Dyirbalic languages explained

Dyirbalic
Also Known As:Herbert River
Region:Queensland
Familycolor:Australian
Fam1:Pama–Nyungan
Glotto:herb1234
Glottorefname:Herbert River
Map:Dyirbalic languages.png
Mapcaption:Dyirbalic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)
Child1:Dyirbalic proper
Child2:Nyawaygic
Child3:?Yuru

The Dyirbalic languages are a group of languages forming a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. They are:

At least one of the Lower Burdekin languages, Yuru, may belong to the Nyawaygic branch.[1]

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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)