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Warnman language

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Warnman
Wanman
RegionWestern Australia
EthnicityWarnman people
Native speakers
3 (2016 census)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3wbt
Glottologwanm1242
AIATSIS[2]A62
ELPWarnman

Warnman, also spelt Wanman, is a possibly extinct Australian Aboriginal language, of the Wati branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. It was spoken near Jigalong in Western Australia by the Warnman people (Warman), who are a subgroup of Martu people (Mardu).

Antakarinya might be closer to Wanman than it is to the Western Desert Language.[citation needed]

Sounds

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Consonant inventory[3]
Bilabial Alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar
Stop p t ʈ c k
Nasal m n ɳ ɲ ŋ
Lateral l ɭ ʎ
Trill r
Approximant w ɻ j
Vowel inventory[3]
Front Central Back
High i, u,
Low a,

References

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  1. ^ "Census 2016, Language spoken at home by Sex (SA2+)". stat.data.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ A62 Warnman at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  3. ^ a b O'Grady, Geoffrey N.; Voegelin, C. F.; Voegelin, F. M. (1966). "Languages of the World: Indo-Pacific fascicle 6". Anthropological Linguistics. 8 (2): 1–199.