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