Warlmanpa language

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Warlmanpa
RegionNorthern Territory, Australia
EthnicityWarlmanpa
Native speakers
30 (2005) to 48 (2006 census)[1]
Warlmanpa Sign Language
Language codes
ISO 639-3wrl
Glottologwarl1255[2]
AIATSIS[1]C17

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

The Warlmanpa have a highly developed sign language.

Phonology[edit]

Warlmanpa consonant inventory[3]

Bilabial Apico-alveolar Apico-domal Lamino-alveolar Dorso-velar
Lax stops p t rt j k
Tense stops pp tt rtt jj kk
Nasals m n rn ny ng
Laterals l rl ly
Flap rr
Glides w r y

Warlmanpa vowel inventory[3]

Front Back
High i iː u uː
Low a aː

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b C17 Warlmanpa at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Warlmanpa". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. ^ a b Nash, David. “A Preliminary Vocabulary of the Warlmanpa Language.” Word list and grammatical sketch. Cambridge, MA, 1979.