Gippsland languages
| Gippsland | |
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| Geographic distribution | Gippsland, New South Wales |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | None gana1268 (Birrdhawal) dhud1237 (Dhudhuroa–Pallanganmiddang) |
 Gippsland languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). The section on the coast is Gaanay. | |
The Gippsland languages are a family of Pama–Nyungan languages of Australia.[1] They were spoken in the Gippsland region, the southernmost part of mainland Australia, on the Bass Strait. There are three rather distant branches; these often considered single languages, though the dialects of Gaanay are sometimes counted separately:
- Gaanay (Kurnai): Muk-thang, Nulit, Thangquai, Bidhawal
- Dhudhuroa
- Pallanganmiddang
All are now extinct. The Gippsland languages, especially Gaanay, have phonotactics that are unusual for mainland Australian languages, but characteristic of Tasmanian languages.
 | This article needs to be updated. (February 2015) |
[East Victoria = Yorta-Yortic + Gaanay + Pallanganmiddang (Dhudhuroa not addressed)]
References[]
- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
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