Australian Aboriginal language
Mirning |
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Ngandatha |
Native to | Australia |
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Region | Western Australia |
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Ethnicity | Mirning, ?Murunitja |
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Native speakers | 4 (2005)[1] |
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Language codes |
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ISO 639-3 | gmr |
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Glottolog | mirn1245 |
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AIATSIS[1] | A9 |
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ELP | Mirniny |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Wirangu_Map.jpg/320px-Wirangu_Map.jpg) Languages of South Australia.[2] |
Mirning (Mirniny) is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia.
Murunitja was apparently a dialect of either Mirning or of its sister language Ngadjunmaya.[1]
Phonology
Consonants
/c/ may also occur as a dental stop [t̪] among speakers.
Vowels
/a/ may also range to a back vowel [ɑ].
See also
References
External links
Mirniny Sketch Grammar - Goldfields Aboriginal Language Centre
Mirniny Phonology
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