Wiradhuric languages facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wiradhuric |
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| Central New South Wales | |
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New South Wales |
| Linguistic classification: | Pama–Nyungan
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 Wiradhuric languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan)
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The Wiradhuric languages are a group of Pama–Nyungan languages spoken by Aboriginal people in the central part of New South Wales, Australia. These languages are also sometimes called the Central (Inland) New South Wales languages.
There are three main languages in this family:
- Gamilaraay (spoken in the northeast)
- Wiradhuri (spoken in the south)
- Ngiyambaa (spoken in the west)
Sadly, all of these languages are now endangered. This means that very few people speak them fluently anymore. Efforts are being made to help bring them back to life.
Wiradhuri and Ngiyambaa seem to be more closely related to each other than to Gamilaraay. This is because they share some special features that Gamilaraay does not have. Some experts also think that other languages, like Yuwaaliyaay and Yuwaalaraay (which are types of Gamilaraay), might be separate languages in this family. There's also a language called Gujambal that might be Wiradhuric, but we don't have much information about it.
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