| Nyamal | |
|---|---|
| Region | Pilbara,Western Australia |
Native speakers | 20 (2005) to 34Nyamal (2006 census)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nly |
| Glottolog | nyam1271 |
| AIATSIS[1] | A58 Nyamal,A60 Witukari |
| ELP | Nyamal |
Nyamal is anAustralian Aboriginal language spoken by theNyamal people in thePilbara region ofWestern Australia.
| Peripheral | Laminal | Apical | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial | Velar | Dental | Palatal | Alveolar | Retroflex | |
| Plosive | p | k | t̪ | ɟ | t | ʈ |
| Nasal | m | ŋ | n̪ | ɲ | n | ɳ |
| Rhotic | ɾ ~ r | |||||
| Lateral | l̪ | ʎ | l | ɭ | ||
| Approximant | w | j | ɻ | |||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | |
| Low | a aː |
Vowels/a,i,u/ often appear as[ə,ɪ,ʊ].
Nyamal has a typologically rare system of kinship terms. The kinship terms in Nyamal identify the sex of the relative, the generation they belong to (relative to the speaker), as well as theirmoiety, but not the more specific relationship. For example, the father and the father's brother are identified with the same kinship term,mama.[3]
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