| Yandruwandha | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | South Australia,Queensland |
| Ethnicity | Yandruwandha people,Yawarrawarrka |
| Extinct | since 1973?[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:ynd – Yandruwandhayww – Yawarawargahrp – Nhirrpi |
| Glottolog | yand1252 Yandruwandhic |
| AIATSIS[1] | L18 |
| ELP | Yandruwandha |
| Yawarrawarrka | |
| Nhirrpi | |
Yandruwandha is anAustralian Aboriginal language of thePama–Nyungan family. Yawarawarga is considered a dialect by Dixon (2002), a closely related language by Bowern (2001). It is also known asYawarrawarrka,Yawarawarka,Yawarawarga,Yawarawarka,Jauraworka, andJawarawarka).
The traditional language region includesFar Western Queensland around the local government area of theShire of Diamantina extending into theOutback Communities Authority ofSouth Australia towardsInnamincka.[3]
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | ||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | k | t̪ | c | t | ʈ |
| voiced | b | ɡ | d̪ | ɟ | d | ɖ | |
| trill-release | dʳ | ɖʳ | |||||
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | ɲ | n | ɳ | |
| Rhotic | r | ||||||
| Lateral | glide | l̪ | ʎ | l | ɭ | ||
| prestopped | (ᵈ̪l̪) | (ᵈl) | (ɖɭ) | ||||
| Approximant | w | j | ɻ | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Low | aaː |
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