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Waanyi language

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Phonology
External links
References

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Wanyi (also spelled Waanyi, Wanji, Waanji) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language formerly spoken by the Waanyi people of the lower gulf area of Northern Queensland, Australia.

Words and phrases from this language are used by novelist Alexis Wright in her 2013 novel, The Swan Book.

Phonology

Phoneme inventory ^[1]

	Bilabial	Velar	Apical	Palatal	Open
Stop	b}}		k}}	d}}	j}}
Nasal	m}}		ng}}	n}}	ny}}
Lateral				l}}	ly}}
Tap				rr}}
Glide		w}}		r}}	y}}
Short Vowel		u}}			i}}	a}}
Long Vowel		uu}}			ii}}	aa}}

Phonemic long vowels are rare.^[1]

External links

The Waanyi Dictionary at the website of Waanyi Aboriginal Corporation (WAC).

References

1. ^¹Breen, Gavan (2003)."Wanyi and Garrwa comparative data" in Evans, N., ed. "The Non-Pama-Nyungan Languages of Northern Australia: comparative studies of the continent’s most linguistically complex region". Studies in Language Change, 552. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, pp.425-462

4 : Garawan languages|Extinct languages of Queensland|Extinct languages of the Northern Territory|Languages extinct in the 20th century

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