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'''Gunbarlang''' (Kunbarlang) is an [[Australian Aboriginal]] language in northern Australia with multiple dialects. Other names are ''Gungalang'' and ''Warlang''. Most of the ethnic group now speaks [[Gunwinygu language|Gunwinygu]].<ref name=e18>{{e18|wlg|Gunbarlang}}</ref> |
'''Gunbarlang''' (Kunbarlang) is an [[Australian Aboriginal]] language in northern Australia with multiple dialects. Other names are ''Gungalang'' and ''Warlang''. Speakers are multilingual in [[Gunwinygu language|Gunwinygu]] and [[Maung language|Mawng]]. Most of the ethnic group now speaks [[Gunwinygu language|Gunwinygu]].<ref name=e18>{{e18|wlg|Gunbarlang}}</ref> |
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| Gunbarlang | |
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| Warlang | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Region | Arnhem Land |
Native speakers | 19 (2006 census)[1] |
Arnhem
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | wlg |
| Glottolog | kunb1251 |
| AIATSIS[1] | N69 |
| ELP | Kunbarlang |
Gunbarlang (Kunbarlang) is an Australian Aboriginal language in northern Australia with multiple dialects. Other names are Gungalang and Warlang. Speakers are multilingual in Gunwinygu and Mawng. Most of the ethnic group now speaks Gunwinygu.[3]
Classification
Gunbarlang is tentatively included into the Marne group of Gunwinyguan family.[4]
Geographic distribution
Some Gunbarlang speakers live in Warruwi on South Goulburn Island and Maningrida. Historically, it was also spoken in Oenpelli.[5]
Grammar
Gunbarlang is a polysynthetic language with complex verb morphology. It includes polypersonal agreement, noun incorporation, and a number of derivational affixes.[6]
References
- ^ a b N69 Gunbarlang at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ^ Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press. p. xl.
- ^ Gunbarlang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Evans, N. (2003). Bininj Gun-Wok: A Pan-Dialectal Grammar of Mayali, Kunwinjku and Kune. ANU. p. 33.
- ^ Harris, J. K. (1969). Preliminary grammar of Gunbalang.
- ^ Coleman, C. (1982). A Grammar of Gunbalang with Special Reference to Grammatical Relations.
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