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Kalkatungic languages

Group of Australian Aboriginal languages From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kalkatungic is a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family,

Geographic
distribution
Australia
Subdivisions
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Kalkatungic
Galgadungic
Geographic
distribution
Australia
Linguistic classificationPama–Nyungan
  • Kalkatungic
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologgalg1238
Kalkatungic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)
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The two languages are not close; Dixon treats them as separate families. A Wakabunga language is often included based on a word list that turned out to be mislabeled Kalkatungu.

Footnotes

References

  • Dixon, R. M. W. 2002. Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press


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