Kattang
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Kattang is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Worimi people of New South Wales.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ endangered language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gathang
NERFINISHED
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Gathang language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kattang language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Worimi Local Aboriginal Land Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
language revival projects in New South Wales ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Dharawal language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yuin languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentedIn | linguistic fieldwork notes and grammars ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Birrbay people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guringay people NERFINISHED ⓘ Worimi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case marking on nouns
ⓘ
ergative–absolutive alignment ⓘ rich verbal inflection ⓘ suffixing morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrast between short and long vowels
ⓘ
retroflex consonants ⓘ three-vowel system ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | relatively free word order ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bjt ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageGroup | Kattangic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSubfamily | Yuin–Kuric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mid-north coast of New South Wales ⓘ |
| revitalisationEffort |
community language programs in New South Wales
ⓘ
teaching in local schools and TAFE courses ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Birrbay people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guringay people NERFINISHED ⓘ Worimi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
revival language
ⓘ
severely endangered ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Gloucester region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hastings River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Manning River region NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Stephens region NERFINISHED ⓘ Taree region NERFINISHED ⓘ Worimi country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
ⓘ
community events ⓘ cultural education ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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