Warlmanpa language

Warlmanpa
RegionNorthern Territory, Australia
EthnicityWarlmanpa
Native speakers
30 (2005) to 48 (2006 census)[1]
Warlmanpa Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3wrl
Glottologwarl1255
AIATSIS[1]C17
ELPWarlmanpa

Warlmanpa (also Walmala) is a nearly extinct Australian Aboriginal language.

The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language.

Phonology

Warlmanpa vowel inventory[2]
Front Back
High i   iː u   uː
Low a   aː
Warlmanpa consonant inventory[2][3]
Bilabial Apico-
alveolar 		Apico-
domal 		Lamino-
alveolar 		Dorso-
velar
Plosive lax p t ʈ c k
tense pː tː ʈː cː kː
Nasal m n ɳ ɲ ŋ
Lateral l ɭ ʎ
Flap ɾ
Glide w ɻ j

References

  1. ^ a b C17 Warlmanpa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ a b Nash, David. “A Preliminary Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language.” Word list and grammatical sketch. Cambridge, MA, 1979.
  3. ^ Browne, Mitchell Stewart (2021). A Grammatical Description of Warlmanpa. The University of Queensland Australia.

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