Yidinyic languages explained

Yidinyic
Region:Australia
Familycolor:Australian
Fam2:Yimidhirr–Yalanji–Yidinic
Glotto:yidi1249
Glottorefname:Yidinic

The Yidinyic languages are a pair of languages, previously classified as Paman, proposed to form a separate branch of the Pama–Nyungan family.[1] They are:

However, Bowern (2011) only separates out Yidiny itself, leaving Djabugay in Paman.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www1.aiatsis.gov.au/thesaurus/language/mtw.exe?k=default&l=60&s=1&n=1&y=0&w=Yidinyic%2Blanguage%2Bgroup&t=3 Yidinyic language group.
  2. Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)