Darwin Region languages
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Australian Aboriginal language family
| Darwin Region | |
|---|---|
| (proposed) | |
| Geographic distribution | from Darwin area to the West Alligator River |
| Linguistic classification | Proposed language family. |
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None lara1258 (Laragia) limi1242 (Limilngan-Wulna)umbu1235 (Umbugarla) |
| Darwin Region languages (red), among other non-Pama–Nyungan languages (grey). | |
| Closeup. From west to east they are: Laragiya, Limilngan, and Umbugarlic. | |
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The Darwin Region languages are a family of Australian Aboriginal languages of northern Australia proposed by linguist Mark Harvey[citation needed ]. It unites the pair of Limilngan languages with two language isolates:[1]
Ngurmbur and Bugurnidja are poorly attested extinct languages, which are joined with Umbugarla to form the Umbugarlic branch.
Tryon (2007) lists the following varieties of Umbugarla–Ngumbur:
- Ngunbudj (Gonbudj), Umbugarla, Bugunidja, Ngarduk, Ngumbur.
However, nothing is known of Ngunbudj or Ngarduk, which were extinct by World War II.
References
[edit ]- ^ 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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