Wanman language

Wanman (Warnman) is a possibly extinct Australian Aboriginal language, of the Wati branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was spoken near Jigalong in Western Australia by the Wanman people (Warman), who are a subgroup of Martu people (Mardu).

Wanman
Warnman
RegionWestern Australia
EthnicityWanman people
Native speakers
3 (2016 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wbt
Glottologwanm1242
AIATSIS[2]A62
ELPWarnman[3]

Antakarinya might be closer to Wanman than it is to the Western Desert Language.

Sounds

Consonant inventory[4]

Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Stop p t ʈ c k
Nasal m n ɳ ɲ ŋ
Lateral l ɭ ʎ
Trill r
Approximant w ɻ j

Vowel inventory[4]

FrontCentralBack
HighI, i:u, u:
Lowa, a:


References

  1. "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. A62 Wanman at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. Endangered Languages Project data for Warnman.
  4. O'Grady, Geoffrey N.; Voegelin, C. F.; Voegelin, F. M. (1966). "Languages of the World: Indo-Pacific fascicle 6". Anthropological Linguistics. 8 (2): 1–199.
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