Mirning (Mirniny) is a Pama–Nyungan language of Western Australia.

Murunitja was apparently a dialect of either Mirning or of its sister language Ngadjunmaya.[1]

Phonology

Consonants

Peripheral Laminal Apical
Labial Velar Dental Palatal Alveolar Retroflex
Plosive p k (t̪) c t ʈ
Nasal m ŋ ɲ n ɳ
Rhotic ɾ
Lateral ʎ l ɭ
Approximant w j ɻ

/c/ may also occur as a dental stop [t̪] among speakers.

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i iː u uː
Low a aː

/a/ may also range to a back vowel [ɑ].

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c A9 Mirning at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
  2. ^ Tribal boundaries, after Tindale (1974), adapted from Hercus (1999).


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirning_language
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