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Maningrida languages

Maningrida languages

Languages of the Northern Territory

Maningrida, also known as Burarran, is a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. It includes four languages, none closely related:

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Green established the family by reconstructing the tense–aspect–mood inflections of Proto-Maningrida, and demonstrated common developments that set them apart from other Arnhem languages.[1][2]

Vocabulary

Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items for the Maningrida languages.[3] Gunavidji and Bunarra are from Capell (1940).[4]

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Notes

    Citations

    1. [1]
      Green 2003, pp. 369–424.
    2. [2]
      Koch 2004, p. 44.
    3. [3]
      Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51.
    4. [4]
      Capell, Arthur. 1940. The Classification of Languages in North and North-West Australia. Oceania 10(3): 241-272, 404-433. doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1940.tb00292.x

    Sources

    Wiktionary has a word list at Appendix:North Australian word lists
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