Arandic languages
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Not to be confused with Arabic languages.
| Arandic | |
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| Geographic distribution: |
South Australia |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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Arandic is a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages, consisting of two dialect clusters, Arrernte and Kaytetye. Dixon (2002) had cast doubt on the validity of the grouping, but it was demonstrated with the comparative method by Koch (2006).
[edit] References
- Harold Koch (2006) "The Arandic subgroup of Australian languages". In Claire Bowern & Harold Koch, eds., Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press.
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