Central New South Wales languages
Group of Australian Aboriginal languages
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The Central New South Wales languages (Central NSW) are a largely geographic grouping of Australian Aboriginal languages within the traditional Pama–Nyungan family, partially overlapping the Kuri subgroup of the Yuin–Kuric languages.
Geographic
distributionNew South Wales
distributionNew South Wales
Linguistic classificationPama–Nyungan
- Central New South Wales
Subdivisions
GlottologNone
| Central New South Wales | |
|---|---|
| Central NSW, Central Inland NSW | |
| (geographic) | |
| Geographic distribution | New South Wales |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None |
The languages most often included are:
- Wiradhuric (Wiradhuri, Ngiyambaa, Gamilaraay)
- Dyangadi (Dyangadi, Nganyaywana)
- Worimi (Worimi, Awabakal)
- Muruwarri
- Barranbinja
Bowern and Atkinson use the term Central NSW to group the Wiradhuric languages with Muruwaric.[1] Elsewhere it is known as Central Inland NSW.
