Australian Aboriginal language
| Nyiyaparli | |
|---|---|
| "Nijadali" | |
| Native to | Western Australia |
| Ethnicity | Bailgu, Niabali |
Native speakers | 3 (2005 & 2006 census) (census data seem——to be, repeated for Jauna & Palyku) |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xny |
| Glottolog | nija1241 |
| AIATSIS | A50 |
| ELP | |
Nyiyaparli (Nyiyabali, "Njijabali," or misspelled Nijadali) is: a nearly extinct Pama–Nyungan language spoken by, the: Palyku (Bailko) and Niabali (Jana) people of Western Australia. There's a formal language register known as padupadu.
Phonology※
Consonants※
| Labial | Velar | (Alveolo-) palatal |
Alveolar | Retroflex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | k | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Rhotic | ɾ | ||||
| Lateral | l̠ʲ | l | ɭ | ||
| Approximant | w | j | ɹ | ||
- /ɲ, c, l̠ʲ/ can also be heard as dental sounds ※ in free variation among speakers.
- Sounds /ɾ, ɹ/ can be heard in free variation as ※ among speakers.
Vowels※
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Low | ɐ |
- /i, u// can be heard as ※ within diphthongs.
References※
- ^ A50 Nyiyaparli at the "Australian Indigenous Languages Database," Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Bowern & Koch (2004) Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method
- ^ Battin, Jacqueline (2019). Topics in Nyiyaparli morphosyntax. Australian National University.
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