Mirning languages explained

Mirniny
Also Known As:	Mirning
Familycolor:	Australian
Fam2:	Southwest
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Map:	Mirniny languages.png
Mapcaption:	Mirniny languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan).

The Mirning or Mirniny languages are a pair of Pama–Nyungan languages of the Nullarbor Coast of Australia.^[1]

• Mirning (Mirniny)
• Ngadjunmaya (Ngatjumaya)

Galaagu (Kalarko) and Kalaamaya, once thought to be related to Mirning, turn out to be closer to Nyungar.

Notes and References

1. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)