Burarran languages
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| Burarran languages | |
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| Geographic distribution: | Northern Territory |
| Genetic classification: | Arnhem Land languages Burarran languages |
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Guragone
Burarra
Ndjebbana
Nakkara
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The Burarran languages form a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia.
The Burarran family includes four languages, none closely related:
Recently, Nicholas Evans has proposed an Arnhem Land family that includes the Burarran languages.
[edit] Reference
- McConvell, Patrick and Nicholas Evans. (eds.) 1997. Archaeology and Linguistics: Global Perspectives on Ancient Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
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Non-native languages:
Indo-European: Australian English and Australian Aboriginal English • Torres Strait Creole • Kriol
Austronesian: Cocos Islands Malay
Other: Auslan
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages:
Native isolates:: Enindhilyagwa • Laragiya • Ngurmbur • Tiwi
Established native:: Bunaban • Daly • Limilngan • Djeragan • Nyulnyulan • Wororan
Newly proposed native: Mindi • Djamindjungan • West Barkly • Arnhem Land macrofamily • Burarran • Yiwaidjan • Giimbiyu • Kakadu • Umbugarla
Macro-Pama Nyungan: Gunwinyguan and perhaps the Ngurmbur isolate
Greater Pama-Nyungan: Tankic • Garawa • Pama-Nyungan proper
Other: Minkin and languages of Tasmania
