Wilson River language
| Wangkumara | |
|---|---|
| Wongkumara | |
| Region | Queensland |
| Extinct | probably by 2005[1] |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:xpt – Punthamaraxwk – Wangkumaraeaa – Karenggapantg – Ngantangarra |
| Glottolog | punt1240 Punthamarawong1246 Wongkumarayaru1254 Yarumarra |
| AIATSIS[1] | L25 Wangkumara, L15 Karenggapa, L26 Punthamara, L30 Ngandangara |
| ELP | |
Wangkumara or Wanggumara is an Australian Aboriginal language of the widespread Pama–Nyungan family. It is sometimes classified as a dialect of the Ngura language. In 1981 it was still spoken by 4 members of the Wangkumara people around Cooper Creek, the Thomson River and the Warry Warry Creek, the town of Eromanga and the Nuccundra [4] in Queensland, Australia; today it might be already extinct.
Dixon (2002) considers Punthamara to be a dialect, Bowern (2001) as very close. Bowern also says that Ngandangara appears to have been "very close", though data is too poor for a proper classification.[3] Karenggapa is either a dialect or an alternative name.[5]
Wangkumara is notable for being a language with a tripartite verbal alignment.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b L25 Wangkumara at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ RMW Dixon (2002), Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development, p xxxvii
- ^ a b Bowern, Claire (2001). "Karnic classification revisited". In J Simpson; et al. (eds.). Forty years on. Canberra Pacific Linguistics. pp. 245–260. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19.
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography (2006-00-00). "Dixon, Lorna Rose (1917? - 1976)". Retrieved 2007-07-23.
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External links
- Verb compounding in central Australian languages.
- Bibliography of Bundhamara people and language resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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