Nyunga language
E627096
The Nyunga language is an Australian Aboriginal language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia and is part of the broader Pama–Nyungan language family.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngarluma language | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Aboriginal language
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Noongar language variety ⓘ Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| documentedIn | linguistic grammars and wordlists ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Noongar language
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Noongar/Nyungar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyoongar language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyungar language ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Noongar Dreaming stories
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Noongar place names ⓘ Noongar songlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Balardong
NERFINISHED
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Goreng NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaneang NERFINISHED ⓘ Minang NERFINISHED ⓘ Njakinjaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Pibelmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wagyl Kaip NERFINISHED ⓘ Wardandi NERFINISHED ⓘ Whadjuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Yued NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectCluster | Noongar dialect continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | nuun1243 ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
case marking on nouns
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ergative–absolutive alignment (historically reconstructed) ⓘ rich verbal inflection ⓘ suffixing morphology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
retroflex consonants
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three-vowel system ⓘ |
| influences | toponyms in southwestern Western Australia ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | nys ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Southwest Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southwest Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revitalizationStatus | subject of language revival programs ⓘ |
| spokenIn | southwestern Western Australia ⓘ |
| status | endangered language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Nyungic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtIn | some schools in Western Australia ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial contexts
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cultural transmission ⓘ song and storytelling ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
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surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ngarluma language