Dhangu-Djangu language
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| Dhangu | |
|---|---|
| Djangu | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Northern Territory |
| Ethnicity | Dhaŋu, Djaŋu |
Native speakers | 310 (2016 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Yolŋu Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dhg |
| Glottolog | dhan1270 |
| AIATSIS[2] | N192 Dhangu, N202 Djangu |
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Dhangu (Dhaŋu, Dangu) and Djangu (Djaŋu) constitute an Australian Aboriginal language of the Yolŋu group, spoken by the Dhaŋu and Djaŋu people in Australia's Northern Territory. The varieties of the two moieties of Dhangu are (a) Wan.gurri, Lamamirri and (b) Rirratjingu, Gaalpu, Ngayimil. There are two other Djangu (Djaŋu) dialects, Warramiri and Mandatja; dhangu and djangu are the words for "this" in the various dialects. Nhangu is a closely related language.[3]
Phonology
[edit | edit source]Consonants
[edit | edit source]| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |||
| Plosive | Fortis | p | k | t̪ | c | t | ʈ | ʔ |
| Lenis | b | g | d̪ | ɟ | d | ɖ | ||
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | ɲ | n | ɳ | ||
| Rhotic | ɾ | (ɽ) | ||||||
| Lateral | l | ɭ | ||||||
| Glide | w | j | ɻ | |||||
- /ɖ/ may also be heard as a tap [ɽ] in intervocalic positions.[4]
- The tap /ɾ/ may also be heard as a trill [r].
Vowels
[edit | edit source]| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː |
| Low | a aː | |
- A long vowel /uː/ may also be heard as [oː].[5]
References
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- ^ N192 Dhangu at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
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