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1 Phonology  


1.1  Consonants  




1.2  Vowels  






2 References  













Wadi Wadi language






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Not to be confused with Wodi Wodi dialect of Thurawal.

Wadi-Wadi
RegionVictoria, New South Wales
EthnicityWadi Wadi, ?Weki Weki
Extinct(date missing)

Language family

Pama–Nyungan

Dialects
  • Piangil
Language codes
ISO 639-3xwd
Glottologwadi1260
AIATSIS[2]D4
ELPWadi-Wadi

Wadi-Wadi is an extinct Indigenous Australian language once spoken in Victoria and New South Wales.

Clark suggests that Jari Jari is a closely related language,[3] but this name may refer to other languages.[4][5]

Phonology

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Consonants

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Labial Velar Dental Palatal Alveolar Retroflex
Plosive p k t̪ c t ʈ
Nasal m ŋ n̪ ɲ n ɳ
Rhotic ɾ~r ɻ
Lateral l
Approximant w j

Vowels

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Front Central Back
High i u
Mid e
Low a

Vowels are heard as [ɪ, ɛ~ə, ɐ, ʊ] when in lax positions.[6]

References

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  1. ^ R. M. W. Dixon, Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development: v. 1 (Cambridge Language Surveys). Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-47378-1
  • ^ D4 Wadi-Wadi at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  • ^ Clark, Ian (1996). Aboriginal language areas in Victoria: a reconstruction. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
  • ^ Blake, Barry; Reid, Julie (1998). "Classifying Victorian languages". In B. Blake (ed.). Wathawurrung and the Colac language of southern Victoria. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.
  • ^ Horgen, Michael (2004). The languages of the Lower-Murray (MA). La Trobe University.
  • ^ Blake, Barry J.; Hercus, Luise; Morey, Stephen; Ryan, Edward (2011). The Mathi group of languages. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics.


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