Yulparija | |
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Yulparitja Yulbarija Yulparirra | |
Region | Bidyadanga, north of Jigalong, Western Australia |
Native speakers | 33 (2021 census) [1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
yulp1239 |
AIATSIS [2] |
A67 |
ELP |
|
Yulparija is one of the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family of Australia. It is sometimes counted as a dialect of the Western Desert Language, but is classified as a distinct language in Bowern. [3]
It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.
Yulparija has a typical phonemic inventory for languages of the Kimberley area. It uses 17 consonants in five distinct places of articulation. [4]
Bilabial | Apico-alveolar | Apico-post-alveolar | Lamino-palatal | Dorso-velar | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stops | p ⟨p⟩ | t ⟨t⟩ | ʈ ⟨rt⟩ | c ⟨j⟩ | k ⟨k⟩ |
Nasals | m ⟨m⟩ | n ⟨n⟩ | ɳ ⟨rn⟩ | ɲ ⟨ny⟩ | ŋ ⟨ng⟩ |
Laterals | l ⟨l⟩ | ɭ ⟨rl⟩ | ʎ ⟨ly⟩ | ||
Taps | ɾ ⟨rr⟩ | ||||
Glides | w ⟨w⟩ | ɻ ⟨r⟩ | j ⟨y⟩ |
Yulparija uses a three vowel system, with a length contrast for the open vowel [ a] and the close back vowel [ u]. [4]
Front | Back | |
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Close | i [ i] | u [ u], uu [ uː] |
Open | a [ a], a [ aː] |
Yulparija | |
---|---|
Yulparitja Yulbarija Yulparirra | |
Region | Bidyadanga, north of Jigalong, Western Australia |
Native speakers | 33 (2021 census) [1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | None (mis ) |
Glottolog |
yulp1239 |
AIATSIS [2] |
A67 |
ELP |
|
Yulparija is one of the Wati languages of the large Pama–Nyungan family of Australia. It is sometimes counted as a dialect of the Western Desert Language, but is classified as a distinct language in Bowern. [3]
It is one of the components of the Martu Wangka koine.
Yulparija has a typical phonemic inventory for languages of the Kimberley area. It uses 17 consonants in five distinct places of articulation. [4]
Bilabial | Apico-alveolar | Apico-post-alveolar | Lamino-palatal | Dorso-velar | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stops | p ⟨p⟩ | t ⟨t⟩ | ʈ ⟨rt⟩ | c ⟨j⟩ | k ⟨k⟩ |
Nasals | m ⟨m⟩ | n ⟨n⟩ | ɳ ⟨rn⟩ | ɲ ⟨ny⟩ | ŋ ⟨ng⟩ |
Laterals | l ⟨l⟩ | ɭ ⟨rl⟩ | ʎ ⟨ly⟩ | ||
Taps | ɾ ⟨rr⟩ | ||||
Glides | w ⟨w⟩ | ɻ ⟨r⟩ | j ⟨y⟩ |
Yulparija uses a three vowel system, with a length contrast for the open vowel [ a] and the close back vowel [ u]. [4]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | i [ i] | u [ u], uu [ uː] |
Open | a [ a], a [ aː] |