Martuthunira is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language, that was the traditional language of the Martuthunira people of Western Australia. The last...
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Algy Paterson (category Last known speakers of an Australian Aboriginal language)
Paterson (died 6 August 1995) was the last fluent speaker of the Martuthunira language of Western Australia. Algy's father was a European, which made him...
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Mardudunera people (redirect from Martuthunira people)
more accurately, Martuthunira, are an Aboriginal Australian people in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The ethnonym "Martuthunira" reflects the word...
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of Martuthunira (see below). While Ngarluma and Kariyarra, as parts of a continuum, are mutually intelligible, they are considered distinct languages by...
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Australian Aboriginal kinship (category Articles containing Gamilaraay-language text)
creates moiety). The Gamilaraay language group from New South Wales have a four-section system. The Martuthunira language group from the Pilbara region...
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Paterson (surname) (category Anglicised Irish-language surnames)
reformer Algy Paterson (died 1995), Australian last speaker of the Martuthunira language Andrew J. Paterson (born 1952), Canadian artist Archie Paterson...
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Warrongo (or War(r)ungu) is an Australian Aboriginal language, one of the dozen languages of the Maric branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was formerly...
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The Gamilaraay or Kamilaroi language (Gamilaraay pronunciation: [ɡ̊aˌmilaˈɻaːj]) is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup found mostly in...
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University Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-521-01271-3. Dench, Alan (1994). Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics...
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belonging to"). Other languages with pertensive marking are Nungon, Hungarian, Mansi, and Khanty. Some languages, such as Martuthunira, employ both possessive...
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as Upper Arrernte (Upper Aranda), is a dialect cluster in the Arandic language group spoken in parts of the Northern Territory, Australia, by the Arrernte...
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minesweeper Undine (W35) Kita-Pippu Station, in Hokkaido, Japan Martuthunira language Wanderer W35, a German sedan XW-35, an American thermonuclear warhead...
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Woiwurrung, Taungurung and Boonwurrung are Aboriginal languages of the Kulin nation of Central Victoria. Woiwurrung was spoken by the Woiwurrung and related...
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Turrbal is an Aboriginal Australian language of the Turrbal people of the Brisbane area of Queensland. Alternate spellings include Turubul, Turrubal, Turrabul...
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Ngunnawal/Ngunawal and Gundungurra are Australian Aboriginal languages, and the traditional languages of the Ngunnawal and Gandangara. Ngunnawal and Gundungurra...
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languages classified as members of the Ngayarda languages group are (following Bowern & Koch 2004): Martuthunira Ngarluma-Kariyarra Yindjibarndi–Kurrama Panyjima...
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There are numerous Australian Aboriginal languages and dialects, many of which are endangered. An endangered language is one that it is at risk of falling...
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The Western Desert language, or Wati, is a dialect cluster of Australian Aboriginal languages in the Pama–Nyungan family. The name Wati tends to be used...
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The Wilson River language, also known as "Modern" Wankumara (Wangkumara/ Wanggumara), is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Karnic family. It was...
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Pama–Nyungan languages. Under Carl Georg von Brandenstein's 1967 classification, Martuthunira was classed as an Inland Ngayarda language, but the separation...
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Dyirbal /ˈdʒɜːrbəl/ (also Djirubal) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken in northeast Queensland by the Dyirbal people. In 2016, the Australian...
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The Gunaikurnai or Gunai/Kurnai (/ˈɡʌnaɪkɜːrnaɪ/ GUN-eye-kur-nye) language, also spelt Gunnai, Kurnai, Ganai, Gaanay, or Kurnay /ˈkɜːrnaɪ/ KUR-nye) is...
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like ⟨e⟩ or ⟨o⟩ at times, they are not written ⟨e⟩ or ⟨o⟩, e.g. the Martuthunira word wirrirri "flame" is pronounced as [weɾeɾɪ]. Long vowels are represented...
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Aboriginal language. It was spoken by the Yaygir people in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. There are attempts to revitalise the language, including...
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Abessive case (category Articles containing Latin-language text)
ISBN 978-3-11-055621-6, retrieved 2024-07-02 Dench, Alan Charles (1995). Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics...
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Pitjantjatjara dialect (redirect from Pitjantjatjarra language)
Pitjantjatjara: [ˈpɪɟanɟaɟaɾa] or [ˈpɪɟanɟaɾa]) is a dialect of the Western Desert language traditionally spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of Central Australia...
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(Barbaram) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of north Queensland. It was the traditional language of the Mbabaram people. Recordings are held...
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Noongar (/ˈnʊŋɑːr/), also Nyungar (/ˈnjʊŋɡɑːr/), is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect continuum, spoken by some members of the Noongar community and...
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Pama–Nyungan languages (/ˌpɑːmə ˈnjʊŋən/) are the most widespread family of Australian Aboriginal languages, containing 306 out of 400 Aboriginal languages in Australia...
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Yinjibarndi is a Pama–Nyungan language spoken by the Yindjibarndi people of the Pilbara region in north-western Australia. Yinjibarndi is mutually intelligible...
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