| Arnhem Land | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
northern Australia |
| Linguistic classification: | recently proposed family of Australian languages. |
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The Arnhem Land languages are a proposed Australian language family spoken over a large part of Arnhem Land in northern Australia. The languages within the group are distinctive and not mutually intelligible.
The traditionally accepted languages families included in this proposal are,
If this proposal withstands scrutiny, it will be the second or third-largest language family in Australia, after Pama–Nyungan and perhaps Gunwinyguan.
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