Burarran languages

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Burarran languages
Geographic
distribution:		 Northern Territory
Genetic
classification:		 Arnhem Land languages
 Burarran languages
Subdivisions:
Guragone
Burarra
Ndjebbana
Nakkara

The Burarran languages form a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia.

The Burarran family includes four languages, none closely related:

  • Guragone
  • Burarra
  • Ndjebbana (or Djeebbana, also called Gunavidji, Kunibidji, or Gombudj)
  • Nakkara

Recently, Nicholas Evans has proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes the Burarran languages.

[edit] Reference

  • McConvell, Patrick and Nicholas Evans. (eds.) 1997. Archaeology and Linguistics: Global Perspectives on Ancient Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
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Languages of Australia

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