Languages of Aboriginal people of central Australia
Wati |
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Geographic distribution | central Australia |
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Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan |
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Subdivisions | - Wanman
- Western Desert
- Ngardi?
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Glottolog | wati1241 |
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Wati languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) |
The Wati languages are the dominant Pama–Nyungan languages of central Australia. They include the moribund Wanman language and the Western Desert dialect continuum, which is sometimes considered to be a dozen distinct languages. It is not clear whether Antakarinya is Warnman or Western Desert.[citation needed]
Bowern (2011) adds Ngardi,[1] which had previously been classified as Ngumpin–Yapa.
Wati is generally included in Southwest Pama–Nyungan by those who accept that proposal.[2] However, SW Pama–Nyungan may be an areal group, and is not included in Bowern (2011).
References
- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
- ^ Babinski, Sarah; Rojas-Berscia, Luis-Miguel; Bowern, Claire (2023-07-20), The Wati (Western Desert) subgroup of Pama-Nyungan, Oxford University Press, retrieved 9 July 2024
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