Warluwarra language
Extinct Australian Aboriginal language
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Warluwarra is an extinct[2] Australian Aboriginal language of Queensland. Waluwarra (also known as Warluwarra, Walugara, and Walukara) is the traditional language region in the local government area of Shire of Boulia, including Walgra Station and Wolga, from Roxborough Downs north to Carandotta Station and Urandangi on the Georgina River, on Moonah Creek to Rochedale, south-east of Pituri Creek.[3]
| Warluwarra | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Waluwara |
| Extinct | 2010s[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Warluwara Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wrb |
| Glottolog | warl1256 |
| AIATSIS[1] | G10 |
| ELP | Warluwarra |
Sign
The Warluwara had a developed signed form of their language.[4]
Phonology
Consonants
- Sounds /t̠ʲ, d̠ʲ, n̠ʲ, l̠ʲ/ are also commonly articulated as laminal [t̻ʲ, d̻ʲ, n̻ʲ, l̻ʲ].
- /t̠ʲ/ may also be heard as a palatal stop [c] in free variation.
- /ɻ/ can also be heard as a non-sibilant fricative [ɻ˔] when in between two front /i/ vowels.
- /j/ can also be heard as voiceless [j̊] or fricative [ç] within voiceless syllable positions. It may also be heard as a voiced fricative [ʝ] when in between two front /i/ vowels.
Vowels
| Phoneme/Sound | Allophones |
|---|---|
| /i/ [i] | [ɪ], [ɨ] |
| /a/ [a] | [ə], [e], [ɛ], [æ], [ɐ], [ɑ], [ɔ], [ɒ] |
| /u/ [u] | [ʊ], [ʉ] |
