Malgana language

Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Malgana, also known as Malkana, is the Aboriginal Australian language of the Malgana people of Western Australia. It is one of the Kartu languages of the Pama–Nyungan family of languages.

Extinct1990s
Revival1-10 (2018-19)
undergoing revival[1]
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Malgana
Malkana
RegionShark Bay area of Western Australia
EthnicityMalgana people
Extinct1990s
Revival1-10 (2018-19)
undergoing revival[1]
Dialects
  • Kakurtu (riverside Malgana)
  • Ngulartu (bush Malgana)
Language codes
ISO 639-3vml
Glottologmalg1242
AIATSIS[2]W18
ELPMalkana
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The Irra Wangga Language Centre (having taken over from the Yamaji Language Centre) has been carrying out work on the Malgana language since 1995, and has produced an illustrated wordlist from local speakers of the language. A Sketch Grammar of Malgana (Gargett, 2012) was published by Pacific Linguistics.[3]

There is a sign in the Shire of Shark Bay that reads Yandani Gathaagudu, with under it being the English translation, "Welcome to Shark Bay".[4]

Phonology

Consonants

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Peripheral Laminal Apical
Labial Velar Dental Palatal Alveolar Retroflex
Stop b ɡ ɟ d ɖ
Nasal m ŋ ɲ n ɳ
Lateral ʎ l ɭ
Rhotic ɹ ɽ
Approximant w j
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Vowels

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Front Back
High i iː u uː
Low a aː
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References

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