GRAMMAR:Capell, A. 1962. Some Linguistic Types in Australia. OLM 7.
OTHERSOURC:AL 8:2
CONSONANTS:
p t ṭ c k
ɣ m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ʎ r ṛ ɹ̣̣
STOPS:p t ṭ c k
FRICATIVES:ɣ
NASALS:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ʎ
VIBRANTS:r ṛ ɹ̣̣
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
SYLLABLE:(C)V(C)(C)
STRESS:initial
NOUNNUMBER:s p
DEMONSTRAT:3
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SVO AN/(NA) GN DN NUM-N POSS-N D+Num+A+N
NOUNINCORP:pronoun incorp
PREPPOST:PREP/POST
NUMBER:4382
LANGUAGE:Maung
LOCATION:N Australia (Goulburn Is)
POPULATION:200
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Yiwaidjan
GRAMMAR:GD: Capell, A. and H. E. Hinch. 1970. Maung Grammar. The Hague: Mouton.
OTHERSOURC:
Hinch, H. E. 1964. "The Maung Personal Pronoun," in PLAA, 129-38. AL 8:2
CONSONANTS:
p t ṭ c k (ʔ)
ɣ m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ ɾ r ɹ̣̣
STOPS:p t ṭ c k (ʔ)
FRICATIVES:ɣ
NASALS:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ḷ
VIBRANTS:ɾ r ɹ̣̣
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
SYLLABLE:(C)(C)V(C)(C)
STRESS:non-phonemic
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:6: (1) names of male beings (2) names of female beings (3) plural of 1 & 2 (4) objects associated with the ground (except plants) (5) trees & their parts (6) plants & vegetable foods
DEMONSTRAT:3+ref
ARTICLES:art
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3* 6* *vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO AN NG DN NUM-N POSS-N D+A+N
PREPPOST:PREP/(POST)
NUMBER:4383
LANGUAGE:Mangerr
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Mangerrian
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4384
LANGUAGE:Jawony
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4385
LANGUAGE:Rembarrnga
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:400
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan
OTHERSOURC:WALS
CONSONANTS:
SYNTAX:SOV
NUMBER:4386
LANGUAGE:Ngandi
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:extinct
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan
OTHERSOURC:Heath, Jeffrey. 1978. Linguistic Diffusion in Arnhem Land. Canberra: AIAS.
CONSONANTS:
p b t̯ d̯ t d ṭ ḍ c ɟ k ɡ ʔ
m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ ɾ ɹ̣̣
STOPS:p b t̯ d̯ t d ṭ ḍ c ɟ k ɡ ʔ
NASALS:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ḷ
VIBRANTS:ɾ ɹ̣̣
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
LONGVOWELS:(v̄)
SYLLABLE:(C)V(C)(C)
NUMBER:4387
LANGUAGE:Ngalakan
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:30
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4388
LANGUAGE:Warlang
ALTERNATEN:Gunbalang
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:125
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan: Gunwinygic
OTHERSOURC:Harris, Joy Kinslow. 1969. "Preliminary Grammar of Gunbalang," in PL A17, 1-49.
CONSONANTS:
GENDER:m f n1 n2
PRONOUNS:
1 4d 4 2 5d 5 3mf 6d 6
SYNTAX:SVO NA DN NUM-N POSS-N D+N+A
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:4389
LANGUAGE:Gunwinygu
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:200
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan: Gunwinygic
GRAMMAR:Oates, Lynette Frances. 1964. A Tentative Description of the Gunwinggu Language. OLM 10.
GRAMMAR:Capell, A. 1962. Some Linguistic Types in Australia. OLM 7.
OTHERSOURC:AL 8:2
CONSONANTS:
p t ṭ c k ʔ
m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ r ɹ̣ ṛ
STOPS:p t ṭ c k ʔ
NASALS:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ḷ
VIBRANTS:r ɹ̣ ṛ
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i ɛ
CENTRALVOW:ɨ a
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
LONGVOWELS:(v̄)
DIPHTHONGS:ai au oi ei ui
SYLLABLE:CV(C)(C)
NOUNNUMBER:s d p
PRONOUNS:
1 4die 4ie 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
SYNTAX:SOV NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS N+A+D
NOUNINCORP:noun incorp
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:4391
LANGUAGE:Wagiman
LOCATION:Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:50
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan: Yangmanic
GRAMMAR:Tryon, D. T. 1971. "The Wageman Language," in POLAA, 1-11.
CONSONANTS:
p t c k ʔ
m n ñ ŋ l r
STOPS:p t c k ʔ
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u
PRONOUNS:
1 4die 4ie 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
SYNTAX:SOV/(SVO) NA NG N-NUM N-POSS N+A+Num
NUMBER:4392
LANGUAGE:Wardaman
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan: Yangmanic
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4393
LANGUAGE:Dagoman
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan: Yangmanic
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4394
LANGUAGE:Yangman
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:50
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Gunwinyguan: Yangmanic
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4395
LANGUAGE:Guragone
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Burarran
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4396
LANGUAGE:Burarra
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern)
POPULATION:450
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Burarran
OTHERSOURC:
Glasgow, Kathleen. 1964a. "Four Principal Contrasts in Burera Personal Pronouns," in PLAA, 109-17. Glasgow, Kathleen. 1964b. "Frame of Reference for Two Burera Tenses," in PLAA, 118. Glasgow, David and Harland Kerr. 1964. "Burera Verb Prefixes," in PLAA, 119-28. Glasgow, David and Kathleen Glasgow. 1967. "The Phonemes of Burera," in PL A10, 1-14.
CONSONANTS:
p t c k
m n ñ ŋ l ɾ ɹ
STOPS:p t c k
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:ɾ ɹ
MODIFIEDCO:c̄ p c k n ñ j
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i æ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
SYLLABLE:(C)V(C)(C)(C), Nˈ
PRONOUNS:
1 4die 4ti 4ie 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
SYNTAX:SOV NA
NUMBER:4397
LANGUAGE:Alawa
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern Territory)
POPULATION:50
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Maran
GRAMMAR:Sharpe, Margaret C. 1972. Alawa Phonology and Grammar. Canberra: AIAS.
CONSONANTS:
p mb t nd ṭ n.ḍ c ñɟ k ŋɡ
m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ ʎ ɾ ɹ
STOPS:p mb t nd ṭ n.ḍ c ñɟ k ŋɡ
NASALS:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ḷ ʎ
VIBRANTS:ɾ ɹ
MODIFIEDCO:c̄ c n ŋ l only
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:ɯ
SYLLABLE:(C)V(L)(C)
STRESS:penult
NOUNNUMBER:s d p
GENDER:m f
DEMONSTRAT:2
PRONOUNS:
1 4die 4ie 2 5d 5 3mf 6d 6
SYNTAX:SVO AN GN DN/ND POSS-N/N-POSS
PREPPOST:PREP/POST
NUMBER:4398
LANGUAGE:Warndarang
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern Territory)
POPULATION:8
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Maran
OTHERSOURC:WALS
CONSONANTS:
SYNTAX:SVO
NUMBER:4399
LANGUAGE:Mara
LOCATION:N Australia (N Northern Territory)
POPULATION:50
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Maran
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4400
LANGUAGE:Djingili
LOCATION:NC Australia (C Northern)
POPULATION:40
CLASSIFICA:Australian: West Barkly
GRAMMAR:GD: Chadwick, Neil. 1975. A Descriptive Study of the Djingili Language. Canberra: AIAS.