Lower Murray languages

The Lower Murray languages form a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. They are:^[1]

• Lower Murray
  • Ngarinyeri (Yaralde, Yaraldi, Ngarrindjeri, Ramindjeri)
  • Ngayawung (Ngayawang) †
  • Yuyu (Ngintait, Ngarkat) †
  • Keramin †
  • Yitha-Yitha moribund

Lower Murray
Ngarinyeric-Yithayithic
Geographic distribution	Australia
Linguistic classification	Pama–Nyungan Southeastern Victorian Lower Murray
Subdivisions	Yaralde Ngayawung (†) Yuyu (†) Keramin (†) Yitha-Yitha moribund
Language codes
Glottolog	lowe1401
Lower Murray languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)

Dixon treats these as isolates, either because they are not close or are too poorly attested to demonstrate they are close. Bowern (2011) adds Peramangk.

References

1. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)