Yidinyic languages

The Yidinyic languages are a pair of languages, previously classified as Paman, proposed to form a separate branch of the Pama–Nyungan family.[1] They are:

Yidinyic
Geographic
distribution
Australia
Linguistic classificationPama–Nyungan
  • Yimidhirr–Yalanji–Yidinic
    • Yidinyic
Subdivisions
Glottologyidi1249

However, Bowern (2011) only separates out Yidiny itself, leaving Djabugay in Paman.[2]

References

  1. Yidinyic language group. Language and Peoples Thesaurus. Accessed 2010-09-27.
  2. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)


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