780521473781.
