Gunwinyguan

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Gunwinyguan is a family of Indigenous Australian languages spoken primarily in northern Australia, known for its complex grammar and rich linguistic diversity.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Gunwinygic 1
Gunwinygu 1
Gunwinyguan canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Aboriginal language family
language family
alternativeName Gunwingguan
linked to: Gunwinggu

Gunwinygic
linked to: Gunwinyguan

Gunwinygu
linked to: Gunwinyguan
continent Australia
country Australia
hasFeature complex morphology
complex verb structure
multiple noun classes
polysynthetic tendencies
prefixing morphology
rich case system
rich consonant inventory
hasMemberLanguage Alawa
Bilinarra
Bininj Kunwok
Dalabon
Enindhilyagwa
Gurindji
linked to: Gurindji people

Jaminjung
Jawoyn
Jingulu
Kundedjnjenghmi
Kune
Kuninjku
Kunwinjku
Malngin
Mangarrayi
Marramaninjsji
Marri Ngarr
linked to: Bininj Kunwok

Marri Tjevin
Marridan
Marrithiyel
Marrithiyel languages
Mayali
Mudburra
Ngaliwurru
Ngalkbun
linked to: Ngalkbon

Ngandi
Ngan’gikurunggurr
linked to: Warndarrang

Ngan’gityemerri
Ngarinyman
Ngen’gityemerri
linked to: Bininj Kunwok

Ngen’giwumirri
Nungali
Nunggubuyu
Rembarrnga
Ritharrngu
linked to: Ritharrŋu

Wagilak
Wardaman
Warndarrang
Warray
Wubuy
hasSubfamily Anson Bay languages
Gunwinggic
Mangarrayic
linked to: Mangarrayi

Marri languages
languageFamily Australian languages
region Northern Territory
northern Australia
spokenBy Indigenous Australians
status many languages endangered
some languages extinct
some languages moribund
studiedInDiscipline linguistics
studiedInSubdiscipline Australian Aboriginal linguistics
subfamilyOf Non-Pama-Nyungan languages

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bininj Kunwok languageFamily Gunwinyguan
Gunwinyguan alternativeName Gunwinygu
linked to: Gunwinyguan
Gunwinyguan alternativeName Gunwinygic
linked to: Gunwinyguan