Central New South Wales languages
The Central New South Wales languages (Central NSW) are a largely geographic grouping of Australian Aboriginal languages within the traditional Pama–Nyungan family, partially overlapping the Kuri subgroup of the Yuin–Kuric languages.
| Central New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| (geographic) | |
| Geographic distribution | New South Wales |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | None |
The languages most often included are:
- Wiradhuric (Wiradhuri, Ngiyambaa, Gamilaraay)
- Dyangadi (Dyangadi, Nganyaywana)
- Worimi (Worimi, Awabakal)
- Muruwarri
- Barranbinja
Bowern & Atkinson (2012) use the term Central NSW to group the Wiradhuric languages with Muruwaric.[1] Elsewhere it is known as Central Inland NSW.
References
- Bowern, Claire; Atkinson, Quentin (2012). "Computational phylogenetics and the internal structure of Pama-Nyungan". Language. 88 (4): 817–845. doi:10.1353/lan.2012.0081. S2CID 4375648.
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press.
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