Warlmanpa language
Warlmanpa | |
---|---|
Region | Northern Territory, Australia |
Ethnicity | Warlmanpa |
Native speakers | 30 (2005) to 48 (2006 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
Warlmanpa Sign Language | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | wrl |
Glottolog | warl1255 |
AIATSIS[1] | C17 |
ELP | Warlmanpa |
Warlmanpa (also Walmala) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language.
The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language.
Phonology[]
Warlmanpa consonant inventory[2]
Bilabial | Apico-alveolar | Lamino-alveolar | Dorso-velar | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lax stops | p | t | rt | j | k |
Tense stops | pp | tt | rtt | jj | kk |
Nasals | m | n | rn | ny | ng |
Laterals | l | rl | ly | ||
Flap | rr | ||||
Glides | w | r | y |
Warlmanpa vowel inventory[2]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i iː | u uː |
Low | a aː |
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b C17 Warlmanpa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nash, David. “A Preliminary Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language.” Word list and grammatical sketch. Cambridge, MA, 1979.
Categories:
- Ngarrkic languages
- Endangered indigenous Australian languages in the Northern Territory
- Indigenous Australian language stubs