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'''Amurdag''' (also '''Amurdak''', '''Amurag''', '''Amarag''', '''Wureidbug''') is an [[Indigenous Australian languages|Indigenous Australian language]] historically spoken in the [[Northern Territory]] of [[Australia]]. According to a report by the [[National Geographic Society]] and the [[Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages]], it is an [[endangered language]]. There is at least one living speaker, [[Charlie Mungulda]], who has been working with Australian linguists, e.g. [[Nick Evans (linguist)|Nick Evans]], Robert Handelsmann and others, over the past several decades to record his language.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297260,00.html Scientists: Many World Languages Are Dying], [[Associated Press]] via [[Fox News]], 2007-09-18. Accessed 2007-09-19.</ref> |
'''Amurdag''' (also '''Amurdak''', '''Amurag''', '''Amarag''', '''Wureidbug''') is an [[Indigenous Australian languages|Indigenous Australian language]] historically spoken in the [[Northern Territory]] of [[Australia]]. This is an [[Pama–Nyungan languages|Pama–Nyungan language]] that belongs to the [[Iwaidjan languages|Iwaidjan language family.]] According to a report by the [[National Geographic Society]] and the [[Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages]], it is an [[endangered language]]. There is at least one living speaker, [[Charlie Mungulda]], who has been working with Australian linguists, e.g. [[Nick Evans (linguist)|Nick Evans]], Robert Handelsmann and others, over the past several decades to record his language.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297260,00.html Scientists: Many World Languages Are Dying], [[Associated Press]] via [[Fox News]], 2007-09-18. Accessed 2007-09-19.</ref> |
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| Amurdag | |
|---|---|
| Region | Oenpelli, Goulburn Island, Northern Territory |
Native speakers | 1 |
Iwaidjan
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | amg |
| ELP | Amurdak |
Amurdag (also Amurdak, Amurag, Amarag, Wureidbug) is an Indigenous Australian language historically spoken in the Northern Territory of Australia. This is an Pama–Nyungan language that belongs to the Iwaidjan language family. According to a report by the National Geographic Society and the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, it is an endangered language. There is at least one living speaker, Charlie Mungulda, who has been working with Australian linguists, e.g. Nick Evans, Robert Handelsmann and others, over the past several decades to record his language.[1]
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Apico-alveolar | Apico-retroflex | Lamino palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p | t | ʈ | c | k |
| Nasal | m | n | ɳ | ɲ | ŋ |
| Approximant | w | ɻ | j | ɰ | |
| Tippen Sie auf | ɽ | ||||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Lateral | l | ɭ | |||
| Flapped lateral | Ĭ (ld) | ˘ɭ (rld) |
The consonant inventory shown above is taken from Mailhammer's(2009) analysis of Amurdak. In his analysis of Iwaidjan languages, Evans (1998)[3] argues for a somewhat different consonant inventory for Amurdak. As shown above,Mailhammer identifies an apico-alveolar flapped lateral "lʳ" and an apico-retroflex flapped lateral "l˞". Evans however, suggests that Amurdag shares the Iwaidjan language family consonant inventory which consists of a bilabil flapped lateral and an apico-alveolar flapped lateral. In addition to the laterals that Mailhammer(2009)discusses (apico-alveolar lateral and an apico retroflex lateral) Evans also identifies a lamino-alveolar lateral in Amurdag. Apart from this diverging analysis of laterals, the consonant inventories are very similar.
Vowels
Mailhammer(2009) does not provide a vowel inventory but Evans(1998)briefly discusses vowels in his paper noting that Iwaidjan languages including Amurdak have a three vowel ( /a/, /i/, /u/) system.
Further reading
Evans, Nicholas (1998). "Iwaidja mutation and its origins". In Anna Siewierska & Jae Jung Song. Case, Typology and Grammar: In honor of Barry J. Blake. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 115–149.
Handelsmann, R. (1991). Towards a description of amurdak: a language of northern australia.Honours thesis, University of Melbourne,
Mailhammer, R. (2009) 'Towards an Aspect-Based Analysis of the Verb Categories of Amurdak', Australian Journal of Linguistics, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 349-391.
Neidjie, B., Mulurinj, N., Mailhammer, R., & Handelsmann, R. (2009). Amurdak inyman : six stories in amurdak. Darwin:
References
- ^ Scientists: Many World Languages Are Dying, Associated Press via Fox News, 2007-09-18. Accessed 2007-09-19.
- ^ Mailhammer, R 2009, 'Towards an Aspect-Based Analysis of the Verb Categories of Amurdak', Australian Journal of Linguistics, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 349-391.
- ^ Evans, Nicholas (1998). "Iwaidja mutation and its origins". In Anna Siewierska & Jae Jung Song. Case, Typology and Grammar: In honor of Barry J. Blake. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 115–149.
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