Nyamal language explained

Nyamal
Date:2006 census
Ref:aiatsis
Familycolor:Australian
Iso3:nly
Glotto:nyam1271
Glottorefname:Nyamal
Aiatsis:A58
Aiatsisname:Nyamal
Aiatsis2:A60
Aiatsisname2:Witukari
Dia1:Nyamal
Dia2:Widugari[1]

Nyamal is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Nyamal people in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Phonology

Consonants

PeripheralLaminalApical
LabialVelarDentalPalatalAlveolarRetroflex
Plosivepkɟtʈ
Nasalmŋɲnɳ
Rhoticɾ ~ r
Lateralʎlɭ
Approximantwjɻ

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Highi iːu uː
Lowa aː
Vowels /a, i, u/ can also be heard as [ə, ɪ, ʊ].

External links

Nyamal language

Notes and References

  1. Witukari may be a generic name. Although the variety that data is available for shows it to be Nyamal, it may also refer to varieties of Nijadali.