Pama-Nyungan

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf language family
gptkbp:descendedFrom many modern Australian Aboriginal languages
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Kenneth_L._Hale
1960s
gptkbp:glottologCode aus
pama1250
gptkbp:hasSubgroup Central Pama-Nyungan
Northeast Pama-Nyungan
Northwest Pama-Nyungan
Southwest Pama-Nyungan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pama-Nyungan
gptkbp:ISO639-3 aus
gptkbp:language ~300
gptkbp:largestLanguageFamilyIn gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:linguisticFeature agglutinative morphology
ergative-absolutive alignment
complex case systems
relatively free word order
gptkbp:notableLanguage gptkb:Gamilaraay
gptkb:Noongar
gptkb:Warlpiri
gptkb:Yolngu_Matha
gptkb:Dyirbal
gptkb:Yorta_Yorta
gptkb:Kaurna
gptkb:Pitjantjatjara
gptkb:Wiradjuri
gptkb:Arrernte
gptkb:Guugu_Yimithirr
gptkbp:originatedIn possibly in northern Australia
gptkbp:relatedTo non-Pama-Nyungan languages (distinct)
gptkbp:servesArea 90% of Australia
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:spreadPeriod last 5,000 years
gptkbp:status many languages endangered
some languages extinct
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Torres_Strait_Islander
gptkb:Yamatji
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6