Paman languages

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Paman
Geographic
distribution:		 Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Linguistic classification: Pama–Nyungan
Subdivisions:
Eastern
Mayi
Southern
Umbindhamu language

The Paman languages are an Australian language family spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland. First noted by Kenneth Hale,[1][2] Paman is noteworthy for the profound phonological changes which have affected some of its descendants.

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Classification

Various classifications of the Paman languages exist. The one outlined below is that of R. W. Dixon, though he does not accept that these branches are necessarily related to each other.[3] Another widely accepted classification, that of Ethnologue, is available online.[4]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Hale, Kenneth L. (1964). "Classification of Northern Paman Languages, Cape York Peninsula, Australia; A Research Report". Oceanic Linguistics (Oceanic Linguistics, Vol. 3, No. 2) 3 (2): 248–265. doi:10.2307/3622881. JSTOR 3622881. 
  2. ^ Hale, Kenneth L. (1966). "The Paman group of the Pama–Nyungan phylic family. Appendix to Languages of the World: Indo-Pacific Fascicle Six, by G.N. O'Grady, C. F. & F.M. Voegelin". Anthropological Linguistics 8 (2): 162–197. 
  3. ^ See Dixon (2002), pp. xxx–xlii.
  4. ^ Ethnologue: Paman languages

General

Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development.