Language family of northern Australia
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Tangkic |
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Geographic distribution | southeastern coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Wellesley Islands |
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Linguistic classification | Macro-Pama–Nyungan? |
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Subdivisions | - Leerdil
- Kayardild–Yukulta
- ?Minkin
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Glottolog | tang1340 |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Macro-Pama-Nyungan_languages.png/300px-Macro-Pama-Nyungan_languages.png) Garawa and Tangkic (green). Tangkic lies along the coast. |
The Tangkic languages form a small language family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia.
The Tangkic languages are Lardil (Leerdil) and its special register Damin, Kayardild, and Yukulta (also known as Ganggalida or Nyangga). Of these Lardil is quite divergent, while Yukulta and Kayardild are mutually intelligible.
The extinct and poorly attested Minkin language may have been part of the Tangkic family.[1]
Vocabulary
Capell (1942) lists the following basic vocabulary items:[2]
English | Laːdil | Neːmarang |
man | jugadbaɖa | bidinaŋga |
woman | binŋin | magudaŋga |
head | lälga | nälda |
eye | gɔa | miːbul |
nose | njulda | girga |
mouth | Lämin | wara |
tongue | djalda Lämin | djärŋana |
wallaby | gandjin | magurag |
crow | waːga | djaɖag |
sun | warga | wargu |
moon | giɖigiɽ | waldar |
fire | njuda | ŋida |
smoke | ḏuŋal | wadu |
water | ŋoga | ŋogo |
raft | wälba | wälbu |
paddle | bilir | bilir |
father | ganda | ganda |
mother | ŋama | |
sky, above | vägiri, walman | warmu |
ground | duLga | duLga |
wind | wanŋal | warma |
snake | jälbur | jälbur |
food | vɛnɛ | wulaŋ |
ashes | bɔrbo | galar |
sea | mäla | mala |
whirlwind | warguḏulɛn | danamaŋ |
References
- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- ^ Capell, Arthur. 1941-1942, 1942-1943. Languages of Arnhem Land, North Australia. Oceania 12: 364-392, 13: 24-51.
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- Families with question marks (?) are disputed or controversial.
- Families in italics have no living members.
- Families with more than 30 languages are in bold.
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