Nyungic languages

E641347

Nyungic languages are a subgroup of Australian Aboriginal languages traditionally spoken in southwestern Western Australia, often associated with the Noongar people and related varieties.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ngayarta languages 1
Nyungic languages canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal language subgroup
language subgroup
associatedWithEthnicGroup Noongar people NERFINISHED
closelyRelatedTo Noongar language NERFINISHED
country Australia
culturalSignificance central to Noongar cultural identity
endangeredStatus severely endangered
geographicDistribution Southwest corner of Western Australia
hasAlternativeName Noongaric languages NERFINISHED
Nyungar subgroup NERFINISHED
Nyungaric languages NERFINISHED
hasDialectContinuum Noongar dialect chain NERFINISHED
hasISOStatus covered partly by ISO 639-3 code "nys" (Noongar)
hasMember Noongar language NERFINISHED
Nyungar dialects
historicallySpokenBy Noongar people NERFINISHED
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED
linguisticArea Southwest Australia linguistic area NERFINISHED
recognizedAs distinct subgroup within Southwest Pama–Nyungan
region Southwest Western Australia NERFINISHED
spokenIn southwestern Western Australia
subclassOf Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED
Southwest Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED
subjectOf Australian Aboriginal linguistics research
timeDepth pre-colonial Australian period
traditionalSpeakers Aboriginal Australians NERFINISHED
usedFor ceremonial speech
daily communication (historically)
oral tradition
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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

Pama–Nyungan languages hasSubgroup Nyungic languages
Pama–Nyungan languages hasSubgroup Nyungic languages
this entity surface form: Ngayarta languages