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Nyamal language

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Nyamal
RegionPilbara, Western Australia
Native speakers
20 (2005) to 34 Nyamal (2006 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Nyamal
  • Widugari[2]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nly
Glottolognyam1271
AIATSIS[1]A58 Nyamal, A60 Witukari
ELPNyamal

Nyamal is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Nyamal people in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Phonology

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Consonants

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Peripheral Laminal Apical
Labial Velar Dental Palatal Alveolar Retroflex
Plosive p k ɟ t ʈ
Nasal m ŋ ɲ n ɳ
Rhotic ɾ ~ r
Lateral ʎ l ɭ
Approximant w j ɻ

Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i iː u uː
Low a aː

Vowels /a, i, u/ can also be heard as [ə, ɪ, ʊ].

References

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  1. ^ a b A58 Nyamal at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies  (see the info box for additional links)
  2. ^ Witukari may be a generic name. Although the variety that data is available for shows it to be Nyamal, it may also refer to varieties of Nijadali.
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Nyamal language