Central New South Wales languages

Central New South Wales
Geographic distribution	New South Wales
Linguistic classification	Pama-Nyungan? Central New South Wales
Subdivisions	Wiradhuric Dyangadi Worimi Muruwarri Barranbinja

The Central New South Wales languages (Central NSW) are a geographic grouping of Australian Aboriginal languages within the traditional Pama-Nyungan family, partially overlapping the Kuri subgroup of the Yuin-Kuric languages. Dixon (2002), who does not accept the Pama-Nyungan or Yuin-Kuric families, considers each of the three branches of Central NSW to be valid families. (Two are isolates.)

The three families are:

• Wiradhuric (Wiradhuri, Ngiyambaa, Gamilaraay)
• Dyangadi (Dyangadi, Nganyaywana)
• Worimi (Worimi, Awabakal)

References

• Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge University Press.