The Dyirbalic languages are a group of languages forming a branch of the Pama–Nyungan family. They are:
| Dyirbalic | |
|---|---|
| Herbert River | |
| Geographic distribution | Queensland |
| Linguistic classification | Pama–Nyungan
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| Subdivisions |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | herb1234 |
 Dyirbalic languages (green) among other Pama–Nyungan (tan) | |
At least one of the Lower Burdekin languages, Yuru, may belong to the Nyawaygic branch.[1]
References
edit- ^ Bowern, Claire. 2011. "How Many Languages Were Spoken in Australia?", Anggarrgoon: Australian languages on the web, December 23, 2011 (corrected February 6, 2012)
External links
edit- Bibliography of Dyirbalic people and languages resources Archived 28 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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