Arnhem Land languages
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| Arnhem Land | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution: |
northern Australia |
| Genetic classification: |
recently proposed family of Australian languages. |
| Subdivisions: | |
The Arnhem Land languages are a recently proposed Australian language family spoken over a large part of Arnhem Land in northern Australia.
The traditionally accepted languages families included in this proposal are,
If this proposal withstands scrutiny, it will be the second or third largest language family in Australia, after Pama-Nyungan and perhaps Gunwinyguan.
[edit] References
- McConvell, Patrick and Nicholas Evans. (eds.) 1997. Archaeology and Linguistics: Global Perspectives on Ancient Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press
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