Nyulnyulan languages

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The Nyulnyulan languages are a small family of closely related Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia.

The languages are Nyulnyul, Yawuru, Warrwa, Nyigina, Bardi, Djawi, Dyaberdyaber, Dyugan, Nimanburru. There is an eastern branch and a western branch which have been established on the basis of lexical and morphological innovation (Bowern 2004: Bardi Verb Morphology in Historical Perspective PhD, Harvard University).


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Languages of Australia

Non-native languages:
Indo-European: Australian English and Australian Aboriginal English • Torres Strait Creole • Kriol
Austronesian: Cocos Islands Malay
Other: Auslan

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages:
Native isolates:: Enindhilyagwa • Laragiya • Ngurmbur • Tiwi
Established native:: Bunaban • Daly • Limilngan • Djeragan • Nyulnyulan • Wororan
Newly proposed native: Mindi • Djamindjungan • West Barkly • Arnhem Land macrofamily • Burarran • Yiwaidjan • Giimbiyu • Kakadu • Umbugarla
Macro-Pama Nyungan: Gunwinyguan and perhaps the Ngurmbur isolate
Greater Pama-Nyungan: Tankic • Garawa • Pama-Nyungan proper
Other: Minkin and languages of Tasmania

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