Paman languages
| Paman | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Cape York Peninsula, Queensland |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | pama1251 |
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| File:Paman languages.png Paman languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
The Paman languages are an Australian language family spoken on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. First noted by Kenneth Hale, Paman is noteworthy for the profound phonological changes which have affected some of its descendants.[1][2]
Classification
[edit | edit source]Various classifications of the Paman languages exist. The one outlined below is that of R. M. W. Dixon, though he does not accept that these branches are necessarily related to each other.[3]
Geographically, running down the east coast, they are:
- North Cape York
- Umbindhamu †
- Lamalamic
- Yalgawarra †
- Yalanjic
- Guugu Yimithirr
- Guugu Yalandji
- Barrow Point † (>> Wik?)
- Mbariman-Gudhinma †
- Djabugay †
Down the west coast, they are:
- North Cape York
- Northern Paman
- Wik
- Southwestern
- Upper Southwest Paman
- Kuuk Thaayorre
- Kuuk Yak †
- Kunjen (incl. Ogh Undjan)
- Yir-Yoront (incl. Yirrk-Thangalkl) †
- Koko-Bera (incl. Gugu Dhaw)
- Upper Southwest Paman
- Kok-Nar †
- Norman Paman
- Gugadj †
In the interior, south of Wik, they are:
- Thaypan
- Gugu Thaypan (?Rarmul) †
- Aghu Tharrnggala †
- Ikarranggal-Alungul-Angkula
- Ikarranggal †
- Alungul †
- Angkula †
- Takalak †
- Southern
The name Gugu Mini means 'good speech', and has been applied to several languages in the Thaypan area.[4] 'Possum language' (Koko-Possum, Gugu Yawa) is another generic name of this area.[5]
The unclassified Marrett River language (†) was presumably Paman, though distinct from its neighbors, as presumably was Wik Paach (†). The Mayabic languages (†) to the southwest were once classified as Paman, but have been excluded in Bowern (2011).[6] Alodja may have been another Thaypan / Rarmul Pama language.[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]Notes
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- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ See Dixon (2002), pp. xxx–xlii.
- ^ Y94 Gugu Mini at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Y199 Alungul at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies,
Y74 Gugu Yawa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies - ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, 23 December 2011 (corrected 6 February 2012)
- ^ Y219 Alodja at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
References
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