Woiwurrung language
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The Woiwurrung language is an Aboriginal Australian language of the Kulin nation traditionally spoken in the area now known as Melbourne and its surrounds.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
ⓘ
Kulin language ⓘ Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ extinct language ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Boonwurrung language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dja Dja Wurrung language NERFINISHED ⓘ Taungurung language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wathaurong language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
19th-century missionaries
ⓘ
early colonial officials ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Woi wurrung
NERFINISHED
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Woiworung NERFINISHED ⓘ Woiwurrung NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegionName | Naarm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExamplePlaceName |
Bulleen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExamplePlaceName |
Merri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nunawading NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
contrastive length in vowels (in some analyses)
ⓘ
small consonant inventory typical of Australian languages ⓘ three-vowel system ⓘ |
| hasResourceType |
grammatical notes
ⓘ
wordlists ⓘ |
| hasScript | Latin script ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | flexible word order ⓘ |
| influencedToponymyOf | Melbourne metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Kulinic ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kulin nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Maribyrnong River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yarra River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Kulin peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woiwurrung people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wurundjeri people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Port Phillip region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
area of present-day Melbourne ⓘ central Victoria ⓘ |
| status | revival language ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Kulinic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguageOf | Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOwnersRegion | Naarm (Melbourne) area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| undergoingRevivalBy | Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Welcome to Country ceremonies
ⓘ
place names in Melbourne region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.