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^ abcBreen, Gavan (2003)."Wanyi and Garrwa comparative data" in Evans, N., ed. "The Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages of Northern Australia: comparative studies of the continent’s most linguistically complex region". Studies in Language Change, 552. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pp.425-462
April 10, 2024
waanyi, language, confused, with, wandji, language, vwanji, language, waanyi, also, spelt, wanyi, wanji, waanji, endangered, australian, aboriginal, language, spoken, waanyi, people, lower, gulf, area, northern, queensland, australia, although, earlier, though. Not to be confused with Wandji language or Vwanji language Waanyi also spelt Wanyi Wanji or Waanji is an endangered Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Waanyi people of the lower gulf area of Northern Queensland Australia Although earlier thought to be extinct as of the 2016 Australian census there were 16 speakers of the language This was down from the recorded peak of 40 in the 2011 Australian census 2 WanyiWaanjiRegionNorthern Territory and Queensland AustraliaEthnicityWaanyiExtinctLate 20th centuryLanguage familyGarrwan WanyiLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code wny class extiw title iso639 3 wny wny a Glottologwany1247AIATSIS 1 G23ELPWaanyiThe language region includes the western parts of Lawn Hill Creek and Nicholson River from about the boundary between the Northern Territory and Queensland westwards towards Alexandria station Doomadgee and Nicholson River It includes the local government area of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee 3 Words and phrases from this language are used by novelist Alexis Wright in her 2013 novel The Swan Book citation needed Contents 1 Phonology 1 1 Consonants 4 1 2 Vowels 4 2 ReferencesPhonology editConsonants 4 edit Labial Velar Apical PalatalPlosive b k d ɟNasal m ŋ n ɲLateral l ʎTap ɾGlide w ɻ jVowels 4 edit Front Central BackHigh i iː u uːLow a aːPhonemic long vowels are rare 4 References edit G23 Wanyi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies G23 Waanyi AIATSIS Collection AUSTLANG Retrieved 10 October 2020 nbsp This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4 0 licensed text from Waanyi Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map State Library of Queensland Retrieved 5 February 2020 a b c Breen Gavan 2003 Wanyi and Garrwa comparative data in Evans N ed The Non Pama Nyungan Languages of Northern Australia comparative studies of the continent s most linguistically complex region Studies in Language Change 552 Canberra Pacific Linguistics pp 425 462 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waanyi language amp oldid 1186742950, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
