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
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
High
|
i iː | u uː |
Low
|
a aː | |
| Bilabial | Apico-
alveolar |
Apico- domal |
Lamino-
alveolar |
Dorso-
velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | lax | p | t
|
ʈ | c | k |
| tense | pː | tː
|
ʈː | cː | kː | |
| Nasal | m | n
|
ɳ | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Lateral | l
|
ɭ | ʎ | |||
Flap
|
ɾ | |||||
Glide
|
w | ɻ | j | |||
External links
- Paradisec has a collection that include Warlmanpa language materials.
References
- ^ a b C17 Warlmanpa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ a b Nash, David. “A Preliminary Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language.” Word list and grammatical sketch. Cambridge, MA, 1979.
- ^ Browne, Mitchell Stewart (2021). A Grammatical Description of Warlmanpa. The University of Queensland Australia.
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