Yandruwandha language

Extinct Pama–Nyungan language of Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yandruwandha is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Pama–Nyungan family. Yawarawarga is considered a dialect by Dixon (2002), a closely related language by Bowern (2001). It is also known as Yawarrawarrka, Yawarawarka, Yawarawarga, Yawarawarka, Jauraworka, and Jawarawarka).

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Yandruwandha
Native toAustralia
RegionSouth Australia, Queensland
EthnicityYandruwandha people, Yawarrawarrka
Extinctsince 1973?[1]
Dialects
  • Yandruwanhdha
  • Yawarrawarrka
  • Nhirrpi
  • Parlpa-Mardramardra
  • Matja[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
ynd  Yandruwandha
yww  Yawarawarga
hrp  Nhirrpi
Glottologyand1252  Yandruwandhic
AIATSIS[1]L18
ELPYandruwandha
 Yawarrawarrka[3]
 Nhirrpi[4]
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The traditional language region includes Far Western Queensland around the local government area of the Shire of Diamantina extending into the Outback Communities Authority of South Australia towards Innamincka.[5]

Phonology

Consonants

  • Lateral sounds /l̪, l, ɭ/ can also be heard as prestopped [ᵈ̪l̪, ᵈl, ɖɭ] when occurring after a stressed vowel.[6]

Vowels

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