Wadi Wadi language
| Wadi-Wadi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Victoria, New South Wales |
| Ethnicity | Wadi Wadi, Weki Weki? |
Native speakers | nearly extinct[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | xwd |
| Glottolog | wadi1260 |
| AIATSIS[3] | D4 |
| ELP | Wadi-Wadi |
Wadi-Wadi is an extinct Indigenous Australian language once spoken in Victoria and New South Wales.
Clark suggests that Jari Jari is a closely related language,[4] but this name may refer to other languages.[5][6]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | c | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Rhotic | ɾ~r | ɻ | ||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Mid | e | ||
| Low | a |
Vowels are heard as [ɪ, ɛ~ə, ɐ, ʊ] when in lax positions.[7]
References
- ^ Wadi-Wadi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development: v. 1 (Cambridge Language Surveys). Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-47378-1
- ^ D4 Wadi-Wadi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Clark, Ian (1996). Aboriginal language areas in Victoria: a reconstruction. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
- ^ Blake, Barry; Reid, Julie (1998). "Classifying Victorian languages". In B. Blake (ed.). Wathawurrung and the Colac language of southern Victoria. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
- ^ Horgen, Michael (2004). The languages of the Lower-Murray (MA). La Trobe University.
- ^ Blake, Barry J.; Hercus, Luise; Morey, Stephen; Ryan, Edward (2011). The Mathi group of languages. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
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