Nyungar

E873889
Australian Aboriginal language Pama–Nyungan language endangered language

Nyungar is an Aboriginal Australian language traditionally spoken by the Noongar people of southwestern Western Australia.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Balardong Noongar 1
Kaneang Noongar 1
Noongar 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal language ⓘ
Pama–Nyungan language ⓘ
endangered language ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
ethnicGroupAssociated Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Noongar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Noongar language NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyoongar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyungah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nyungar language ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDialect Balardong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaneang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Menang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Minang NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pibelmen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wardandi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Whadjuk NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGrammaticalFeature ergative–absolutive alignment tendencies ⓘ
rich verbal morphology ⓘ
use of enclitics ⓘ
hasLanguageRevivalProgram Yes ⓘ
hasLoanwordsIn Australian English NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature contrast between long and short vowels ⓘ
three-vowel system in many dialects ⓘ
hasResourceType dictionaries ⓘ
grammars ⓘ
teaching materials ⓘ
ISO639-3Code nys ⓘ
isPartOf Australian Indigenous languages ⓘ
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
region Perth region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southwest coastal region of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southwest corner of Western Australia ⓘ
Wheatbelt region NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenBy Noongar community NERFINISHED ⓘ
spokenIn Southwest Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ
status revitalised language ⓘ
subfamily Nyungic NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalLanguageOf Noongar people NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor cultural ceremonies ⓘ
songs and storytelling ⓘ
usedIn community language classes ⓘ
education programs in Western Australia ⓘ
local media in Western Australia ⓘ
place names in Western Australia ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script

Referenced by (5)

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

Noongar language → alternativeName → Nyungar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Noongar
Noongar language → alternativeName → Nyungar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Noongar/Nyungar
Noongar people → language → Nyungar ⓘ
Noongar people → notableLanguageVariety → Nyungar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Balardong Noongar
Noongar people → notableLanguageVariety → Nyungar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kaneang Noongar