Gunwinyguan languages

Gunwinyguan
Gunwinyguan
(dubious)
Geographic; distribution	Arnhem (Macro-Gunwinyguan) Gunwinyguan;
Subdivisions	Gunwinggic; Dalabon; Jala; Jawoyn; Warrayic;
Language codes
Arnhem languages).

The Gunwinyguan languages (Gunwinjguan, Gunwingguan), also core Gunwinyguan or Gunwinyguan proper, are a possible branch of a large language family of Australian Aboriginal languages in Arnhem Land, northern Australia. The most populous language is Kunwinjku, with some 1500 speakers.

Gunwinyguan languages have a fortis–lenis contrast in plosive consonants. Lenis/short plosives have weak contact and intermittent voicing, while fortis/long plosives have full closure, a more powerful release burst, and no voicing.

Languages

The list here is based on Green (2003). However, Green believes the similarities among these languages are due to shared retentions from

Proto-Arnhem, and are not indicative of an exclusive relationship between them.^[1]

Dalabon (Ngalkbun)
Jala (Rembarngic): Rembarrnga, Ngalakgan
Warrayic: Waray, Uwinymil

Arnhem

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References

^ Rebecca Green, 2003. "Proto-Maningrida within Proto-Arnhem: evidence from verbal inflectional suffixes." In Nicholas Evans, ed. The Non-Pama-Nyungan languages of northern Australia.

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[1] Rebecca Green, 2003. "Proto-Maningrida within Proto-Arnhem: evidence from verbal inflectional suffixes." In Nicholas Evans, ed. The Non-Pama-Nyungan languages of northern Australia.

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