Wati languages
E644147
Wati languages are a subgroup of Australian Aboriginal Pama–Nyungan languages spoken traditionally across parts of central and western Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wati languages canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pama–Nyungan languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealGroup |
Central Australian languages
NERFINISHED
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Western Australian desert languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
high mutual intelligibility among many varieties
ⓘ
similar grammatical structures ⓘ similar phonological systems ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Western Desert Aboriginal peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Australian Aboriginal linguistics ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Wati branch of Pama–Nyungan
ⓘ
Wati subgroup ⓘ |
| hasMajorBranch | Western Desert language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Jaru language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kartujarra language ⓘ Kukatja language (Western Desert) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuwarra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Manyjilyjarra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngaanyatjarra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngaatjatjarra language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngalia language (Wati) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pintupi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitjantjatjara language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wangkajunga language ⓘ Wangkatha language NERFINISHED ⓘ Wangkayutyuru language ⓘ Warnman language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yankunytjatjara language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yulparija language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguage |
Pitjantjatjara language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yankunytjatjara language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Pama–Nyungan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Gibson Desert region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Sandy Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Victoria Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Australia ⓘ western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
many varieties endangered
ⓘ
some varieties still actively spoken ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Australian Aboriginal languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSpeakers | Australian Aboriginal peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial practices
ⓘ
everyday communication in some communities ⓘ traditional oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin script (for modern documentation) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.