Noongar language

E276282
Australian Aboriginal language Pama–Nyungan language

The Noongar language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Noongar language canonical 3
Noongar languages 1
Nyungar language 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal language ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ
alternativeName Noonga ⓘ
Noongah ⓘ
Nyungar ⓘ
surface form: Noongar

Nyungar ⓘ
surface form: Noongar/Nyungar

Nyoongar language ⓘ
Nyungah ⓘ
surface form: Nyunga

Nyungah ⓘ
Noongar language ⓘ
surface form: Nyungar language
country Australia ⓘ
ethnicGroup Noongar people ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Noongar people ⓘ
hasDialect Balardong dialect ⓘ
Bibbulmun dialect ⓘ
Kaniyang dialect ⓘ
Minang dialect ⓘ
Wardandi dialect ⓘ
Whadjuk dialect ⓘ
Wudjari dialect ⓘ
hasGrammaticalFeature ergative–absolutive alignment (in many analyses) ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
hasLexicalInfluenceOn Australian English toponyms in Western Australia ⓘ
hasOrganizationSupportFrom Noongar language centres ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature contrast between long and short vowels ⓘ
three-vowel system in many dialects ⓘ
hasResourceType dictionaries ⓘ
grammars ⓘ
teaching materials ⓘ
hasRevitalizationActivity community language classes ⓘ
recording of elders’ speech ⓘ
hasStatus endangered ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script
ISO639-3Code nys ⓘ
isRecognizedBy Government of Western Australia ⓘ
surface form: Government of Western Australia (in cultural and heritage contexts)
isSubjectOf language revitalisation programs ⓘ
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan languages ⓘ
partOf Southwest Pama languages ⓘ
surface form: Southwest Pama–Nyungan subgroup
region Southwestern Australia ⓘ
surface form: Southwestern Western Australia
spokenBy Noongar people ⓘ
spokenIn Southwestern Australia ⓘ
surface form: Southwest Western Australia
taughtAt some schools in Western Australia ⓘ
some universities in Western Australia ⓘ
usedFor cultural ceremonies ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ
usedIn bilingual signage in parts of Western Australia ⓘ
local media in Western Australia ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aboriginal languages → includes → Noongar language ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan languages → includesLanguage → Noongar language ⓘ
Noongar people → languageFamily → Noongar language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Noongar languages
Noongar people → notableLanguageVariety → Noongar language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Whadjuk Noongar
Noongar people → notableLanguageVariety → Noongar language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wardandi Noongar
Noongar language → alternativeName → Noongar language ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nyungar language
Yallingup → etymologyLanguage → Noongar language ⓘ