The language of Ewamian people, now undergoing revival,[4] is variously known as Wamin or Agwamin. Elder Fred Fulford, as documented by Peter Sutton in the early 1970s, explained that Agwamin and Wamin were originally two mutually intelligible dialects, one 'heavy' and one 'light'.[5] There was said to be one living speaker of the language alive in 1981.[6] Dixon (2002) counts Wamin as an alternative name for Agwamin.[7]
The language of the Wakaman people, Wagaman, is thought by some linguists to be a variant of the mutually intelligible Agwamin and Wamin languages.[8][9][10]
The following is a list of alternative names for Wamin:[11]
^ This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Agwamin published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence, accessed on 30 May 2022.
^Crump, Des (2020-09-28). "Language of the Week: Week Eighteen - Agwamin". State Library Of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^"About Ewamian People". Ewamian People Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ abSutton, Peter (1976). "The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York". In Sutton, Peter (ed.). Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. pp. 116–120.
^Wurm, S.A.; Hattori, S. (1981). Language atlas of the Pacific area, part 1 and 2. Pacific Linguistics, Series C. Vol. 66 and 67. Canberra: Australian National University.
^Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: their nature and development. Cambridge University Press.
^Sutton, Peter J. (1976). The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York. In Sutton, Peter (ed.), Languages of Cape York: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. pp. 102–123.
wamin, language, confused, with, wagaman, language, wamin, also, known, agwamin, ewamian, australian, aboriginal, language, north, queensland, spoken, ewamian, people, wamin, traditionally, spoken, etheridge, region, areas, around, einasliegh, georgetown, moun. Not to be confused with Wagaman language Wamin also known as Agwamin or Ewamian is an Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland spoken by the Ewamian people 1 Wamin was traditionally spoken in the Etheridge region in the areas around Einasliegh Georgetown and Mount Surprise 2 3 AgwaminWaminNative toAustraliaRegionQueenslandEthnicityEwaminLanguage familyPama Nyungan Southern PamanAgwaminDialectsAgwamin WaminLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code wmi class extiw title iso639 3 wmi wmi a Glottologwami1239AIATSIS 1 Y132 Y133ELPAgwamin Traditional lands of the Aboriginal peoples around Cairns Contents 1 Alternative names and dialects 2 Phonology 2 1 Consonants 2 2 Vowels 3 Vocabulary 4 References 5 External linksAlternative names and dialects editThe language of Ewamian people now undergoing revival 4 is variously known as Wamin or Agwamin Elder Fred Fulford as documented by Peter Sutton in the early 1970s explained that Agwamin and Wamin were originally two mutually intelligible dialects one heavy and one light 5 There was said to be one living speaker of the language alive in 1981 6 Dixon 2002 counts Wamin as an alternative name for Agwamin 7 The language of the Wakaman people Wagaman is thought by some linguists to be a variant of the mutually intelligible Agwamin and Wamin languages 8 9 10 The following is a list of alternative names for Wamin 11 Wamin Agwamin E wamin Ewamin Wimanja Egwamin Gwamin Ak Waumin Wamin Wommin Waumin Wawmin Walamin Wommin Walming WailooloPhonology editConsonants edit Peripheral Laminal Apical Labial Velar Dental Palatal Alveolar Retroflex Plosive p k t c t Nasal m ŋ n ɲ n Trill r Lateral l Approximant w j ɻ Vowels edit Front Central Back High i u Mid e ɵ o Low a ɵ may also be heard as a e sound 12 Vocabulary editSome words in Wamin language are twa dog 11 moa man 5 References edit a b Y132 Agwamin at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies see the info box for additional links nbsp This Wikipedia article incorporates text from Agwamin published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence accessed on 30 May 2022 Crump Des 2020 09 28 Language of the Week Week Eighteen Agwamin State Library Of Queensland Retrieved 2023 12 14 About Ewamian People Ewamian People Aboriginal Corporation Retrieved 21 June 2023 a b Sutton Peter 1976 The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York In Sutton Peter ed Languages of Cape York papers presented to the linguistic symposium part B held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting May 1974 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies pp 116 120 Wurm S A Hattori S 1981 Language atlas of the Pacific area part 1 and 2 Pacific Linguistics Series C Vol 66 and 67 Canberra Australian National University Dixon R M W 2002 Australian Languages their nature and development Cambridge University Press Y108 Wagaman at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Y132 Agwamin at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Y132 1 Wamin at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies a b Tindale Norman Barnett 1974 Ewamin QLD Aboriginal Tribes of Australia Their Terrain Environmental Controls Distribution Limits and Proper Names Australian National University ISBN 978 0 708 10741 6 Sutton Peter J 1976 The diversity of initial dropping languages in southern Cape York In Sutton Peter ed Languages of Cape York Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies pp 102 123 External links editEwamian People Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia Wamin at Ethnologue Bibliography of Agwamin language resources at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wamin language amp oldid 1213413610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
