Gippsland languages facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gippsland |
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| Geographic distribution: |
Gippsland, New South Wales |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions: |
Gaanay (Kurnai)
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 Gippsland languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan). The section on the coast is Gaanay.
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The Gippsland languages are a family of Pama–Nyungan languages of Australia. They were spoken in the Gippsland region, the southernmost part of mainland Australia, on the Bass Strait. There are three rather distant branches; these often considered single languages, though the dialects of Gaanay are sometimes counted separately:
- Gaanay (Kurnai): Muk-thang, Nulit, Thangquai, Bidhawal
- Dhudhuroa
- Pallanganmiddang
All are now extinct. The Gippsland languages, especially Gaanay, have phonotactics that are unusual for mainland Australian languages, but characteristic of Tasmanian languages.
See also
In Spanish: Lenguas gippsland para niños
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