Taylor, Peter and Jay Taylor. 1971. "A Tentative Statement of Kitja Phonology," in POLAA, 100-9. WPF
CONSONANTS:
p t̯ t ṭ c k
m n̯ n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ ʎ r ɹ̣̣
STOPS:p t̯ t ṭ c k
NASALS:m n̯ n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ḷ ʎ
VIBRANTS:r ɹ̣̣
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i
CENTRALVOW:ɨ a
BACKVOWELS:u
LONGVOWELS:v̄ a only
SYLLABLE:CV(C)(C)
STRESS:initial
PRONOUNS:
1 4ie 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SOV NA
NUMBER:4422
LANGUAGE:Bunaba
LOCATION:NW Australia (NE Western Australia)
POPULATION:60
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Bunaban
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4423
LANGUAGE:Guniyan
LOCATION:NW Australia (NE Western Australia)
POPULATION:50
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Bunaban
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4424
LANGUAGE:Nyulnyul
ALTERNATEN:Bardi
LOCATION:NW Australia (N Western)
POPULATION:360
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Nyulnyulan
TEXTBOOKS:Metcalfe, C. D. 1971. "A Tentative Phonetic Statement of the Bardi Aboriginal Language," in POLAA, 82-92.
OTHERSOURC:
Metcalfe, C. D. 1975. Bardi Verb Morphology (Northwestern Australia). PL B30. AL 8:2
CONSONANTS:
p t ṭ c k
m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ ʎ r ɹ̣
STOPS:p t ṭ c k
NASALS:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ḷ ʎ
VIBRANTS:r ɹ̣
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
LONGVOWELS:v̄ i a u only
MODIFIEDVO:vowel harmony
SYLLABLE:(C)V(C)(C)
TONES:inital
ARTICLES:def
PRONOUNS:
1 4d 4ie 2 5 3 6
ERGATIVE:erg
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:4425
LANGUAGE:Yawuru
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Nyulnyulan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4426
LANGUAGE:Warwa
LOCATION:NW Australia (N Western)
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Nyulnyulan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4427
LANGUAGE:Nyigina
LOCATION:NW Australia (N Western)
POPULATION:few
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Nyulnyulan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4428
LANGUAGE:Wunambal
LOCATION:NW Australia (N Western Australia)
POPULATION:possibly extinct
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Wororan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4429
LANGUAGE:Ungarinjin
ALTERNATEN:Ngarinyin
LOCATION:NW Australia (NE Western)
POPULATION:700
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Wororan
DICTIONARY:Coate, H. H. J. and A. P. Elkin. 1974. Ngarinjin-English Dictionary, 2 vols. OLM 16.
GRAMMAR:Coate, H. H. J. and Lynette Oates. 1970. A Grammar of Ngarinjin. Canberra: AIAS.
OTHERSOURC:E
CONSONANTS:
p t ṭ c k
m n ṇ ñ ŋ l ḷ ʎ ɾ ɹ̣̣
STOPS:p t ṭ c k
NASALS:m n ṇ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l ḷ ʎ
VIBRANTS:ɾ ɹ̣̣
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:I ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:ʋ ɔ
LONGVOWELS:ī ā ū
SYLLABLE:(C)V(C)
STRESS:non-phonemic
NOUNNUMBER:s d t p
GENDER:m f n1 n2
PRONOUNS:
1 4die 4tie 4ie 2 5d 5t 5 3mfn1n2 6dmfn1n2 6mfn1n2 trial=3 or a small number
SYNTAX:OSV/VOS AN GN ND NUM-N POSS-N
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:4430
LANGUAGE:Worora
LOCATION:NW Australia (N Western Australia)
POPULATION:200
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Wororan
OTHERSOURC:
Lucich, Peter. 1969. Children's Stories from the Worora. Canberra: AIAS. WPF
CONSONANTS:
PRONOUNS:
1 4die 4ie 4C 2 5d 5 5C 3 6d 6 6C C=collective
SYNTAX:SOV NA GN DN NUM-N/N-NUM N-POSS
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:4431
LANGUAGE:Muk Thang
LOCATION:SE Australia (E Victoria)
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4432
LANGUAGE:Dhuduroa
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4433
LANGUAGE:Kala Lagaw Ya
ALTERNATEN:Mabuiag
LOCATION:NE Australia (W Torres Strait Islands)
POPULATION:7,000
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
OTHERSOURC:
Bani, Ephraim and Terry J. Klokeid. 1976. "Ergative Switching in Kala Lagau Langgus," in LCY, 269-83. PLNGLS AL 8:2 WPF
CONSONANTS:
p b t̯ d̯ (t) (d) k ɡ
s z m n ŋ l r
STOPS:p b t̯ d̯ (t) (d) k ɡ
FRICATIVES:s z
NASALS:m n ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i e
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u o
NOUNNUMBER:s p
PRONOUNS:
1 4die 4ie 2 5d 5 3 6d 6
SYNTAX:SOV AN GN DN NUM-N
ERGATIVE:erg
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:4434
LANGUAGE:Muruwari
LOCATION:SE Australia (N New South Wales)
POPULATION:few
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
OTHERSOURC:Trefry, Judy. 1971. "Possible Clause Types in Muruwari," in POLAA, 93-9.
CONSONANTS:
SYNTAX:SOV DN POSS-N/N-POSS
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:4435
LANGUAGE:Warumungu
LOCATION:NC Australia (C Northern Territory)
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4436
LANGUAGE:Flinders Island
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4437
LANGUAGE:Barrow Point
LOCATION:Australia
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:4438
LANGUAGE:Bandjalang
LOCATION:E Australia (NE New South Wales)
POPULATION:1,000
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
GRAMMAR:
GD: Holmer, Nils M. 1971. Notes on the Bandjalang Dialect. Canberra: AIAS. GD: Crowley, Terry. 1978. The Middle Clarence Dialects of Bandjalang. Canberra: AIAS.
CONSONANTS:
b d ɟ ɡ
m n ñ ŋ l ɾ
STOPS:b d ɟ ɡ
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:ɾ
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:i ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u
LONGVOWELS:v̄ all
SYLLABLE:CV(C)
STRESS:initial (second, if second V is long)
NOUNNUMBER:s p
GENDER:m f n tree
DEMONSTRAT:3 [Each has three distinct forms: (1) visible, (2) invisible, formerly present, (3) invisible, not formerly present]
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3mf 6
SYNTAX:SOV AN GN DN NUM-N POSS-N D+Num+N
ERGATIVE:erg
NOUNINCORP:noun incorp
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:4439
LANGUAGE:Bandjalang
DIALECT:Gidabal
LOCATION:E Australia (NE New South Wales)
POPULATION:1,000 (20)
CLASSIFICA:Australian: Pama-Nyungan
GRAMMAR:GD: Geytenbeek, Brian and Helen Geytenbeek. 1971. Gidabal Grammar and Dictionary. Canberra: AIAS.
OTHERSOURC:
Geytenbeek, Helen. 1964. "Personal Pronouns of Gidabul," in PLAA, 91-100. Geytenbeek, Brian B. 1964. "Morphology of the Regular Verbs of Gidabul," in PLAA 101-8.
CONSONANTS:
p t̪ c k
m n̪ ñ ŋ l̪ ɾ
STOPS:p t̪ c k
NASALS:m n̪ ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l̪
VIBRANTS:ɾ
GLIDES:j w
FRONTVOWEL:I ɛ
CENTRALVOW:ɐ
BACKVOWELS:ʋ
LONGVOWELS:ī ɛ̄ ā ʋ̄
SYLLABLE:CV(C)
STRESS:non-phonemic (on initial syllable & v̄'s)
NOUNNUMBER:s p
GENDER:m, f, n, arboreal (m and f are restricted to human beings; arboreal = trees; neuter = all inanimates other than trees and all animates other than humans)
DEMONSTRAT:3 [Each demonstrative has three variants: (1) in sight, (2) not in sight, but present, (3) not in sight, presumed removed] + ref
