Marrngu languages
| Marrngu | |
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| Geographic distribution: | West Australia |
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| Glottolog: | marr1265[1] |
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Marrngu languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). Marrngu proper is on the coast, Mangarla inland. | |
The Marrngu languages are a branch of the Pama–Nyungan language family of Australia.
There are four members of the family, which all originated in Western Australia.[2]
- Mangala (Mangarla)
- Marrngu proper
- Karajarri (Garadjari)
- Nyangumarta (Njangumarta)
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Marrngu". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)