Ngumbin languages

Ngumbin (or Ngumpin) languages are a small language family of Australia, consisting of (from west to east):

• Walmajarri
• Djaru
• Gurindji (Gurindji proper, Bilinarra, Wanyjirra, Malngin, Ngarinyman)
• Mudburra

Ngumbin
Geographic distribution	Western Australia and Northern Territory
Linguistic classification	Pama–Nyungan Ngumpin–Yapa Ngumbin
Subdivisions	Walmajarri Djaru Gurindji Mudburra
Language codes
Glottolog	ngum1252
Ngumpin languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan).

In 2004 it was demonstrated that Ngumbin is related to the neighboring Ngarrkic languages.

See also

• Ngumpit, a name used by the Gurindji, Malngin, Bilinara, Mudburra and Ngarinyman peoples to refer to themselves as a group

Footnotes

References

• McConvell and Laughren (2004) "The Ngumpin–Yapa subgroup". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company.