Panyjima language
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Panyjima is an indigenous language spoken in the Hamersley Ranges, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is one of the Ngayarda languages of the large Southwest branch of the Pama-Nyungan family.
Like many Australian Aboriginal Languages, Panyjima is an endangered language. Younger generations have English as a first language and make little distinction between Panyjima and its closely related neighbouring languages.
Linguistic Features
Phonology
Phoneme Inventory
| bilabial | apico-alveolar | apico-post-alveolar | lamino-dental | lamino-palatal | dorso-velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stop | p | t | rt | th | j | k |
| nasal | m | n | rn | nh | ny | ng |
| lateral | l | rl | lh | ly | ||
| rhotic | rr | r | ||||
| glide | w | y |
References
- Dench, A. (1991) Panyjima. In R.M.W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake (eds) The Handbook of Australian Languages Volume 4, 125-244 Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia. ISBN 0-19-553097-7.
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