Thalanyji (also spelt Dhalandji, Thalanyji, and other variations) is an Australian Aboriginal language from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It is part of the Kanyara subgroup of the Pama–Nyungan language family.
| Thalanyji | |
|---|---|
| Dhalandji | |
| Native to | Australia |
| Ethnicity | Thalanyji, Yinikutira |
Native speakers | 6 (2005)[1] |
Pama–Nyungan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dhl |
| Glottolog | dhal1245 |
| AIATSIS[1] | W26 |
| ELP | Thalanyji |
It is spoken by the Thalanyji people. It is thought to be extinct; there were six speakers of Thalanyji recorded in 2004/5,[2] but none since.[3]
According to Peter Austin, Pinikura, Thalanyji, Payungu and Purdana "should probably be classified as belonging to the Kanyara subgroup".[3]
Phonology
editReferences
edit- 1 2 W26 Thalanyji at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- ↑ W26 Thalanyji at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- 1 2 W34 Binigura/Pinikura at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre; Deak, Eleonora. 2008. Thalanyji sketch grammar : 2008. Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre. 155pp.
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